Scarecrow Jones

~Just a nerd in a cornfield~ Originals and Fanfics https://winterht97.wixsite.com/scarecrowjones

[scarecrowjones]

Overcast

Keeping it together was hard enough. Then he showed up.

Something about him has her insides screaming to run, and to run far. Now, Krysta's no stranger to the bizarre, you know?, what with her 'witch' of a grandmother and all, but... something about this guy has her hair standing on end. From the hungry look in his dark eyes to his uncanny stillness, there's just something so predatory about Adrian.

And then, of course, he's not the only thing taking up real-estate in her mind -oh no, no, sir, not by a country-mile. From helping her mother -with whom she has a strained relationship-tend to a practical army of siblings, to a new school of culture barriers, to the mysterious pattern of violent murders that seem to be getting closer, there's a million things going on and only 23.93 hours in a day.

And that's not even getting into the shit in her head.

If things keep piling up --and if she's not careful about it-- Krysta just might wind up in the hospital again...

Working Title: Overcast Keeping it together was hard enough. Then he showed up. Something about him has her insides screaming to

[promptlyprompting]

"One day I want to look at you and see more than my worst mistake." 

[brainstreams]

Ways That Fear Can Show Up (Without Saying “Fear”)

When it creeps: • Foreboding — the air feels wrong before anything actually happens. • Ominousness — silence that feels almost... purposeful. • Misgiving — your instincts tugging at your sleeve, whispering, "Don't."

When it hits fast: • Shock — your brain blanks • Startled— your heart slams, you inhale • Panic — thoughts fracture; your instincts beg for escape

When it lingers: • Tension — jaw locked, shoulders up near your ears. • Anxiety — background noise that lingers in every thought • Dread — knowing something bad is coming and having to wait for it.

When it turns physical: • Shivers — cold crawling up the spine. • Sweat, dilated pupils, skin gone pale — your own body betrays you. • Weakness — knees like jelly, grip unreliable.

When it overwhelms: • Terror — too big to think around. • Horror — something has gone wrong. • Paralysis — body refusing orders.

When it distorts reality: • Paranoia — patterns where there are none. • Suspicion — every sound feels intentional. • Unease — the sense of being watched without proof.

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[swixtern]

Sharing my Arthuriana project

Technically, it's been out for a while, but I reorganized and expanded some of it. Available on either Wattpad or Ao3

These are some excerpts from a project I'm working on about King Arthur and his knights. These scenes are out of order and may not make sens

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26626321/chapters/64925803

[theconcealedweapon]

[scarecrowjones]

~Just a nerd in a cornfield~

Just kidding. I'm a writer trying to have some fun and share it with you.

I'll probably be utterly horrible at updating anything timely, just gonna level with you there... But I never abandon anything.

Each series I work on will have its own author name as a way to distinguish writing style and continuity, so, please don't be alarmed; everything posted is written by me.

I can also be found on Instagram, Wattpad, and Ao3 at:

scarecrow__jones

www.wattpad.com/user/ScarecrowJones

archiveofourown.org/users/ScarecrowJones/profile

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[humdrummoloch]

1704

"If anyone asks, I was never here. Got it?"

[tastefullyoffensive]

(photo via princessmisery)

[ajax-daughter-of-telamon]

This is a great idea!

[chemicalheart-deactivated202009]

this is really cool. Kids hate the big plastic keys cos they’re not interesting, they wanna see the things the grownups use all the time

[callmebliss]

I kinda want one of these.

[voidbat]

DUDE. it’s a giant fucking stim board! GENIUS.

[rootbeergoddess-deactivated2017]

This is brilliant 

[elionking-deactivated20191020]

Shit, I might make one of these for myself

[moonmoyo]

^^

[aughtomaton]

This is extremely devopmentally appropriate and smart

[specificfuckery]

[gallusrostromegalus]

Hey! They had a thing like this at my preschool, because not only is it a great entertainment center, its also a great tool for teaching toddlers fine motor skills.

We also had a board with the fronts of shirts, jackets etc cut out and mounted so we could fool around with and learn how to use buttons, zippers, velcro etc, which meant I was dressing myself pretty early.

We also had leftover keyboards, computer mice (sans cables) and a mix and match board of connector cables (bolted down and too short to strangle ourselves with) because I lived in silicon valley in the early 90’s when the tech boom was happening and parents would donate computer stuff for us to fuck around with.

Im looking at those gate locks up there and that’s a bit of a bespoke parenting- Dad does run the risk of teaching this toddler how to escape a gated area like the yard, but if the kid isn’t prone to wandering, it’s a good safety thing for him to learn.

Some other things to put on a fine motor skills stimboard: doorknobs and handles, switches and buttons (esp of you can wire them up to do something- kids learn patterns way earlier than you might think), window locks and cranks, assorted textures like carpet, fabrics, those reversible sequins, pebbles, sandpaper etc, the tops of jars with different kinds of lids top open and close, and (if you can stand it) anything that makes noises.

But pretty much anything that can be fiddled with, changed by touching and is safe to nom on is a good thing.

An additional caveat, from my own youth: if the fine motor boards are down at toddler height, dogs, cats, most pet birds and some reptiles will also play with and learn to manipulate these things. Which is also good mental stimulation for them but you can give your animals interesting ideas about what is ok to handle and teach them skills you might not want them to know.

[just-shower-thoughts]

So many movie plots are destroyed if hollywood knew that computers which launch nuclear weapons cannot connect to the internet.

[butchfagminotaur]

tumblr’s search feature is great

[writingadvice1]

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[rocket-sith]

Reblog if you write fic and people can inbox you random-ass questions about your stories, itemized number lists be damned.

[carrionkid]

would you like a nice glass of