words and wonder

a place for poetry and prose. enjoy your stay, i hope it makes you feel uncomfortable in the best way.

[stanzasbysloan]

hi! sloan here. 25, they/he. long time tumblr user, first time writeblr blogger.

i write a lot of poetry and prose, which i'll probably share here, in various states of 'done'. i'm trying to get over the pressure i put upon myself to create perfect, polished work and enjoy the freedom of freeform and train of thought.

i'm also writing a few original works, leaning more toward the absurd. i'm incredibly interested in surrealism and absurdity and find it a great muse, so most of my work follows an atypical standard. i'm still trying to find a line between palatable, consumable work that is true to my style and inspiration!

i'd love to engage with the community and find other writers to mutually encourage and support to continue our art. please engage with me however you'd like, constructive criticism is just as helpful as compliments - just be nice about it, please!

i will do my utmost to correctly tag anything i post that may be triggering or squick inducing, and if i ever mistag or incorrectly tag please don't hesitate to let me know so i can rectify it.

i will post any poetry/prose under the tag #sloanzas and original work under #sloriginals. more will be added as i see fit!

[stanzasbysloan]

not sure what i was on two years ago but i might have been cooking.

[stanzasbysloan]

sorry for the inactivity. been writing of little consequence

[prokopetz]

Instead of saying [common, perfectly serviceable word] when you write, why not try one of the following synonyms?

[wildly differing connotation]

[five syllables where one will do]

[tonally dissonant formalism]

[misunderstood medical term]

[word that hasn’t been in regular use since the 1700s]

[actual typo]

[stsebastiens]

finding out there's a frankenstein ballet and that it was in october of last year…DEVASTATING

look at this. look at these. im foaming at the mouth

[kaijutegu]

It was stupid good. So good in fact that the bbc filmed a version and put it on dvd when it debuted. I bought that dvd after I saw the show and put it up on the Internet Archive. The audio is not great but the dancing is spectacular. Ever see a pas de deux around an anatomical dissection? You will.

[syrensaft]

The sides are stickily coagulating together, clear slimy liquid oozing around it. Healing. 

It was a house, yet not quite. Four walls meant to resemble a home of comfort and thyme, strawberries and lime. Suffocatingly sweet, dripping of exasperation. Skin on skin contact, it sticks close-by. A hug. The walls are gushy. I don't know where they end nor where I begin. Their formation is so desperately simple, so piercingly human. Swallowing you whole, safely guiding you back to where you belong. 

[incandescent-creativity]

By far one of the best writer feelings is when you’re just chilling and then it’s “Oh THAT’S how my plot is going to go”

[creation-help]

Let your art be flawed.

[itsbansheebitch]

Can I be honest?

You can pry my purple prose out of my cold, dead hands. I will only cut down on prose if I need to be more concise, but I WILL go on for several paragraphs if that's what I feel like and you WILL LIKE IT.

[prophetic-writer]

I come on this website and I give advice like "be patient with yourself <3 no one has to be a perfect writer!" and then I turn around and feel immensely disappointed when I am also not a perfect writer

[stanzasbysloan]

nine people i'd like to know better tag

thank you @whenmemoriesfrost for the tag!

last song: i've had igor on repeat for a while but i think the last song i've listened to off the album was puppet!

favorite color: yellow :))))) all shades. green too but only deep/acidy greens. not too keen on the muddy shades

currently watching: i've been on a movie binge. most recent i watched was quadrophenia! really cool insight into british mod/rocker culture from the 70's.

spicy/savoury/sweet: savoury at all times but love spicy stuff too

relationship status: single and very content with that

current obsession: crocheting. i've been on a mad one and made so much crap that i keep giving out to anyone who will take it

i'd like to tag some of my newest moots! so no pressure but @lemonaydes @fortheoneswhowish @morgayz @icedille @puckmaidens @faeriecinna @sumire-no-nikki @blankslatewriting @rcsthewriter i'm passing the torch over to you!

[sailermoon]

babe are u okay ur crying about closeness lines over time by olivia de recat again

[greelin]

“what’s romantic/sexual about nearly dying from blood loss? :/” get a load of this guy. He doesn’t get it

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

[stanzasbysloan]

not to be dramatic but i don't think i'll ever love anything or anyone the way i love writing. my best friend my raison d'etre my comfort blanket my constant challenge my joy my sorrow it all culminates in the form of the words i write. i love it with everything i have and yes sometimes it frustrates me but in the same vein of loving being hard work i can't ever imagine myself showing up for any other the way i do for writing. constantly returning to the keyboard to try again, trying to make it work.

[that-cyber-writer]

Why Do You Write?

An emotional catharsis of sorts

I feel these topics need to be addressed by society

the gods drop the plot in my head and who am I to ignore them?

for other people (validation, attention, etc.)

other (reply in tags)

fame and glory

Voting ended onFeb 24, 2024

I'm back with another poll because the last one was really interesting- and I liked hearing what everybody thought (so plz plz plz comment in the tags or replies! I am reading it!)

This poll centers around a hard question to answer- but one I've been thinking about for a long time.

Why do we write?

[ryns-ramblings]