#istay

[oneacreplot]

This is it. This is Swarla.

This I have no words it is so well done, it’s perfect. I’m dumbfounded. I’ve watched it four times already.

[willowswaysinthewind]

About Me (Writing, Art, New Blog!)

Hi! My name is Willow, but I go by Will for short. Call me whatever you want. I don't like to label my gender/sexuality but I do use they/them pronouns. Nature is one of my favourite things in the world, and I grew up in a temperate rainforest on the western edge of Canada! The only thing I love more than nature, however...

is probably writing! I am a poet and a novelist. So far I've been published in one poetry anthology, and I'm in one more that comes out in a few months! (Due to them both being very local I'm not going to share the titles in order to keep my precise location confidential... as much as I'd love to promote them, lol.)

But besides poetry, I am very much into writing full-length stories. I have too many stories to even begin explaining all of them, especially since most of them aren't titled. But I have written one full, serious book, titled: "I Still Think About You (Against All Odds)". (The first book in my 'Against All Odds' series! And now I'm working on the sequel.)

For short, I call this book: ISTAY, (as in, 'I stay') or 'AAO' when referring to the series, which will have four books in total. I plan on posting loads about AAO! The book has big themes focusing on the isolation queer people experience in homophobic, hostile communities. It's set in Jamaica, which was named 'the most homophobic country' in 2008. The first two books take place between 1988-1991 (I think lol?) And the next two books have a wider timeline between 1991-2010. The topic might sound sad, but the story is hopeful.

More info in another post here:

https://www.tumblr.com/willowswaysinthewind/823786221673365504/against-all-odds-the-series?source=share

I also make visual art! I make digital drawings, traditional sketches, paintings, I use pastels, watercolours, textiles, probably anything you can imagine. I try to occupy myself with as many creative hobbies as possible. So I'll probably post about those too! And yes, lots of my art is OC art.

That's pretty much it! Thanks for reading to the end if you did, and I'd love to be mutuals and start to become a part of/create a community of writers and artists on here! Yipee!!!!!!

I might also post about some random stuff sometimes. I have lots of thoughts in this big autistic brain of mine. Hence the blog title, 'One Big Scrambled Thought'.

Sorry if I'm not the most interactive. I don't spend much time online lol.

& big thanks to these people:

@ceribrennanwrites @weird-gnome @an-indecisive-nerd

who replied to my post asking for help getting started! What kind souls!

[imaginationofacornflake]

Swarla - Feels Like Home

New video by iStay!

Everybody go and watch the shit outta this!

[binn--ie]

Not me running back to kpop tumblr 11 years later because twitter is dying....

[peaceloveskz]

….. hey everyone

[purple-belle]

[chaotic-anssiindustrial]

Anybody knows what the heck's happening in Riyadh?

[joes-deli]

who could stay? I will stay💞