Truth is, while I've been off social media for a long time now, I used to be a total tumblr addict. I'd spend, like, easily twelve hours a day on it some days in undergrad, and it was usually to absorb and repost fandom stuff. I actually only got off because I was behind on a series I liked and didn't want spoilers. Told myself I'd get back on tumblr as soon as I caught up. More than a decade later and I never caught up (thanks, ADHD) so I've been off here for a long time.
As soon as I realized I was gonna try to market myself, I knew tumblr would be one of my chosen venues. I love the whole vibe going on here.
I spent days trying to figure out what my voice was gonna be. Did I want a shy "hello plz read maybe?" vibe? A LOOK AT ME I GOT ALL DA RIZZ vibe?
Then... I just decided I spend enough godsdamn time masking. Pretty much all the time I'm not inside my house. So on here, I'm just gonna try to go for me and see what happens.
I'm also on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky, but they're all getting identical cross posts of videos I created featuring quotes, mood boards, art, and more, if you're interested...
But I decided that, on here, I'd rather just stream of consciousness talk about parts of my process, be open to questions, and try to get myself out there by just... getting across how much I care about this project. About telling trans and enby stories. About putting millennials in a state of alternating cringe/nostalgia, bringing younger folx in on what teenagedom was like in a different time, and making any North or South Jersians VERY upset with my hot takes about life in Central NJ.
Are you open to falling in love with the world of Ben Warrender (born and bred NJ native) and Wyatt Vollendroff (CA transfer student) as they navigate high school, fall in love, encounter bullies, harbor dubious familial connections, urban explore, smoke and drink with the other four queerbabies more than they prolly should, go on adventures, get vulnerable as fuck, tromp through the woods in search of anomalies, shoot the shit, develop as people through trauma like the rest of us, and soooo much more?
—queer tales from the garden state—
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