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[autumnbell32]

One side of my face is swollen, chubby,

the child version of myself.

Cotton stuck between slick gum and lip, I drive home and think.

11 months of pain and loss-

one week spent in the hospital

a week after, holding my cat as he passed away

four months later, falling asleep under running IV fluids and surgical suite lights

and then another surgery a month after, drill on bone

in March, holding my aunt's hand as she passed away, sure it was mine that was clammy

visiting her home after she died, finding her note for me

and then another surgery two days ago, needles and burning novocaine and galloping heart

Is there even beauty in this Cranberries song anymore, or am I looking in the mirror again- seeing 11 year old me on purple roller blades in my driveway, Linger on the radio?

My smile is lopsided in the rearview mirror again, and you are still gone.

"I'll be back very soon," you said five months ago.

You lied.

[occultacademic]

100 Days Of Writing/Day 9

Today's words: 520

Total: 7,603

Today I wrote something a bit different. Much more stream of consciousness. Not sure if I'll keep it but it felt good to get out and I'm sure there are usable parts hidden in there. I'm already fairly certain that this is going to end up being a narrative I have to rearrange and patch together into the correct order anyway.

[brianneriley]

Hola! My name is Brianne but pretty much everyone calls me bri so whatever! I'll go by anything as long as it's nice [:

iiiiiiiim 22 years old, I live in the heart of Colorado in Denver with my boyfriend and brother. Even though boys are major gross we still somehow manage to get along. Anyways! I am starting to get back into writing after my car accident and have plenty of time to sit and stew in a whirlwind of ideas and dreams!

The into to my story will be posted soon.

It's a typical love story that brings you into each character as they meet and their world stops at a quaint little hometown bookstore.

So follow me along my journey of writing, true love and self discovery. Whose in?

[we-are-the-villains]

Demons (part 18)

This part of the story includes a prompt from @write-it-motherfuckers check out the original prompt here!

TW: Mention of death

Life tip: Don’t make deals with demons. You shouldn’t even summon them, but most people don’t listen to me. See, I’ve been working on making a change, not a good one. I’ve told you the world is ending. I did not expect to fall in love. 

It’s cliche to fall in love with the hero, but I did. Maybe it was the fact that she did summon the demon. It was when I made the stupid decision to tell her my name. We could not pronounce the demon’s name, which also meant we couldn’t banish it. 

Here’s the thing about demons: they like to break you. 

“They never told you they were dying?” It asked. At least it respected my pronouns, I knew humans who were worse at that.

“Why didn’t you tell me?!” Kate yelled.

“What did you want me to do?” I sighed, “Just walk up to you and say, ‘Hey! How are you? Oh, by the way, I’m dying…. Surprise!’” I waved my hands in a way to mock excitement.

“YES! NO! Maybe? I don’t know?” 

[weaver-of-fantasies-and-fables]

Hi, I am on my way sending good vibes. I hope your writing goes well. I haven't seen much about the Gift of Ashes in a while. Tell me, how is it going? Or do you work on a different project at the moment?

Hi!! It’s so good to hear from you!! My writing has been going decently, considering I wrote my dissertation in a month and a half! I had to put The Gift of Ashes on hold because of it, and then things happened, I moved out of my parents’ house and am adjusting to living alone... which is why I haven’t been posting much!  But! I will be writing more soon, and I have finally everything planned, just a few chapters are missing to get to the end and then it’s on to the rewrite... Thank you so much for reaching out! It means A LOT. I’m slowly trying to get back in the writing community (which I missed) but I have very little time and a poor internet connection, so I haven’t been entirely successful.

[eyemiswriting]

hey, this is my writeblr.

and i won’t post my works but i will write about my writing, lol.

because i have to share these writer feelings.

thanks, thanks, goodbye.

[michaelbjorkwrites]

Writers and artists serve many purposes, but two of their basic functions are to reveal beauty and ugliness in unexpected places. The ugliness of corruption, for example, or the beauty of everyday moments and people that make life worth living.

As Warhol says, "Everything has its beauty." What are you doing to show that beauty in your work?

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For more quotes and tips on how to hone your craft and nurture meaningful stories, follow my blog.

[weaver-of-fantasies-and-fables]

Happy Wednesday! Your art is amazing and so is The Gift of Ashes. What inspired it to begin with?

Ooh, thank you so much! I started writing The Gift of Ashes after I decided to come out, two years ago. I think it began as a way to express myself freely through the major themes of the story, Love vs Duty, the way the Deities are tied to the mortals and society’s expectations, the importance of choosing. 

As for Sun and Moon, I’ve always loved the dichotomy, ever since I was a kid, but the actual inspiration came from this song I had been listening to a lot, called ‘Sun and Shadow’, by Mercedes Lackey.