sometimes i poem

Essentially my dumping ground

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by request: pretty latin words about stars

apotelesma: the influence that stars have over human destiny

asteriscus: a little star; an asterisk

astralis: relating to the stars

astrifer: starry; numbered with the stars

astriloquus: talking of the stars

astrologia: knowledge of the stars

constellatio: constellation

noctifer: the night-bringer; the evening star

sidereus: belonging to the stars, starry

stella: star

stellifer: star-bearing, starry

stellimicans: glittering with stars

stellatus: starred, starry

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Reminder that there's love in the smallest spaces #lovequotes #usm #optimisticaf #tws #wandertoponder https://www.instagram.com/p/BvhsN4egWqO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19e2ejq7m64lz

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Where do mansplainers get their water?

From a well, actually

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#spilledthoughts #poetsofinstagram #lettinggo #movingon #innerstrength #armor #thoughtfulthursday (at New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu_jUBTHhx6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1csfwm2mjvr87

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You know those words and phrases that sneak into your writing even though you KNOW you overuse them? Those little bastards like “They locked eyes,” or “glare,” or my personal demonphrase, “She dropped her stance” will follow you while you write and sometimes escape notice during proofing. So rather than keeping a list of these words taped to my desk, here’s what I do.

I used to write real estate title reports, which meant I was typing the same phrases hundreds of times a day. This was near the end of my working career when my hands were falling apart (I have a disability) and I had three surgeries in four years. I saved a lot of wear and tear on my hands with THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK.

In MS Word or whatever you’re using go into the AutoCorrect options.

Think of an abbreviation for your hated word or phrase; you want this to be a word that you don’t use very often, so it won’t be accidentally popping up. Like an autocorrect safeword.

Type that into the “Replace:” blank and type the shitword(s) into the “With:” blank.

So now, instead of typing “The property described in Schedule A of the title commitment is located within Flood Zone A,” dozens of times a day, I just needed to type “FZA” and my boring sentence would write itself. Soon, I had a personal shorthand that worked really well and made everyone think I was crazy because I’d sit down at other computers and start typing weird acronyms and then be confused when they didn’t magically change into sentences.

Use this system to remind you to replace those unwanted words like so:

When I write “they locked eyes,” I see “they USE ANOTHER WORD” in all caps to remind me! And if I reallllly want them to lock eyes, I can undo a change while I type just like any other autocorrect. My word list is always growing as I write, read, and proof, and I don’t have to remember a list of words to avoid.

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#poetsofinstagram #wilt #flowers #trustandbelieve #believeinothers #spilledthoughts #encourage #thrivewhereistand #roots https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1k6hFnOr9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w5ohxrjde9e5

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Homage to Brave, Not Perfect by @reshmasaujani #bravenotperfect #saturdaymotivation #choosecourage #growthmindset #growthquotes #spilledink #poetsofinsta #poetsofinstagram #inspiredbybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/BuyrCh6gIuM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=82o7pv24nvd2

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Happy International Women’s Day, Tumblr!

This International Women’s Day, let’s take some time to celebrate and appreciate all women, with a particularly strong focus on those who may face more social and political hurdles than others. To our friends who are women of color, trans, immigrants, refugees, women with disabilities, all sexualities—we see you, and we’re grateful you’re here.

To see what the rest of the community is saying about International Women’s Day, head over to the search results. It’s full of beautiful art, some great GIFs, and wonderful information.

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#iwd2019 #handlettering #spilledthoughts https://www.instagram.com/p/BuwxQg9AVIA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oday4p01wnd3

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Hey there again! Just checking up on you. Are you still doing okay with that story? Okay is all you need, I promise. Great comes with refinement and time. Don’t stifle yourself looking for perfection!

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Alternate endings

One day I might find the poetry in

Are never known

How we read different pages but

Because we all

Still ended at the same line.

[i-wrotethisforme]

Sometimes you need to

Crush your pills in a green juice

Put your hair in a high bun

And get all your work done

And sometimes you need to

Call your ex from a pay phone

On the side of a highway

In western Ohio

And sometimes you need to

Meet up with a stranger

Outside of your fav bar

At a quarter to three

And sometimes you need to

Cry outside the theater

When you go to the movies

And see someone you lost

It’s all about taking

The good with the bad days

It’s all about riding

The highs and the lows

It’s all about taking it all

With a fine grain of salt

And getting back on

When you fall off the horse

But sometimes it’s all

About letting things fall

Then building back up

The strongest of walls

🖤

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“Why are you smiling? You failed,” he said.  

Her cheeks split even wider as she replied, “Because I get to try again tomorrow.” 

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Skin deep

I couldn't shed my skin

For fear I'd still find traces of you

In my bones

But then I let go

And grew into a shell

Primed against you

I am layered in strength

A skin the dull edge of your love

Could never cut so deep

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Don't you know they stare because they have never known your kind of beautiful before?

~they wish they could be so brave.