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Can fandom bring back the concept of a squick?

No for real in 2k15

Can fandom bring back the concept of a squick

A “squick” was a trope or topic that made the reader deeply uncomfortable, even might cause anxiety or intense emotional reactions

Everyone’s squicks were personal and diverse, and it was considered polite to say, “sorry I can’t read this because it squicks me, but you have fun in your corner doing what you doing”

Can we bring that back and reserve “trigger” for MI people who mean “if I see this I will have flashbacks and dissociate for hours”

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PLEASE REBLOG FOR EPILEPTIC FRIENDS!!

Tumblr has fucked up once again and disregarded the safety of Epileptic people!

DON’T CLICK ON THE NEW FILTER LINK IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO FLASHING IMAGES It takes you straight to a page where the header is a ton of flashing colours that could easily trigger an epileptic episode! Please tell any of your epileptic friends to avoid clicking this for their safety!! please spread the word!!!

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FOR MY NEXT READ

I picked...

I'll give you the sun, by Jandy Nelson

For some reason I can only read one book at a time, otherwise I feel like I'm cheating on characters..

Just me? That's cool.

#readingwiththelightsoff #books and libraries #book blog #bookblogger #booklr #book photography #bookblr #booklover #bookworm #bookish #i cannot read more than one of my own picks at a time #does anyone else do this #for the love of reading

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BOOK REVIEW

This has been a long time coming, but I finally found the time to fishing this book.

I rated this book 5 stars on Goodreads. It has been a long time since I've been sucked into a book. This book is filled with a very important lesson. I'm not going to put spoilers on this because I really believe you should just read it.

It is a young adult fiction so you really need to keep that in mind while reading it, however the author does an amazing job at being descriptive while still keeping your attention. She also changes perspectives very smoothly.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an easy read. While it took me a month or so to read it, I also have a child and suck at time management. It could have taken me a couple days if I had all the time in the world.

Anyway, read it or don't. I enjoyed it very much and appreciated the time I did spend on it. Especially since I don't get much time to myself.

#readingwiththelightsoff #books and libraries #books #book blog #bookblogger #booklr #book photography #booklover #bookworm #bookish #book review

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So sorry I've been inactive, life has been crazy!

The newest addition to my family is Jellybean the kitten. She was born like a week and a half after my son. I adore her crazy behavior and we are trying to teach bother her and my son how to act around each other 🤦‍♀️

I also got engaged to the love of my life, I'm very excited to be with him for the rest of my life, even if he drives me nuts.

I'm hoping that I'll be able to find more time to read but it seems like I am so busy with everything and everyone I haven't had time. Though I do hope to finish the book I have been working on, for the LAST 4 MONTHS, within the next couple days.

If ya see this, thanks for checking in! Much love to ya'll!

#readingwiththelightsoff #books and libraries #book blog #bookblogger #booklr #book photography #booklover #bookworm #bookish #kittenlovers #jellybean and arthur are my favorite spazs but they make my life crazy

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B E A U T I F U L

Source: catstrus

self care for when you hit rock bottom

i fucking hate self care posts made by neurotypicals so here’s one from someone who Actually Gets It

-can’t shower or take a bath? me either. dry shampoo can make your hair look and feel cleaner, and baby wipes or makeup wipes work great to get the top layer of grime off your skin.

-can’t wash your sheets and make your bed? i feel you. push your blankets out of the way and shake the crumbs off your sheet. it will at least be a bit more comfortable.

-can’t even change out of your dirty pajamas? been there. hit yourself with some febreeze and a lint roller. if you can, brush your hair. if you can’t, hair ties and bobby pins are fantastic.

-can’t make anything to eat? same. if you can, there’s no shame in ordering food. in fact, it’s probably better you eat something rather than go hungry. if you can’t, try and find something that comes pre-made or takes minimal effort to make. at the very least, drink some water.

can’t respond to messages or reach out for help? yeah, i get that. set an alarm for a few hours from now and respond to any messages you need to once you’ve given yourself time to prepare. if they’re Important Messages that need Professional Responses, you can find fill-in-the-blank format rough drafts on google. as far as personal messages go, don’t feel bad for sending a mass “I’m sorry, I’m in a personal emergency right now. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.” response to everyone.

-can’t even sleep because it’s so bad? asmr videos always knock me out, personally, but i also watch a lot of bob ross. just try to find something quiet and soothing to use as background noise and take your mind off it, or at least give you a more peaceful environment to think about it.

-can’t go for a walk/drive? try opening the blinds or curtains. you’re still exposing yourself to the outside world. baby steps. (i also play animal crossing or sims; it may be virtual but fuck it. i went on a walk.)

-can’t go into work/school? let people know. let your coworkers or classmates know it’s an emergency and you can’t make it. give yourself up to two days, but then you have to go back. ask to have your work emailed to you so you know what you missed.

-can’t brush your teeth and wash your face? makeup or baby wipes and gum or mouthwash. don’t let yourself physically rot bc you’re rotting emotionally.

-remember that you’ve been here before. if you survived then you can survive now. that’s what this is about- survival. you don’t have to be living your Best Life. right now, it’s more than enough that you’re alive.

#self love #self care #readingwiththelightsoff #self help

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This has so many uses!

Reblog to save a life

Reading amazing fanfiction, then forgetting to bookmark it

#books #books and libraries #readingwiththelightsoff #book blog #bookblogger

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I must take advantage of this opportunity

Thank you for the opportunity @jennabookish

Okay, friends! To celebrate reaching 2k followers on this blog, I’m hosting another giveaway! I will be sending one copy of Warcross and one author signed copy of Wildcard to a lucky winner.

To enter: like and reblog this post. You must be following this blog to be eligible to win. This giveaway will be limited to entries in the contiguous United States to simplify shipping, as I’m giving away my own copies of these books. (Sorry to leave anyone out; I allowed international entries for my last giveaways and I do plan to do so in the future again.)

Entries will close February 1st, 2019 and a winner will be notified via tagged announcement and private message. They will need to reply & provide a shipping address within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected.

Good luck!! <3

#giveaway #jennabookish #bookblogger #book blog #books and libraries #readingwiththelightsoff

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Boosting, I think..

I’m deleting this blog

So I’ve been debating this for a while and I have decided to delete this and my sideblog @alessia-writes-stuff.

I’m more just looking to start over with a lot of things for some reason? Not sure why and this is probably a bad idea but I’m switching to a new blog. Of course, I havent been active much on here and dont see myself being so in the future BUT my new blogs will be

@alessia-writes as my new writing blog

and

@alessia-reads as my book/reading blog.

How often i will use these, I can’t say. But if you are interested in following me there please do!! I will delete this blog after I finish transitioning over (which may be a while cuz I’m lazy like that)

I will add my tag list here (and a couple people who commented on my deletion post). If you guys could boost this for me id appreciate it 😁

@writersloth @abalonetea @thewritingwarrior @incandescent-eden @effects-of-growing-up @hatgirlalex @mywritinghere @theshadowsofthenight @james-stark-the-writer @aurumni-writes @cheshireinunderland @youre-imagining-me @aidxnlewis @killer-badass @jess—writes @thegobletofire @midnightrose77 @deadlyessencewhispers @caffienefuelsmywriting @the-writers-blocks @katabasiss @maximillianvalentine @elaynab-writing @reining-in-the-fire-writing @harumi-mitsuki-writes @tiredbard @jowriteist @skyfootsteps @drowsy-quill @ohlooksheswriting @vhum @writerproject @harrybpoetry @kainablue @adie-dee @greenwood-writes @in-which-i-pretend-to-write

#writeblr #bookblogger #book blog #books and libraries #books #bibliophile #booklr #write #writers #writing

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If this isn't me

#books #books and libraries #readingwiththelightsoff #book blog #bookblogger #booklr #bookblr

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The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes

"You want to know how to navigate life? Don't live and die by the beliefs you had when you were young. Everything changes, that's what you learn when you've lived as long as I have. The worst crime you can do to yourself is to forget why you chose the path you're on, but keep walking down it anyway."

Source: Oakes, Stephanie. The Arsonist. Speak, 2017.

#books #books and libraries #readingwiththelightsoff #book blog #love books #love quotes #lovely #reading #for the love of reading #coffee #bookish #bookworm #booklover #bookblr #book photography

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This is the best thing I have ever read

PSA

Kids get so much shit nowadays for lack of creativity and being helicoptered to the point that they have trouble completing basic tasks like cutting things out of paper, but I used to work as a children’s librarian and lemme tell you how fucking FANTASTIC/funny kids are:

-A group of kids would come in after school and hang out while doing homework. I overheard them talking about ghosts, and made up a full story that the library was haunted by the ghost of someone’s butt. They immediately formed a paranormal society amongst themselves and for the next two months, I hid secret messages and clues for them around the library as the Butt Ghost™️.

-Whenever it was time to start a program or everyone was acting up, I’d threaten to fist fight whoever wasn’t behaving in the story pit. They LOVED that, and over time the threats grew to kicking their butts off the balcony above the circ desk and cutting their feet off. One 4 year old in particular was really into this and would follow me around like a hype man, adding worse and worse threats onto what I said until we got a call from a parent who’s kid was worried little Hype Man was going to “spork her eyeballs”.

-On a rainy summer afternoon, an 8 year old girl came up to me and very seriously confessed that she was actually an 8000 year old vampire, with a 90 minute origin story to back up the claim. She quickly became my favorite and would spend hours at the library hanging out with me. She decided that because she was there so much, she might as well get paid for it, and so one day after the head admin visited us, she asked him if he would just hire her already (all whilst putting stickers all over her face). It didn’t work, but that’s my go-to interview tactic now.

-Baby Vamp loved the library so much that she made a Sims version of it, complete with Sims of the two of us so she could always be in her favorite place. She would stress me out by peeling a whole banana and then eating the thing while holding the bare banana in her hand. To this day she’ll text me photos of peeled bananas just sitting around her house. She also refused to take “maybe in the future” as an answer when I told her we couldn’t afford to do a program she wanted, so she went around and got 100+ signatures on a petition. Guess who found money in the budget?

-A junior high student came in one night while I was swamped working the desk and wanted me to guess what happened at the high school football game over the weekend. When I gave a generic guess, he countered with “No, some guy came up to my friend and pushed him, and so I pushed him back and then he got in my face and said “Bet you don’t have the balls to punch me”, so I choked him out and now my church is mad at me”. This was apparently a game where his church was doing a fundraiser to help a family fighting cancer, and he was supposed to be running raffle tickets.

One of my favorite things about working with them was the sheer amount of crazy stuff I never thought I’d have to say out loud, like:

“Can we please stop talking about God for five seconds and focus on the Titanic?”

“Please do not poop your pants in the story pit.”

“We are definitely not going to make Tide Pod slime.”

“Please stop telling everyone you’re going to eat their butts.”

“Are you sure you want the Illuminati symbol painted on your face? What about a football instead?”

“Unfortunately, you can’t take your pants off in the library.”

“This space is a dab-free zone.”

“I don’t think your parents would appreciate you putting a trail cam in the living room to catch Santa.”

“You don’t get to cry if someone calls you a brat for throwing a stapler at them.”

“8th graders can’t check out 50 Shades of Grey. I don’t care if you pinky promise to cover your eyes at the bad parts.”

“If you’re going to fist fight, do it in the hallway. I’m not cleaning up blood.”

“You can’t say someone is ‘probably pregnant’ just because they cut the lunch line in front of you.”

“Please stop licking the desk.”

“It’s not called ‘friendly fire’ when you fart in your friend’s face, you’re just being a jerk.”

Kids are the BEST.

#personal #kids #libraries #funny #writing #comedy #books #reading #quotes #education

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I think I'm gonna start my own WIP based on an interesting writing prompt I found. More info to come :)

An Actual Writing Tip From An Actual Author

Wow holy shit I’m gonna actually give you guys an actual writing tip, being a published and award winning author and all.

Anyways, a great way to work in TOTALLY UNRELATED little details about your setting or what have you that may or may not be relevant later on is through the use of metaphors, euphemisms, etc. in character dialogue.

“This cold is terrible! I’m wearing more layers than an Aenirian bride!”

Congratulations, you now know something about Aenirian marriage customs. You might not even know what exactly an Aenirian is, but you know that their brides wear lots of layers.

See where I’m going with this?

#bookblogger #book blog #books and libraries #books #readingwiththelightsoff #writing

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I've heard this before

But

I've never stopped buying more book, and I never will!