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the songs Beyoncé writes about that man are crazy it's like watching someone build the sistine chapel for a possum they found in a gas station parking lot

#i could say the same about tswift's odes to the 1975 dude

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Sometimes I feel like I like people so much more than they like me. That I make so much more of an effort for everyone, more than they ever will do for me. And it hurts, especially coming from my loved ones.

And for the past few months I’ve been making a concerted effort to be kind to people because the world needs it and it’s the good thing to do and it makes my soul grow. But all I get is meanness and anger in return. I know I’m not owed grace, but can’t I catch a break?

#it hurts #it makes me cry #personal #sorry i just had to let it out #text post

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Unmute !

#darling!!! #cat tag

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 The thing about Peter Lerangis’s ghostwritten Baby-Sitters Club books is that he was the only male writer, and he was very ‘boys will be boys' about it. Not in the misogynistic way but in the madcap “oh well, this might as well happen” way. Helicopter crashes? Iddy hurricane evacuations? Getting stranded in the badlands? Mallory related to Shakespeare? Stacey finds ashes of a WW2 veteran in her suitcase? These were all plots in BSC books by him and they were bonkers and it was great.

(And then you hit the California Diaries spinoff and he channels all that craziness into writing intense teen drama and…it works. It works remarkably well. A man of many hats, Peter.)

#really I am very fond of most of the bsc ghostwriters #shoutout to my girl ellen miles and her mysteries and her crush on sgt johnson #baby-sitters club #peter lerangis #the written word #text post

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Your 10 Most Read Authors

tagged by @queenofattolia

What are your ten most Most Read Authors? And how many books have you read by them? Also tag someone who you would like to do this! (Original Instructions (this option wasn't available for me): Scroll to the bottom of your shelves and most read authors is listed underneath. What I did: Exported my Goodreads library and did some Excel magic.)

What I did: reevaluated a lot of childhood faves and then looked at my physical shelves at who was taking up the most space.

1. It’s probably cheating but: Ann M. Martin and her cadre of BSC ghostwriters, all who probably wrote 30 BSC books apiece AND some of them wrote for Sweet Valley (which didn't list its ghostwriters) so I’ve probably read more of them than I realized. I read them all as a child of course. About 5 years ago, I participated in a fandom reread of the series!

2. More cheating? Katherine Applegate (and Michael Grant). 30-ish books. Mainlined Animorphs when I was in college.

3. Beverly Cleary, 19 books. My mom! I read the bulk of her books as a child, but I kept collecting Beverly Cleary books well into college.

4. Madeleine L’Engle, 18 books. The formative books were all read in my teens, but I really got into her fiction and had to get my hands on all of them in college. I still have so much of her nonfiction to read.

5. LM Montgomery, 18 books. Her prose was just what I needed when I was in college and floundering and feeling a real creative drought. I sometimes wish I’d read them as a child, but I was glad they were there for me when I needed them.

6. Judy Blume, 15 books. My other mom! I grew up with her; her books raised me. Read from childhood to adolescence.

7. Robin McKinley, 13 books. I finally got into her in my late twenties. Everyone was right.

8. Frances Hardinge, 10 books. An auto-buy. I discovered her books in my late twenties. She singlehandedly reignited my faith in the ability of middle-grade books to still have complex themes and be extremely freaking good.

9. Diane Duane, 10 books. Got super into her books in college. Another author who was there when I really needed it. Young Wizards speaks directly to my worldview. They are the only books of hers I have ever read so far, but wow she’s prolific.

10. Melina Marchetta, 8 books. My favorite living author, possibly? I have never not loved a book of hers. Discovered her right as I was on the cusp of graduating from college, and thank God for that.

tagging @dreamingthroughthenoise @disbear @pathless-wood @natural-blue-26 @youandthemountains

#this is literally just a list of my moms #except hardinge who is almost my age #meme #replies #queenofattolia

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I just bought a Squall Leonhart action figure. He's so beautiful! I hope to buy the rest of the gang in the future, Laguna and Seifer and Quistis at the very least.

I'm also gonna order an SB19 lightstick and Stell-themed shirt for their upcoming concert, which I actually camped out and got tickets for. Never done that in my life; glad I did! I even made some friends.

Life and work and depression may suck, but damn it, if I'm grinding through it so hard, might as well find things to Enjoy.

#i mean i like to think i am responsible with my money but screw it sometimes you gotta Treat Yourself #personal #also my boss called me all sad on ticket selling day and said he ran out of tickets #womp i was able to score him one! #he may be not so nice sometimes but i do owe him my becoming a fan #i figure i have a whole lot of karma points from this lol

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Young cadet days… Studying or tutoring?

#i will get toys when i have money! #saw some nifty ones on ebay #final fantasy viii #video games

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Just checking.... We all pronounce Miette like My-TAY in our heads, right?

#mee yet #cat tag

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#i haven't seen dune but #haaah #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #star wars #prequel trilogy #movies

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You, a heroic paladin have successfully slain a fearsome dragon. But the dragon warns you that death is but a door, and dragons don’t die, they reincarnate. You paid it no mind….until your son was born with golden, slitted eyes.

#lmao #story tag

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PVBLO at Young Star

MAG-INGAY PARA SA PINUNO 💥 Pablo of #SB19 talks about his music and the many hats he wears as the leader of the iconic P-Pop group

#yesss flaunting the skirt! #sb19 #men in skirts

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books I’ve read in 2024 📖 no. 036

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

“That’s the problem with figuring shit out — eventually you run into someone who’d prefer all their shit remain unfigured.”

#i liked this book tons #more please? #the tainted cup #robert jackson bennett #the written word

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We as a fandom don’t talk enough about Johnny giving his consent to Daniel to kill/beat Kreese and Daniel being READY to throw hands or maybe it’s just me being obsessive with the whole “I’ll kill for you if you ask/want” thing

AGGHHH now I want a jealous-possessive Daniel

#the pinnacle of adult lawrusso #truly #cobra kai

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#oh! #ron x hermione #witchcraft and wizardry

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why do you think it's so common for writers to insert themselves into their stories?

I don't know.

#people #have always been people

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The fact that Microsoft Word has to be a subscription is upsetting. I already paid for it why do I have to pay again

#sigh #consider this a bookmark

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‘God –or whoever is in charge of this planet—got drunk on the job one day and decided to give me the gift of writing. The way I see it, I have two choices. I can set that gift on a high shelf so it won’t get dinged up and nobody can make fun of me for playing with it.’ He smiled until the crinkles at the corners of his eyes were deep enough to hide state secrets. ‘Or I can have fun with it and play with the gift I was given until the engine burns out and the wheels come off. I decided to play. I suggest you do the same, young man. Go paint or draw or collage or whatever you want to do. Come back when there’s smoke coming off the canvas. And for God’s sake, go have some fun. Please?’

-The Wishing Game, Meg Shaffer

#writing #book quotes #the wishing game #meg shaffer