mantis shrimp mantis shrimp not a mantis or a shrimp is he strong? rocket punch eats a crab for his lunch look out! here comes the mantis shrimp

what's up everybody, i'm officially off X doesn't super mean anything except that I'll be sporadically posting here now instead

who has character work exercises they like? wanna get some reps in over here

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draft editor appreciation post

you know honestly I’m really not great at social media and I probably won’t have much to say, but I repost stuff I like a lot and I like following smart literary folks, talented illustrators, and cat accounts. if you like that stuff, follow me. but I’m trying to be gentle with myself online for once

nasa employee: oh hey, you guys are… back from the dead (??) astronaut: Underworld's haunted nasa employee: …isn't that, you know, a place that is, by definition, haunted? astronaut: … nasa employee … astronaut: *vanishes, leaving behind a glowing green ectoplasm*

Curious.

my wife and I have a theory that maroon 5 is the real-life equivalent of the band in JENNIFER’S BODY—sometime after songs about jane they must have taken a trip up to devils kettle and sent a virgin down to the depths, bc their music is so thoroughly mediocre but it is EVERYWHERE

When you're thinking about fiction--how it works, how to make it, whatever--it's important to remember that the map is not the territory. Whatever tools or charts you're using to analyze are not, in fact, objectively How The Fiction Is. They're just one of many scribbles of

favorite mystery novels? looking for a new book outside of the horror genre. (horrific mysteries welcome). Lmk!

if anybody on here is in Santa Fe, I’m leading a free writing workshop tomorrow at beastly books at 5. it’s about helping your characters make messy choices. come hang out IRL.

reputation era realness