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In the controversy surrounding Cory Doctorow’s anniversary post, many people have engaged with the spirit of the thing, but I have yet to see any in-depth discussion of his choice to invoke the term purity culture. Purity culture is a term with very particular origins, and it’s not some general term for people being mean on the internet. It’s a term for a specific enculturation into a pattern of sexual abuse.

But before we get into that, let me give you an overview of why we’re talking about this again. I say “again” because — as long-time readers may recall — I posted about this subject before back in 2019. With that said, that post was written for a different audience, and there are some new facets to address this time, so let’s take it from the top.

Crossposted to Pillowfort and my personal site.

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tozka

I used to have very vivid, memorable dreams all through my early 30s-- I'd wake up the next morning and have tons to write about in my dream journal. And then some time in the last 5 years I stopped being able to remember my dreams except MAYBE once a month, and even then it's not as detailed as it used to be.

I'm assuming there's a correlation between starting to travel full-time and having other things to focus on than my own internal life, but maybe also there's some aging thing happening? As my brain changes, so too do my dreams? Not sure.

Sooooo, since I can make polls and I'm nosy AF, here's one for y'all to answer:

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Feel free to share this around with friends so they can vote, too. It's anonymous, though you do have to be registered on DW to vote.

And if you have tips for remembering your dreams, please share them in the comments!

meteordust

A new year, a new season - and new faces.

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aflaminghalo

also i went to tk maxx and bought two notebooks despite my promise not to buy more notebooks. maybe this was what having a little biccie was saving me from?

aflaminghalo

one day, though i can barely imagine it, i will never have to hear about how my sister's financial decisions are fucking my parents over ever again. one day...

march means we are now at the one year mark and i shudder to think what year 2 is going to look like. my mum's been talking about splitting the house between us, just in case one of them needs to go into a home (so i guess we'll (I'll) be expected to pay for that out of pocket rather than just selling the fucking house), and the thought of being financially tied to my sister like that genuinely makes me feel sick.

solenne

here is the dragon age fic rec

Dead Pasts and Dread Futures by youworeblue on AO3
it's not a recent fic so a lot of people may already know it, but I'm giving it some appreciation here anyway.

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I thought up what I would say while I was in bed, so apologies for bad writing. I couldn't remember all the things I wanted to say or how I wanted to say them.

Enough from me

Solenne

Current Mood: geeky

sparowe

PREPARED

Then came the day … on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” They said to Him, “Where will You have us prepare it?” He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” (Luke 22:7-12)

It seems clear that Jesus has already made His own preparations for this meal. To have a man instead of a woman carrying water in that culture is strange enough that it looks like a prearranged signal—and perhaps it is. The master of the house clearly knows who the unnamed “teacher” is, and has already furnished the upper room for them. Jesus wants privacy. He plans to let His enemies seize Him, but not until after He has a last meal with the disciples, when He can comfort, teach, and prepare them for what’s to come.

So now the disciples prepare—sacrificing a lamb, cooking it, and getting together all the other dishes. And dinner is ready.

God the Father has also made His preparations by sending Jesus Himself as the perfect, sinless Lamb who will take our sins away forever. As a result of His death and resurrection, all of us who trust in Him will eat at the heavenly banquet with Jesus our Savior when He returns in glory.

WE PRAY: Lord, prepare my heart for You. Amen.

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olivermoss

* A lot of hockey players have similar names. But the Kraken just signed a Ryder Evers, but we already have a Ryker Evans. Most fans thought the signing was a typo and we'd just resigned Evans.

* It's now happened twice in one season that a Kraken player appeared to have a hat trick, only for it to be overturned. This time it was a very delayed change in goal credit. The worst part? Both times, the same player was a factor in the overturning: Matty Beniers. Poor Matty. I hope the Matty No Hatty nickname doesn't become a thing. But man, that is some insane lore.

Making it even worse is that McCann gave up a scoring opportunity to feed the puck to Ebs to give him a chance at a hat trick. Ebs scored! And then the earlier goal got overturned.

* I've started reading The Russian Five. The walk I took earlier was me going to used book stores trying to find a physical copy, a scuffed one if possible. I need a paper version to mark up. I usually hate making marks in books, but this is going to be an exception. There are lots of things talked about that I am going to want to look up later. What do you mean most of the defections happened at exhibition games in Portland? Why do we keep being a setting? Lane Lambert mention? Our Lane Lambert? Wait, the dad of my favorite player is a talent scout for the Red Wings... is he going to pop up next?

I'm listening on audiobook, which makes to hard to deal with names like Vyacheslav Kozlov. Also, that one thing the Habs pulled at a draft? I need to write down when / who / etc.

There is a certain fictional character who is an avid reader, but only reads hockey books. People tease him for it, but I get it. This stuff is amazing.

I can't believe I put off starting this to read Beartown. Nice to be reading an actual true story.

olivermoss

This is just a disorganized ramble on some of the hockey discourse going on. I keep seeing people talk like hockey players aren't responsible for their actions because they all come from 'the same system' and 'have no education'. And that's just bullshit. All this 'they are all the same' stuff is weirdly doomer, but also not true.

I also hate all the 'that's just what hockey is' shit.

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haunted_cherries

I think it’s INCREDIBLY hilarious that the last time I made a post here was February 1st. xD Here I am again on March 1st, and another month starts anew.

I’ve been spending a lot more time offline, tbh. Been putting my phone on Do Not Disturb more than usual, and some weekends I don’t even pick it up at all. xD I don’t think it’s burnout per se, but definitely in a bit of a “just survive the day” type mood and finding the strength to put one foot in front of the other in more productive ways that don’t involve doomscrolling.

That’s also caused me to take a step back from my creative outlets, but I wanna hopefully start writing again soon, especially with the last round of OC x Canon Week on the horizon. ; o; Also wanna try to revive my Fannish 50 posts since I kinda miss those? Maybe? We’ll see. xD

I miss writing and wanna write more, so we’ll start there and see where it all goes.

Anyways, here’s a pretty cool album I got with the most recent Bandcamp Friday extravaganza! Hope you enjoy. ❤️

Current Mood: sleepy

witchpoetdreamer

I had to manage how many communities I follow on here because my reading page had become pretty overwhelming and I really care about giving everybody I'm subscribed to proper attention. Besides, my interactions in most communities have been abysmal so it won't hurt at all. I'll make sure next time I join a community, it's because I actively want to interact with it, not just because I'm interested in what it's about.

I've been sick today, but my wife and I managed to play some KH: Dream Drop Distance. For the first time, I got to explore some of the Huntchback of Notre Dame's world, my absolute favourite Disney movie. We're still in that world because I've been on a mission to find all the treasure chests in there, so we haven't advanced the story much. That said, damn Riku and Sora are so gay together, I love them! I should draw them together at some point.

Speaking of drawing, I had fun creating a character today. I was trying to draw Colin Bridgerton, but after I drew the basic shape of his head and hair, I just went ahead and drew whatever I wanted, and it turned into a no-nonsense librarian instead XD. I'll probably update this post tomorrow with a picture.

That's it for today, I much prefer typing on my computer.

Current Mood: sick

cornerofmadness

I'm beginning to wonder what is wrong with me. I thought my Overlook story was formatted. It wasn't. I thought This Little Piggy story had a good ending (a story I have sent out in the past) and it literally trails off. I thought my test for tuesday was done and I just needed to clean it up. I was wrong. Is this part of worsening ADHD? Is this part of the depression? Me being overworked? I am falling further and further behind and I don't like any part of it.

But let's set that aside for now. I wanted to talk about writing monsters. I want to take my story Sharp Little Teeth and expand it into a novella. I think there is something in i t worth saving. It's a bit long for most open calls and at the end of the day, the ending is rushed just to fit it under 8k. There is enough to it to develop to three times its size. A gay mobster in 1947, his lavender marriage to a lady doctor, their forced exile from Boston to Las Vegas, some monster killing people building the new casino experiment.

I need to do more research into Vegas (collecting books now) but that's not my issue. I have used folklore to create the monster. I didn't find any colonizer monsters that fit what I needed, just some big foot knock offs. there is something in Paiute lore that does work and that's what I went for at the time (with only weeks to do this)

I did have the Native American character come up with how to get rid of them but still it feels like it's toeing the line of white savior and mystic native tokenism. I don't want either of those things obviously. So I was thinking I can use the thing from legend but it's not that. It's not the crybaby water things either. While they're working it out, more die.

But that means I have to make a monster. I know I want to keep the small child-like stature of them and of course the titular sharp little teeth but where do I go from there? I don't know yet but I need to think abou that. Might be time look at desert animals and go from there.

Open Calls

Vacations From Hell
Short horror stories about vacations

Hawthorn & Ash 2026 Window 100 and 500 word fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror stories

Sley House Times March 2026 Window

Untitled Folk Horror Anthology Folk horror of all types, preferring a twist on a known folk or fairy tale, but not required

From Around the World

How to Become a Professional Writer With Joanna Penn

How to Make Your Dark Event Pay Off

Should You Tie Up Loose Ends in Your Story—or Leave Them Open?

What Is Cozy Horror?

From Betty

How to Fix a Boring Sex Scene (honestly I think most sex scenes are boring)

Seven Tricks to Improve Your Minions

Must Romance Always Include a Breakup?

Narrative Distance

Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 3

10 Editing Mistakes First-Time Authors Make (That Could Cost You Readers)

WITS Team Showcase - Jenny Hansen

How to Write Great Taglines in Seven Steps

Self-Editing Pop Quiz Redux

Why Readers Read

Mistakes Were Made

What Does a Character’s Fear of Change Look Like

8 Tips for Writing an Unreliable Narrator

Why Identity Is the Key to Character Development: How True vs. False Identity Shapes Every Story

The Complete Guide to Self-Editing for Writers, Part 4: Final Revisions and Beta Reader Feedback

7 Writing Mistakes That Hurt Your Story (and How to Avoid “Literary Leftovers”)

Who Are You? Part Two

Common Mistakes New Writers Make and How to Fix Them

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Current Music: Tournament of Champions

adafrog

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enchanted_jae

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Current Music: "Work Song" ~ Hozier

enchanted_jae

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Current Music: "Rebel Yell" ~ Billy Idol

tellshannon815

Graphic novel or comic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232479447-fate
No sex/romance: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77661.The_Daughter_of_Time
Novella: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201750645-queen-b
First person POV: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60556912-the-housemaid
YA/Children's: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244215822-the-obsession
Figures without facial features on the cover: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58601515-lies-like-wildfire
Book made into a film or TV series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49078674-playing-nice
Job/profession in the title: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198218463-the-teacher

Substitution list:
*Over 300 Pages
*Book in Series
*LGBTQ+
*Recommended
*POC Author
*Multiple POVs - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81307313-the-birthday-reunion
*Classic/Retelling
*Sci-fi/Fantasy
*Free Space
*Anthology/Collection
*Biography/Memoir
*Friendship
*Name in the Title
*Movie/TV Tie-in
*With a Woman Protagonist
*From the Library
*Thriller/Suspense
*Set Somewhere You've Been
*Non-Human POV
*Fairy Tale or Fairy Tale Retelling
*Under 100 Pages - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230824619-death-row
*Romance Plot or Sub-plot - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83994697-the-seven-year-slip
*Translated
*With a Blue Cover - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213713209-the-wasp-trap
*Horror or Paranormal - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203578707-what-the-woods-took
*Colour in the Title
*Seasonal Read
*Number in title - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58385688-nine-lives
*Three word title
*Craft, Hobby or Cookbook
*Written by an author from your state or country
*Animal on the cover
*Disability or Mental health
*Read a book from the year you were born
*Mythology
*Title begins with first letter of your name
*Dystopian
*Book mentioned in another book
*Diverse reads
*One word title
*Award Winning/Bestseller
*Disabled Author
*Non-western Setting
*Set in your state/country
*Title is at Least Five Words Long
*Indigenous author
*Has illustrations (but not a comic or graphic novel)
*Re-read

cornerofmadness

allbingo's craft fest month

Knitting Needles	Writing	Lacking Storage	Colored Pencils	Picnic Basket
Calligraphy	Ribbon	Embroidery	Painting	Tangles
Warm Knitted Sweater	Small Spaces	FREE SPACE	Patchwork	Time
Scrapbooking	Tension	Rope	Drawing	Ceramic Mug
Jewelry	Yarn	Velvet	Sewing	Laptop

olivermoss

That if I am walking around without my camera I'll come across things like this:

At least I know the route for my next photo walk. I was out on an unsuccessful book errand, that I will probably talk about in another post when I get around to making it

rekishi

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