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how i sleep knowing i will pirate every single thing released on disney plus

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My fellow gays, I need your recommendations

I'm always searching for new music, maybe you can help me out. I'll list all artists I know and like down below so you have an idea what I might like. Please throw your favourite songs/artists at me, I appreciate every single one!

AC/DC

Arctic Monkeys

Barns Courtney

Billie Eilish

Billy Raffoul

BLOW

Coldplay

Elvis

Fall Out Boy

George Ezra

Grandson

Grizzly Bear

Halsey

Hayley Kiyoko

Hozier

Imagine Dragons

James Blunt

Mighty Oaks

Mika

Noah Kahan

Panic! At The Disco

Queen

Tame Impala

The Last Shadow Puppets

The Neighbourhood

The Score

Troye Sivan

Two Feet

Weathers

I'm sure I forgot a few but that list will do for now, I guess. Please feel free to send me any song, I will listen to it!

Thanks 💕

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Underrated Songs:

No Grass Today - AJR

Come Hang Out - AJR

I’m Not A Saint - Billy Raffoul

False Confidence - Noah Kahan

Please - Noah Kahan

Younger - Ruel

Deep Water - American Authors

Wildfire - Seafret

It Was A Sin - The Revivalists

Eastside - Khalid, Halsey, Benny Blanco

Waves - Dean Lewis

Be Alright - Dean Lewis

Old Friends - Ben Rector

This Feeling - The Chainsmokers

Shotgun - George Ezra

Superhero - Lauv

Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine - Matthew Mole

Someone To You - BANNERS

Forever - Billy Raffoul

Fly Away With Me - Tom Walker

You’re Somebody Else - flora cash

Broke - Will Jay

Never Been In Love - Will Jay

Hey Look Ma, I Made It - P!ATD

Broken - lovelytheband

Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran

Seventeen - Ben Rector

2 heads - Colman Hell

Stolen dance - Milky Chance

Fire and The Flood - Cancer Joy

Mess is mine - Cancer Joy

We Are Young - Fun

Riptide - Cancer Joy

Talk Too Much - COIN

Ophelia - The Lumineers

Shine A Light - BANNERS

Wasted - Tiesto

Sober Up - AJR

I’m Not Famous - AJR

Feel free to add more!

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Hey before I forget again it’s going to be November soon, which means that computer manufacturers are going to start having their Black Friday sales soon.

If you’re a student or if you’re broke or if you’re just generally looking for the best time to get a computer it’s coming up quick.

Lenovo, Dell, and HP have pretty dang decent discounts available directly through their sites for much of November.

IN GENERAL if you’re looking for a computer and you’re trying to find a good price check out NewEgg’s open-box options and B&H Photo.

But now would be a really good time to start squirreling away cash if you’re going to look for computer sales next month.

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how to draw arms ? ? 

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“In 1984, when Ruth Coker Burks was 25 and a young mother living in Arkansas, she would often visit a hospital to care for a friend with cancer.

During one visit, Ruth noticed the nurses would draw straws, afraid to go into one room, its door sealed by a big red bag. She asked why and the nurses told her the patient had AIDS.

On a repeat visit, and seeing the big red bag on the door, Ruth decided to disregard the warnings and sneaked into the room.

In the bed was a skeletal young man, who told Ruth he wanted to see his mother before he died. She left the room and told the nurses, who said, "Honey, his mother’s not coming. He’s been here six weeks. Nobody’s coming!”

Ruth called his mother anyway, who refused to come visit her son, who she described as a "sinner" and already dead to her, and that she wouldn't even claim his body when he died.

“I went back in his room and when I walked in, he said, "Oh, momma. I knew you’d come", and then he lifted his hand. And what was I going to do? So I took his hand. I said, "I’m here, honey. I’m here”, Ruth later recounted.

Ruth pulled a chair to his bedside, talked to him

and held his hand until he died 13 hours later.

After finally finding a funeral home that would his body, and paying for the cremation out of her own savings, Ruth buried his ashes on her family's large plot.

After this first encounter, Ruth cared for other patients. She would take them to appointments, obtain medications, apply for assistance, and even kept supplies of AIDS medications on hand, as some pharmacies would not carry them.

Ruth’s work soon became well known in the city and she received financial assistance from gay bars, "They would twirl up a drag show on Saturday night and here'd come the money. That's how we'd buy medicine, that's how we'd pay rent. If it hadn't been for the drag queens, I don't know what we would have done", Ruth said.

Over the next 30 years, Ruth cared for over 1,000 people and buried more than 40 on her family's plot most of whom were gay men whose families would not claim their ashes.

For this, Ruth has been nicknamed the 'Cemetery Angel'.”— by Ra-Ey Saley

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I’ve had enough “boy falls in love with girl” redemption arcs. Give me “bad guy to dad guy.” Give me “villain’s favorite bakery has a ‘no villains’ policy and they had really good croissants so they reformed.” Give me “got bored, accidentally did something good, stumbled into being city’s greatest hero” type villains. Give me “villain worked for evil assassin agency, got their marks mixed up, accidentally killed bad guy instead of good guy, lol oops nothing left to do but switch sides” villains. Give me unconventional, fresh, and sometimes cheesy redemption arcs.

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Looking for a random cause of death for a character? Click here.

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Need a random surname for a character? Click here. (They also give prevalence by race, which is very helpful.)

Helpful writing tips for my friends.

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Writing awesome antagonists

You guys asked for it. So, here ya go:

1. An antagonist isn’t necessarily a villain

When I hear the word ‘villain’, I think of someone with sinister/evil intentions. Someone who wants to rule the world or ruins nature by using dark magic or kicks puppies. These characters can be great in stories, but they’re not the only option for conflict.

An antagonist can be your protagonist’s competitor, an overprotective loved one, someone with a different view, or even a different side of the protagonist themself (think Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde).

If your aim is to write an antagonist (who may or may not be a villain),then this post is for you!

2. Motivation is the holy grail

Do not make your antagonist evil for the sake of being evil. The most famous example of this is Iago in the Shakespeare play Othello (yes, Shakespeare made mistakes. Deal with it.)

In children’s stories or melodramatic stage plays, it’s fine if your villain simply exists because there has to be someone evil to oppose the MC’s good. But if you’re writing anything MG or higher, this isn’t gonna cut it anymore. 

People are complicated. They have different morals, beliefs and alliances. But most people believe that they are good, that they are justified in the way they act and treat others. So, even though a great amount of people are dicks, they don’t think they are.

This should translate to your antagonist. They need to have a reason for opposing the protagonist. The first thing you should determine for each character in your book, is their fundamental motivation. What is it that they want/are striving for? Is your antagonist ambitious above all else and they are determined to become King? Is she trying to kill your MC because their blood is the only cure to some alien disease. Are they scared of the unknown and detest the protag because of their ancestry? Whatever the case is, it needs to be a real, identifiable and strong motive.

If you want to go into a more evil direction and use an inherently flawed/dangerous motivation, I would suggest linking it to solid reasons. e.g. If you’re writing something like the evil queen in Snow White, you need to link her psychopathic vanity to the flaws of the society she grew up in or the way she was treated as a child etc. Maybe the character has antisocial personality disorder (psychopathy) or was raised to squash all competition etc.

Motivation is even more important if you intend to write some scenes from the perspective of the antagonist

3. Near invincibility

You can have more than one antagonist in your story, but the big baddie should be REALLY big.

The main antagonist needs to be the biggest thing your protagonist has ever had to face. And they need to be a more-than-worthy opponent.

This ups the tension in your novel, since the reader will be anticipating the final showdown and truly wondering whether the MC will be able to come out on top.

The way to do this is to litter small conflicts between the two characters throughout the story. You protagonist should have altercations with the antagonist/their army/their minions before the big conflict at the end. Each of these smaller show-downs should end in the protagonist losing/having to retreat/surrendering/getting severely injured and discouraged. 

You can show the protagonist beating other opponents, but they shouldn’t get the upper hand over the main antagonist until the final conflict. This shows the reader than the MC will really have to dig deep in order to overcome the big conflict.

NB: The antagonist needs to start out waaayyy stronger than the protagonist.

4. Antagonist plot twists

Antagonists/villains can be great tools for shocking plot twists.

This mostly has to do with playing with expectations of who the villain will be.

So, maybe the person your characters thought was the antagonist has been under the evil influence of an even bigger baddie the whole time.

Maybe the antagonist turns out to be the one with the better philosophy/plan.

Maybe one of the “good” characters turns out to be the actual villain.

Maybe the antagonist is only a figment of the protagonist’s imagination (think Black Swan).

Maybe the system is the real bad guy and your antagonist is just another victim.

Whatever floats your boat. Just know that you can do wonderful, twisty things with the antagonist. Use that to your advantage.

5. Redemption, anyone?

This is a highly contested topic, but I believe that antagonists can and should sometimes be redeemed. 

How this happens depends on your specific story and the character. Obviously, if the antagonist committed genocide and poisoned kittens, they got some splainin to do. In these cases, the change in mind of the character has to be warranted. Something HUGE needs to happen to them that changes the way they think and behave. And they better be fucking sorry and willing to do whatever it takes to make things right.

If your antagonist isn’t the personification of evil, this will be a bit easier. Since they probably opposed the protagonist due to societal ideologies or fraudulent beliefs, it only requires the truth to be revealed for them to shift their alliance. They should still say sorry, though. It’s only polite.

My advice with redemption arcs is that the antagonist has to suffer before they can truly be redeemed. They have to face some consequences for the time they spent on the wrong side of the fight. And they shouldn’t be trusted/accepted by the protagonist immediately.

If you want to learn how to do a redemption arc right, look at Zuko’s story in Avatar: The Last Airbender. He has the best redemption arc in fictional history.

Alright, that’s all I have for now. I hope that you guys found this useful. If you want me to do a post about creating an antagonistic character that hooks the reader, be sure to leave a comment.

Reblog if you found this useful. Comment with your own tips. Follow me for similar content.

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REBLOG: go to your blog and click the egg to see what hatches

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Proving a point to my boyfriend.

PLEASE REBLOG if you (male or female) believe it is perfectly okay and natural for a guy of any age to cry

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Remember when the fucking Notre Dame burned down and everyone knew instantly and it was over every single news outlet?

Well there’s been a massacre going on in Sudan for DAYS and NOBODIES COVERING IT!

So there is currently a media blackout in Sudan to try and coverup the horrors taking place:

Stop what you’re doing and please reblog this. Innocent people are being murdered, people are trapped, have no internet access, and are being raped by the dozens on the streets of Sudan.

The death toll is estimated to be over 300 civilians. And the fact that not a single major news outlet is covering this is horrific and disgusting. Please help get the word out about Sudan!

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Giant Renegades Fanfic Masterlist

So, a long time ago I was asked to make a masterlist of all renegades fics, so here it is! This is definitely not all, but it’s a lot of them.

Novian Floof fic: basically Nova’s awake and texts Adrian, yes this is mine

@nova-artino-is-a-queen‘s masterlist: I’m too lazy to link these separately so here have this masterlist that includes after archenemies and other high quality fics

@lunartic938‘s masterlist: Again, I’m not going to link all these separately but these are very good!

just the sight of you (is getting the best out of me): the formation of the renegades with hugh and simon! (by @wylvns)

Vive La Revolution: basically the new york renegades has fallen, I’m really bad at explaining this sorry (by @danna-bell-is-black)

@everhartadrian‘s masterlist: amazing headcanons

Novian + Osby double date: very fluffy, title is self-explanatory (by @darklingsheart3)

Memeagades: modern texting au where Nova joins the gatlon swimming team, novanna/nobell, iconic (by @princesandpirates)

eyes closed, head first, can’t lose: b99 au (by @kettvrdams)

Dreams don’t come so easily: wow I have no idea how to explain this but it’s beautifully written, trigger warning for suicide attempt (by @queennyxie)

@supernova-nightmare’s masterlist: another masterlist, really good fics! (second masterlist here)

five times simon didn’t speak his mind and the one time he did: Simon and Hugh! (by @graybeard-halt)

Atom Bomb Baby: Simon and Hugh have more than a bit of trouble handling their new son (also by graybeard-halt)

This is everything I have, but feel free to add on or ask me to add something!

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Lesbrary Link Round Up

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This is the Lesbrary bi-weekly feature where we take a look at all the lesbian and bi women book news and reviews happening on the rest of the internet!

[image description: the covers of the books The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki, We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia, The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta, and These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling]

Autostraddle posted The Perfect Queer Poem: For Defining Your Boundaries.

Book Riot posted Out First LGBTQ+ Books.

Bustle posted 26 New LGBTQIA+ Books to Read This Pride Month.

Daily Xtra! posted 10 queer books we can’t wait to read this summer.

Green Tea & Paperbacks posted All of the Queer Books I Want to Read for Pride (But Will Realistically Probably Not Get To).

[image description: the covers of the books Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman, The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel by Moe Bonneau, The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante, The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos, and My Footprints by Bao Phi]

LGBTQ Reads posted

New Releases: May 21-28, 2019

Happy Pan Day of Visibility!

New YA Paperback Versions Out This Month!

Publishers Weekly posted Reading the Rainbow: LGBTQ Books 2019 and Beyond Drag Queen Story Hour: LGBTQ Books 2019.

Women and Words updated their Hot off the Press and Coming Attractions page.

YA Pride posted LGBTQIAP+ YA Books by Asian Authors.

Nicole Dennis-Benn was interviewed at Vulture.

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“41 of the Best LGBTQ Books That’ll Change the Literary Landscape in 2019” was posted at Oprah Magazine.

“Gentleman Jack: What do we know about the real Anne Lister?” was posted at Radio Times.

“A Brief History of Queer Language Before Queer Identity” was posted at Literary Hub.

“The Ultimate LGBTQIA+ Pride Book List” was posted at Penguin Random House.

“Finding Stonewall” by Alexander Chee was posted at The New Republic.

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Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett was reviewed at Autostraddle and Orlando Sentinel.

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel was reviewed at Head Stuff.

When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll was reviewed at Okazu.

The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen was reviewed at Quill & Quire.

The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley was reviewed at Okazu.

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LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia edited by by Jeff Mann and Julia Watts was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Stonewall Riots: Coming Out In the Street by Gayle E. Pitman was reviewed at Washington Blade.

Sacred Fire by Tanai Walker was reviewed at Black Lesbian Literary Collective.

Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

Pet Sounds by Stephanie Young was reviewed at Lambda Literary.

The CW adaptation of Batwoman has a trailer.

If you like what we do at the Lesbrary and Bi & Les Lit, support us on Patreon at $2 or more a month and be entered to win a queer women book every month!

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Kind of a bad pic but - I recently got and read Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks (the 4th and last book in her Elemental Logic series) and this was a guide written by a child character in the book who struggles with talking and interacting with people. 

Reading it, I thought it was a pretty good guide for casual conversation outside of the context of the world, but I was also struck by how nice it was to have a character who also struggled with ‘simple’ stuff like this and that the author showcased that in a way that didn’t make fun of the character and actually gave a nice guide for those of us like him! It just felt nice to be able to really relate to a character like this. ;w;

The Elemental Logic series is full of excellent representation on all sides (the main character is a WOC lesbian who ends up married to another women by the end of the first book!) and I would really recommend it! All 4 books are just incredible and very, very much worth the read! 

Keep reading

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I finished stitching it! I just need to find an oval hoop so I can frame it.