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I must not mock Gen Alpha. Mocking Gen Alpha is the mind killer. Mocking Gen Alpha is the little-death that brings total generational solidarity obliteration. I will engage with Gen Alpha lovingly. I will permit them to be cringe. And when they grow up I will turn my eye to their accomplishments. Where mocking has gone there will be nothing. Only generational solidarity remains

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Max Bill, Kontinuität, 1986, Frankfurt/Main, Deutsche Bank Headquarters.

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Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”

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Close-up of a dragonfly wing, not stained glass.

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I thought a smooth operator was a math thing related to integrals

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Kim Bouvy

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If you're in the need for some kind of magical artifact of magic for your setting, consider Fresnel Lenses which are used in lighthouses:

These things are Alive.

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This machine kills AI

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I passed my German language exam! Fuck yeah!

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Men will literally study Paracelsus, translate 1600s alchemical texts and distill potions for melancholy before going to therapy

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Self Harm Alternatives

for anyone who needs it.

feeling angry?

cut up a piece of paper or cardboard

rip up a piece of paper or an old clothing item

squeeze a stress ball or something squishy

hold ice

dump cold water on your head

hit a punching bag or a pillow

have a pillow fight with the wall

go outside and break a stick

go outside and hit a tree with a stick

stomp around as hard as you can

go for a run

chew mint gum

cry

feeling sad?

take a warm bubble bath

hug a plushie or a pillow

talk to someone you love

play with a pet

watch your favorite show or movie

read your favorite book

make a list of things you enjoy

make a list of people you love

listen to happy music

go outside for a peaceful walk

try birdwatching

volunteer somewhere

engage in a hobby, even if you don’t feel like it

try a new hobby

clean your room or house

brush your teeth

cry

draw or color

feeling empty?

hold ice

take a cold shower

rub ice on your arm, face, etc

chew mint gum

focus on your breathing

make a list of everything you can see or feel

talk to a loved one

draw on yourself

dump cold water on your head

take a cold shower with your clothes on

lay in the grass

feeling guilty?

make a list of as many good traits about yourself as you can

think about it from a different perspective: if someone else did the same thing, would i want to hurt them too?

do something nice for someone else

volunteer somewhere

just enjoy self harming?

put stickers or band aids where you want to hurt yourself

draw on yourself with red ink or paint

draw a self portrait and draw what you want to do to yourself

talk about how you want to hurt yourself. include why and how.

think about the negative impact of self harm. think about how embarrassing it is to explain the scars, or how it could permanently damage your organs, etc

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Our blessed "(m/w/d)", their barbarous "(gender neutral)"

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Girls will be like “oh I’m just running some quick errands” and then spend all day in the wetlands appreciating the unique flora and fauna

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Waterfall by Nik Murenets

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Thank you to @sleepnoises for making the original poll & for giving us the idea to to this :)

Sorry if we couldn’t get your favorite on here, we were limited to only 12 options (11 if you don’t include the “other” option).

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Russian Doll (2019- ) Reflection (S01E06)

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The building of rage