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Here's some more mildly unhinged Star Trek comics for your enjoyment :)

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When my fiancé is out of his office, I sneak in and draw him little Star Trek comics and...

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My first ever finished digital art piece! #art #digitalart #digitaldrawing #anthroart #furryart #furryoc https://www.instagram.com/p/CL2-bbVhUzj/?igshid=h3sgpbigzlzj

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i wanted to make a little something for the podcasts that have provided me with palpable comfort and that have been pillars for my mental health this hell year ☺️💕

[ID: a traditional drawing of various objects piled together on a flat surface partially covered by a cloth with little hearts on it. the drawing is colored in pink, orange and brown tones. going from the furthest back, there is a calendar stuck on the wall. the visible part of the upper half is a landscape from southern chile, with araucarias and the andes mountains in the back. the calendar portion reads, in chilean slang, where "december 2020" would be, "and this shit just keeps going 2020". all days save for the 31st are marked as having passed. in front of the calendar is a mug with the night vale community radio insignia. inside it are a folded-up brochure of chapman's funerary home, for wooden overcoats, partially reading "we put the fun in funeral". covering a bit of it is a writing quill, which, together with the d20 and d8 to the left of the mug, represent rusty quill gaming. leaning in front of the mug, half covering the night vale insignia, is a business card that reads "trexel geistman, planet designer extraordinaire", and has the stellar firma logo on the bottom half of it. to the left of the mug and dice is an old radio, for wolf 359. in front of it is a tape recorder, for the magnus archives, and resting against its front and below it are two tickets for the penumbra. in front of it is a cellphone with a bunny case, which is currently dialing for mabel martin. the phone is half laying atop a clipboard and pen, for the bright sessions, where patient notes are visible. /end ID]

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Strategies for Spectacular Storytelling from a Children’s Librarian

Holding the book 

If you’re reading from a picture book, hold it in such a way where your child can see the picture and you can see the words at the same time. Try to avoid reading from the page and then holding the book up for your audience to see. This breaks up the story’s momentum and doesn’t allow the audience as much time to take in the images.

Strive for interaction 

Try to find ways to give the child an active role in the storytelling. For example, if a story is about animals, invite the child to make the animal’s sound every time you mention its name; if a story has a structure where certain phrases or rhymes are repeated over and over, allow the child to play along as you give them a “part” in the reading, teaching them the phrase and giving a cue on when they would say it.

Sound effects 

Whenever the chance presents itself, make your very own “sound effects” by adding noises (if possible, funny ones) to the narrative; for example, if the story talks about a windy day, make an exaggerated sound of wind (or even blow a little air on your listener); if someone is walking, you can make the sound of steps to add some “drama,” and so on.

If you have a musical instrument at home (even if you don’t know how to play it), you can also use it to go along with the story: a deep, grave note works wonders to make a passage scarier, and repeated high-pitch sounds marking the steps of a character as it walks can contribute to make it funny or intriguing. This can be especially fun when you’re telling stories that you know by heart—or that you’re creating on the spot—so you don’t need to keep going back and forth between book and objects/instruments/etc.

Talk, talk, talk

Talk with the child about things related to the story before you start. If a story is about a dog that gets lost, for example, talk to the child about their previous experiences with dogs and other pets; ask her if they ever got lost anywhere, how they think they would feel if they ever did, and so on. After the story, you could talk about other ways in which the story could have ended, or on ideas for producing a “sequel” to the story, etc

Rules of engagement 

If a less-known word shows up in the story, it’s okay to stop (briefly!) and ask the child what that word might be; conversely, they should know that it’s okay for them to interrupt and make comments, ask questions, give ideas, and any other way in which they want to participate.

Props will prop up your story time

Using common craft supplies, you can build simple props along with the child that could be used either to create “ambiance” (for example, a crown for the child to use as you tell a story with kings and queens) or to be engaged during story time (for example, stick puppets with characters from the story).

Heck, you don’t even have to have built anything in advance beforehand! Children are the ideal listeners, because they’re able to see anything through the lenses of imagination. That means they’ll immediately agree with you when you propose that this eggplant is actually a hippo and that pile of potatoes is a pride of lions lurking in the Savannah. Everyday objects can be turned into virtually anything and kids will happily play along.

Playing with your voice

There are many ways of using your voice to add some drama to a story: at times, you will have to speak VERY LOUD or very quietly; action scenes can be told more quickly at pivotal moments, while a description of a hot, lazy day can be read almost in slow motion; different characters deserve different voices too, which will help to make them more real to your young audiences.

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Image credits:

“Debbie reading to children during Lapsit Storytime.” by San José Public Library is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

“teaching with emotion: a halloween story” by woodleywonderworks is licensed under CC BY 2.0

“Mayor Garcetti reading to children at a Press Conference: Removal of Library Late Fines” by Mayor of Los Angeles is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Maria Martinez Amigurumi: Sonajeros” by Maria Martinez Dukan is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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all the drawings together :’)

💫tos - 60s inspired

⚡️tng - 80s inspired

✨ds9 + voy - 90s inspired

🌟ent - early 2000s inspired

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Literally so precious omggg

this idea has been sitting in my head for so long hfkdnifks i finally got it out. Their friendship?? is everything to me!!

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I agree so much. The Doctor and Seven really should've happened, then we could've also had Janeway and Chakotay. Ugh...

Star Trek romances are so funny because like okay yeah a lot of mlm and wlw ships didn’t happen because it was the 60s/80s/90s and some of the producers were also just cowards but but the m/f ships that actually have chemistry also don’t happen. Picard and Beverly? Nope. Janeway and Chakotay? Nope. Deanna and Will? Only got married in the very very last tng film. Jake and Ziyal could’ve made a good couple, too! But nope. Actual chemistry and shared interests are a prerequisite for not getting together in the star trek universe.

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This gives me such life I'm wheezing 🤣🤣 So wish they could've become canon

thought this scene could use some background music

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the fanfic writing moodboard:

(ive felt all of these on intense levels)

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2020: A STAR TREK CALENDAR | insp: x

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I'd love to sit like this but I'm vertically challenged....

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Spot The Goofs

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i’m so bloody ecstatic

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Got these from Pinterest, idk how to credit but these are not mine.

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The shading in this is gorgeous 😍 ❤

I like the first the one the most probably

Throwback to this Hiccup and Toothless painting that I made back in 2016 and recently edited! Which HTTYD movie is your favourite? 💙

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This style is everything

Art by rt0no