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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond - and his response is magnificent: “Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta:

I thank you for your friendly letters. You sure know how to cheer up a really old geezer (84) in his sunset years. I don’t make public appearances any more because I now resemble nothing so much as an iguana.

What I had to say to you, moreover, would not take long, to wit: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.

Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. Draw a funny or nice picture of Ms. Lockwood, and give it to her. Dance home after school, and sing in the shower and on and on. Make a face in your mashed potatoes. Pretend you’re Count Dracula.

Here’s an assignment for tonight, and I hope Ms. Lockwood will flunk you if you don’t do it: Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK?

Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash recepticals. You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow.

God bless you all!

Kurt Vonnegut

Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press Goose Lane Editions Breakwater Books Ltd. The Acorn Press Bouton d'or Acadie Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada

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“if you can’t brush your teeth that’s fine uwu one step at a time” posts are supportive and that’s great but I’m about to have a 4.4k$ dental bill because I wasn’t taking care of my teeth when I was super depressed so uhh brush your fuckin teeth

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If you’re worldbuilding and making up a religion, remember that making yourself small and kneeling down in front of something to pray quietly is very much a Christian thing.

Personally I like the Ancient Greeks’ method of prayer which was to go up a mountain, stand up with your arms outstretched real big, and scream compliments at Apollo until he listened to you

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do not cause other gallery visitors any trouble.

wangxian au where lwj is separated from his family during their visit to yiling laozu’s solo exhibition, and is trapped alone in the haunted gallery until he meets wei ying, another boy of his age who has no memory of how and why he is also inside the gallery

yes this is a horror game ib au, everyday i still think about that game.

loosely based plotwise tho, basically is an artist haunted by memories of his past life and in his creations, painted wei ying, a self portrait that came to life (like mary) when lwj entered his world. however wei ying has no memories of why he was created

so if this had game play i guess you’d figure out all this, that wei ying is a fragment of the creator, wei wuxian, the gallery dedicated to his lost lover, who was lan zhan in a previous life. ofc, figuring out all this while running away from headless ladies

the happy ending is that you both escape and the sad endings, oh boy, the possibilities [rubs paws together]

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Here. Have kudos on that fanfic you wrote in your head while you were in the shower and never typed it out. When I recover from the brilliance of it, I’ll come back to leave a review.

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A Blacksmith’s Dream

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This is an appreciation post for the fanfic authors who aren’t included on rec lists

For the fanfic authors who don’t get art of their fics

For the fanfic authors who can’t get to 1000/500/100 hits

For the fanfic authors who don’t get comments/reviews

For the fanfic authors who write for small fandoms

For the fanfic authors who write rarepairs or gen fics

For the fanfic authors who get hate for the ships/characters/fandoms they write

For the fanfic authors who write in English despite it not being their first language

For the fanfic authors who don’t write in English

For the fanfic authors who don’t think anyone reads or likes their work

For the fanfic authors who aren’t big name fans

For the fanfic authors who don’t get requests in their inboxes

For the fanfic authors who can’t write stories that are more than a thousand words

For the fanfic authors who only write one ship

For the fanfic authors who are just starting

For the fanfic authors who have been writing fic for years

For the fanfic authors who use fanfic to practice writing

For the fanfic authors who write self-insert fics

For the fanfic authors who write about their OCs

For the fanfic authors who write to vent or cope

For the fanfic authors who are just waiting for their big break

Keep creating, I love you ❤️

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The nine-tailed fox | Suzhou double-sided embroidery by 杨雪

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The ONLY WAY to combat the lack of funding in arts education is for professionals to take a few hours a week to share their skills for FREE, to empower and encourage the next generation of artists. THIS IS WHAT THE INTERNET IS FOR. Here’s 200 tutorials:

How to draw ANGRY EXPRESSIONS How to draw BATTLE DAMAGE How to draw BIRD HEADS How to draw BOOKS How to draw BOTTLES and GLASSES How to draw BOXES How to draw BREAKING GLASS How to draw BRICKWORK How to draw CABLES and WIRES How to draw CAR CHASES How to draw CATERPILLAR TRACKS How to draw CAVES How to draw CHARACTERS (3-SHAPES) How to draw CHARACTERS (FLIPPED-SHAPES) How to draw CHARACTER SHAPES How to draw CITYSCAPES How to draw COMIC COVERS How to draw COMPOSITION   How to draw CONTRAST How to draw CONVERSATIONS How to draw CREATURE TEETH How to draw CROSS-CONTOURS How to draw DETAIL AT DISTANCE How to draw EARS How to draw FABRIC How to draw FEET & SHOES How to draw FEMALE HANDS PART ONE How to draw FEMALE HANDS PART TWO How to draw FLAGS How to draw FOOD TRUCKS How to draw FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND How to draw GAME BUILDINGS How to draw GEMS and CRYSTALS How to draw GHOSTS How to draw GIRL’S HAIR How to draw GOLD How to draw GRASS How to draw HAIR (1940s styles) How to draw HAIR IN MOTION How to draw HAPPY EXPRESSIONS How to draw HEAD ANGLES How to draw HOOVES How to draw HORNS How to draw HORSE HEADS How to draw IMPACT DEBRIS How to draw IN 3D How to draw INTEGRATING LOGOS How to draw INTERIOR BASICS How to draw IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY How to draw JUMPS How to draw JUNGLE PLANT CLUSTERS How to draw JUNK HOUSES How to draw LAMP POSTS How to draw LAVA How to draw LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY How to draw MECHANICAL DETAILS How to draw MUSHROOMS and FUNGUS How to draw MONSTER HEADS How to draw MONSTER TENTACLES How to draw MONSTER TRUCKS How to draw MOUNTAINS How to draw NEGATIVE SPACE How to draw NEWSPAPERS How to draw NOSES How to draw OVERGROWN VEGETATION How to draw PEBBLES AND GRAVEL How to draw PERSPECTIVE BOXES How to draw PIGS How to draw PILLOWS and CUSHIONS How to draw POD HOUSES How to draw POURING LIQUID How to draw ROBOT ARMS How to draw ROCK FORMATIONS How to draw RUNNING FIGURES How to draw SAND How to draw SAUSAGE DOGS How to draw SEA WEED   How to draw SHADOW COMPOSITION How to draw SHOULDER ARMOUR How to draw SIEGE WEAPONS How to draw SILHOUETTE THUMBNAILS How to draw SMALL FLAMES How to draw SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE How to draw SMOKE EFFECTS How to draw SNOW How to draw SPACE BIKES How to draw SQUIRRELS How to draw STICK FIGURES How to draw SWORD FIGHTS How to draw THE HORIZON How to draw TIKI STATUES How to draw TREASURE CHESTS How to draw TREE BARK How to draw TREE ROOTS How to draw USING THE SHATTER TECHNIQUE How to draw VEHICLE STANCE How to draw VINES How to draw VINTAGE PLANES How to draw WATER How to draw WOODEN HOUSES

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Okay so maybe I like the dumb lawyer game. Roll up to the fandom like “Whaddup, I’m 16 years late.”

The audio is from the PressButtons’n’Talk play through of the first Ace Attorney Game, featuring ProZD and Alex Mankin. I just wanted to build some Rigs for Ace Attorney. 

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What the..?!

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Love, it can be so sweet (Secret Santa Fic!)

For @kimartings​ for the MXTX Creative Space Secret Santa 2020!

Summary: Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, so former pastry chef Jiang Yanli decides to spend the day in the only way she can; by baking sweets for their special ones with her younger brother Jiang Cheng and best friend Wei Wuxian.

A day just for the three of them, no more, no less.

Relationships: Yunmeng Siblings (Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín & Jiāng Yànlí & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn), Yunmeng Bros (Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn) Jiang Siblings (Jiāng Chéng, Jiāng Wǎnyín & Jiāng Yànlí), Best Shijie (Jiāng Yànlí & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn). Minor Mentioned ships are: Xuanli Jiāng Yànlí/Jīn Zǐxuān and Wangxian Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn  Rating: G Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern SettingAlternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Baking, Stress Baking, Domestic Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Family Fluff, Fluff without Plot, yunmeng siblings, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Happy Ending, Happily Ever After, Family Feels, Family Bonding, Sibling Bonding, Protective Siblings, Alternate Universe - Chefs

HAPPY YUNMENG SIBLING CONTENT THAT THE FANDOM IS IN DIRE NEED OF AND I MUST SUPPLY IT. AND HAPPIER YUNMENG SIBLINGS YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

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Just because your feelings are valid, this doesn't mean that every possible reaction to them is. Yes, it's okay to be angry - but it's not okay to take it out on someone by breaking their stuff. Yes, it's okay to be jealous - but it's not okay to sabotage relationships. Yes, it's okay to want attention - but it's not okay to lie to get it. And so on. Your feelings are always valid, but you still have a responsibility for how you choose to express them.

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Prompt I will never do anything with: instead of being given to the Dursleys, Harry Potter is put up for adoption and is adopted by the Addams Family

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stop insulting yourself. it doesn’t help.

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Hey I just wanted to let you know I really enjoy your writing. I saw your name somewhere for an event and immediately wanted to join. Your work is memorable <3

Thank you so much for this. You have no idea how much I needed to hear this! I hope you have a great day!