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Semi-colon:

A mark used when an author chooses not to end a sentence

You are the author.

The sentence is your life

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a visual poem, with words from to kill a mockingbird

"she had seen respect darken habitually and reduced to dust."

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a visual poem, with words from to kill a mockingbird

"kill me with sick waiting for desperate worth."

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Suzanne Rivecca, Ugly Bitter and True

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dear diary | April 23rd, 2000 |

summary: a series of diary entries from Annabeth, spanning from her childhood running away, to her adulthood, when she finally finds the place she belongs, featuring quotes from different authors, and also mine <3

link to ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55270033/chapters/140201542

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April 23rd, 2000

Dear diary,

I got caught in the rain today on my way to the grocery store, which sucked. I had to hide in the bathroom for an hour or two, but surprisingly, my hideout remained completely dry. I think it must have been woven with magic of some sorts. By this angle of rain, it’s impossible that not a single inch of my hideout has a trace of water. I hope it was my mother’s blessing.

I hate to admit it, but life on the streets is getting lonely. I mean, I didn’t have many friends before I ran away, but this is just sad. No teachers to please, no homework to do, just me and my books. I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea today, and now I want to explore the depths of this unknown world, but sadly my parentage will probably prevent me from going anywhere near the ocean my entire life. I would love to visit the aquarium though, or the Sea World.

I always feel like I’m rambling in these entries, but I truly don’t know what to write, except the chaotic thoughts tumbling around my head. I’m thinking of moving somewhere far far away from here, because its getting boring. Hopefully the rain stops soon

—Annabeth Chase

“The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” —Jules Verne, Twenty Leagues Under the Sea

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fae males go to human world and get's killed by machine guns

REVERSE TROPE WRITING PROMPTS

Too many beds

Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss

Really nice guy who hates only you

Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class

Divorce of convenience

Too much communication

True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)

Dating your enemy’s sibling

Lovers to enemies

Hate at first sight

Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead

Fake amnesia

Soulmates who are fated to kill each other

Strangers to enemies

Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating

Too hot to cuddle

Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground

Nursing home au

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fourth wing

okay I just finished the two releases book of the empyrean series and like wow. im impressed by literally everything. the world building, the plot twists, the character development. everything was just so amazing and it got me so invested in this series. love how the author is unafraid to kill characters when necessary, and still keep some annoying ones, because there is nothing that I hate more than only the terrible characters to die, and all the likable characters to survive. 10/10 would recommend this series tho it’s unfinished, and I can’t wait to read more

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dear diary | April 20th, 2000 |

summary: a series of diary entries from Annabeth, spanning from her childhood running away, to her adulthood, when she finally finds the place she belongs, featuring quotes from different authors, and also mine <3

link to ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55270033/chapters/140201542

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April 20th, 2000

Dear diary,

On my way to the library today, I spotted the twins laughing and playing at the playground with the other kids. I know it’s wrong for me to be jealous, but I can’t help but wish I were normal and fit in. Maybe then, the monsters wouldn’t be after me, and I wouldn’t be out here stealing bread and doing nothing but read and be paranoid.

Speaking of monsters, none have been after me since I left. I don’t know if something happened, or if luck was just on my side. It’s great though, and I hope things continue to go smoothly like this.

I was thinking about sanity earlier today, and I think it’s such an interesting concept, because what really is sanity, except the standards and norms people with authority in our society dictated to be followed? Personally, I think that insanity is just disregarding the cruelties of this world, which is fine by me. I love exploring the truths of this world, but maybe it’s okay that some people want to just thrive in ignorance. 

–Annabeth Chase

“Madness is terrific I can assure you, and not to be sniffed at; and in its lava I still find most of the things I write about. It shoots out of one everything shaped, final, not in mere driblets, as sanity does.” --Virginia Woolf

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Books Recs!

Here are some of my favorite books that I hope you'll consider reading! If you've read them, reblog with the ones you read, along with more recs!! and feel free to dm me if you wanna scream about bookish stuff with me!

i fell in love with hope by lancali

girl in pieces by kathleen glasgow

the poppy war series by rf kuang

a court of thorns and roses series by sarah j maas

all the stars and teeth duology by adalyn grace

throne of glass series by sarah j maas

the other side of lost by jessi kirby

shatter me series by tahereh mafi

the inheritance games series by jennifer lynn barnes

salt to the sea by ruta sepetys

folk of the air series by holly black

the fault in our stars by john green

the hunger games series by suzanne collins

and more...

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dear diary | April 18th, 2000 |

summary: a series of diary entries from Annabeth, spanning from her childhood running away, to her adulthood, when she finally finds the place she belongs, featuring quotes from different authors, and also mine <3

link to ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55270033/chapters/140201542

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April 18th, 2000

Dear diary,

Can we ever hold ourselves to the morals set by society due to times of desperation? Today, I stole some bottled water and a bag of bread because I ran out of money. I know I had no choice, but I feel like a terrible person.

I hope this doesn’t become an everyday thing, but things are not looking too good. I have no cash left at all, and I almost got seen by Helen today when I was walking from the library. So far, there hasn’t been any signs of them looking for me. I don’t know if I should feel relieved or upset. On one hand, that means my face won’t plasted everywhere with “Missing” posters, but on the other, it means they didn’t even care to look for me.

I’ve never felt so free, but also so caged. I can go wherever I want now, but I also can’t, in fear of the authorities coming after me and dragging me back. I guess I’ll stick close to my hideout. Apparently some bears got out from a nearby zoo. Is this how the animals feel when they escape? Free, but also unable to truly live because they were dependent on the humans that fed them each day? I wonder if life is truly worth it if you’re caged, but all you ever wanted to do was fly.

--Annabeth Chase

“At one and the same time, therefore, society is everything and society is nothing. Society is the most powerful concoction in the world and society has no existence whatsoever.” --Virginia Woolf

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dear diary | April 12th, 2000 |

summary: a series of diary entries from Annabeth, spanning from her childhood running away, to her adulthood, when she finally finds the place she belongs, featuring quotes from different authors, and also mine <3

link to ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55270033/chapters/140201542

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April 12th, 2000

Dear diary,

I found a small hideout in an alley around ten minutes away from the grocery store! It looks like someone used to live here, but abandoned it later, so I’m staying here for the time being. I believe it’s a bunch of cardboard boxes cut up and stacked in a way to hide whoever’s in here from an open view if you stand in front of the alleyway, which is quite smart. I had to look through at least ten different alleys to find a spot as good as this, so I’m definitely claiming this as mine. Fingers crossed whoever used to live here doesn’t come back!

I already set my things down in the hideout, not that I had much to be honest. I only have around a week's worth of food left, and no water, so I’m resorting to using my emergency money to buy bottled water from the grocery nearby. I had to lie about my dad sending me out to get things because our pipe exploded, but it’s just a simple white lie, no harm done.

I’ve been borrowing books by Virginia Woolf from the library lately. The librarian still knows me from before, but I have to be careful if any of dad’s friends are around there and spot me. In her novel Night and Day, she says that “when you consider things like the stars, our affairs don’t seem to matter very much, do they?” But I disagree. I believe that our affairs do matter, even to the stars. Why else do they blink at us curiously when we wish upon them for simple things like love and peace? I think they care, much more than we can and will, ever imagine.

--Annabeth Chase

“Nothing has really happened until it has been described.” --Virginia Woolf

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dear diary | April 7th, 2000 |

summary: a series of diary entries from Annabeth, spanning from her childhood running away, to her adulthood, when she finally finds the place she belongs, featuring quotes from different authors, and also mine <3

link to ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55270033/chapters/140201542

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April 7th, 2000

Dear diary,

Guess what? I finally ran away from home. I know, not too surprising, but I’m proud that I actually made this decision. Freedom at last! I never thought I’d get the courage to do this, but I’m sick of Helen and the twins. I wish I were normal, so that dad would love me like the gift he used to tell me I was.

The streets of Richmond aren’t too bad, but it’s really hard answering the strangers that question why I’m out here alone. It’s warm out, and I’m currently hiding in this alley, but I still need to find a permanent spot to settle in. I only have around a week of food and water, but we’ll figure that out later.

I’m not sure how long I’ll last out here, with the monsters chasing after me and all. I do have a hammer though, so wish me luck!

–Annabeth Chase

“I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in.” –Virginia Woolf

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free

they danced in the rain, laughing 

as the tears of heaven drifted 

amongst the joy

--chloe

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to the church, and to my parents:

Please stop forcing me to love out of pure terror that my soul will be in eternal agony. I truly don't think humans are that evil and terrible that a person had to die for us to even get a chance to not rot in the fires of hell. If we are to be judged because of something an ancestor did thousands of years ago, then what is life, except trying to atone for the sin of an ancestor that made one wrong decision? Isn't god's love towards us toxic, because only if we worship him will he accept us into his realm?

Religion has always been about power and oppression, and it simply isn't applicable to the modern world. You can't just take the same standards set for people thousands of years ago and force it upon people today. Yes, the bible preached kindness and love to all, but it also provided the foundation for a deeply sexist society that people today still suffer from. Not all the sexism and racism and xenophobia are directly due to religion, but large aspects can be attributed to it.

I love church, i truly do. I love the discussions, the songs, the prayers we did for each other, but I'm starting to realize how messed up everything is. To be saved means to pray everyday, to go to church and sing about how terrible humans are and how kind god was to kill his son so we could live and how lucky we are for this chance for salvation. I'm tired of thinking that I'm worthless if I don't do all this, and I'm tired of believing that it's only if I love god that I can have peace. Isn't this what we all deserve? Even if christianity was real and proven, I would rather live believing we all deserved peace and joy and love without having to worship a god that deemed us worthless if we didn't worship him everyday. I want to believe that all of us are deserving of love.

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Look, we joke a lot, but really, "you were born evil, wretched, worse than the scum of the earth, and it took killing a god to make you salvageable, so now you'd better be grateful to that god and thank him 10,000 times a day for it and fill your thoughts with him 24/7 and abide by the letter of his every word, lest you suffer unimaginable torture for all of eternity" is a truly horrendous thing to believe about yourself and other people

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"Let the cosmos govern the mortals' dance, Leaving fate's whispers to pure chance. In my palms, destiny's threads intertwine, Carving paths where fate and destiny align."