#hlmoorewrites

[nachobsns]

Hello - I was impressed and extremely relieved by what you wrote in the post about the cult mentality of the Left RE Israel and accusations of genocide. You mentioned that you bought into the mindset until recently. If it's all right for me to ask, what was it that helped you break out of it? (Please feel free to delete/ignore if you'd rather not answer!)

thank you!! and no worries about asking— i think i put something in my pinned post about how people are welcome to send asks about this stuff, although my story isn’t super interesting. i fell down the typical online rabbithole, a couple weeks after october 7; i knew what had happened, at least vaguely, but the posts trickling onto my dash were all about the (undeniably tragic) loss of life in gaza, with little to no acknowledgment of the hamas atrocities that had started the war, so my narrative was pretty one-sided from the beginning. it just continued to snowball as the months went on and people became more radicalized, calling into question the reality of the 10/7 attacks and the humanity of all israelis. i never went all the way down the pipeline to full-on endorsing hamas or justifying their attacks, at least on a personal level, thank god, but i would reblog other people’s posts referring to hamas as a “resistance movement” and calls to boycott starbucks and mcdonald’s and condemnation of the “zionist media” etc etc etc. what pulled me out of it wasn’t any one thing— if someone had directly called me on my flawed logic and antisemitic biases while i was in this mindset, i doubt it would have done much, just reinforced my belief that i was on the “right side of history” and zionists were aggressors who couldn’t be reasoned with. it was mostly just passive observance and a slow exposure to other perspectives. i’m pretty sure the first post that led me to question my thinking was an ask on jewish-vents, which popped up on my dash in like, late july. this led me down another rabbithole, first scouring every single post on jewish-vents, then moving on to more popular jewish blogs that i had seen on “zionist blocklists” (applesauce42069, xclowniex, and spacelazarwolf were probably some of the blogs that influenced me the most, though i told myself i was just hate-scrolling at first, lol). i felt incredibly guilty seeing all the harm the movement i was a part of had caused to random jews and israelis just trying to live their lives and i realized how it went against everything i believed about how minority groups should be treated. from there, the aspect of actually undoing my thinking and changing my behavior for the better still took several weeks. denial of jewish indigenity to the levant in the face of tantamount archeological and cultural evidence was the first to go, as well as any ambiguity in my feelings about hamas. after that, it’s mostly been a slow process of redefining the idf’s actions from a “genocide” to a “war.” i still believe that what’s happening in gaza is unconscionable and horrific, and that too many innocent civilians have died, but i also understand how difficult it is to fight against a terrorist group that systematically embeds itself in civilian populations, and that the ratio of militant to civilian deaths is incredibly low compared to most urban warfare. i quietly deleted my old blog in early august— if i had directly engaged in harassment against jews, i likely would have kept it to make amends to the harmed parties and put a face to my actions, but as was, i had just contributed to the larger atmosphere of antisemitism on this site, and i felt uncomfortable knowing that i had a blog full of sentiments that no longer matched my values and beliefs. i decided i would be better if i took my endorsement out of the equation entirely, because when you’re looking through the notes of a post, it obviously doesn’t matter if someone who’s reblogged it no longer agrees with what was said— their notes still count as tacit approval, and i did not want approval of this “activism” attached to my online presence. i still have unwanted kneejerk reactions that crop up sometimes, particularly around the fundraiser posts from people “in gaza”; even though i know logically that they have all the markers of scams, there is still a part of me that really wants to believe i could help.

[speckeltail]

Writer meme- 3, 10 and 14!

fic writer meme

3: Which is harder: Titles, summaries, or last lines?

SUMMARIES. I have three kinds of summaries: the initial one/two-sentence proof of concept that lives at the top of my wips

the shit I send to friends to get them to beta for me

and the longer, "proper" summary I post it with, which could possibly just be a chunk of the fic itself for oneshots. this is a wip.

10: Do you have a favorite POV to write?

third person limited. I've tried other POVs but always come back to ol reliable

14: Do you have a posted fic you want to go back and re-write or re-edit?

this. it's a fic I'm still attached to that means a lot to me but whenever I try to reread it I'm like oooooh my writing style has developed and matured.... ohhh I could write this so much better.... however to be honest a lot of this fic came out of very real, very (at the time) raw and unprocessed trauma, and I'm not sure I'd want to go through re-writing and/or re-editing it.

[sweetblsphmy]

for the album ask: Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks (1981)

the first song from this album I heard: hmm, either "leather and lace" or "edge of seventeen" do I own the album?: nope my favorite song: "edge of seventeen"! my least favorite song: i'm not a huge fan of "think about it" a song I didn’t like at first, but now do: "outside the rain" a song I used to like, but now don’t: i honestly don't think i have one? admittedly i only listen to like... four songs from this album my favorite lyric: "with the words from a poet and a voice from a choir // and a melody, nothing else mattered" overall rating out of 10: 6/10

send me an album!

[beta-lactam-allergic]

A question for @abirbable, @athingofvikings, @elder-millennial-of-zion, @hlmoorewrites, @queenwille, @girlactionfigure, @aguineapigcouldntdothis & @fdelopera. Is blaming the existence of Zionism & modern Israel for antisemitic events that occurred before Israel existed like the Allahdad, the 1834 Looting of Safed or the 1660 Destruction of Safed a new low or have antisemites always believed that Jews have time machines?

I'm posting pictures as I know how stupid this sounds. I can't be bothered editing the picture to anonymise the guy I was arguing with. Best to name names anyway.

[greenflower21]

Thanks for the tag @kcrabb88 !!!

Last Song: “Sharei Shomayim” by Naftali Kempeh

Fave color: green, all the greens 💚🥬🌲🌳

Currently Watching: the Bad Batch, Star Trek DS9, and Jewish Matchmaking

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: savory, definitely (shhh I think sweet kugel is gross, savory is the only way to go)

Relationship Status: still looking for my Bashert

Current Obsession: sergeant Hunter from the bad batch, also Jewish religion and philosophy

Last thing you googled: scholarship on Chaucer’s “Parliament of Fowles” (its seminar paper season 🫠)

No pressure tags:

@knaidelmaidel @ruthbaderjaneway @aguineapigcouldntdothis @curator-on-ao3 @stellanslashgeode @iamnmbr3 @hlmoorewrites @madamairlock @cantotallyeven

[frida-kahl-of-the-rocky-horror]

@hlmoorewrites called my numbers “Hamas propaganda” in the notes.

“On 7 October 2023, 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals, including 695 Israeli civilians (which includes 36 children), 373 security forces, and 71 foreigners, were killed, and 248 persons taken hostage during the initial attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip”

Just as I don’t include the members of Hamas killed in the Palestinian civilian count, I didn’t include members of the IDF/IOF in the Israeli civilian count

This quote is from the fucking Wikipedia page about the event https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2023_Israel–Hamas_war#:~:text=On%207%20October%202023%2C%201%2C139,Israel%20from%20the%20Gaza%20Strip.

And the data comes from Israel’s Social Security. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231215-israel-social-security-data-reveals-true-picture-of-oct-7-deaths

The fact that @hlmoorewrites gut reaction to this information was to call it propaganda lets me know everything I need to know about him/her/them.

My original post grieves Israeli lives, Palestinian lives, and non I/P lives. The fact that this is your reaction to someone grieving the loss of ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS says you’re more Netanyahu propaganda than brains

@hlmoorewrites then blocked me 😂 Coward

[independence1776]

Tag Nine (9) People You’d Like to Get to Know Better

I was tagged by @findswoman. Thank you!

Three ships: Elrond/Celebrian, Han/Leia, Caleb Dume/Cal Kestis/Trilla Suduri

Last song: Uh.... I can't remember.

Last movie: Young Woman and the Sea, about the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

Currently reading: I just finished Gay Poems for Red States, written by a Kentucky Teacher of the Year (who then left the profession because of homophobia) about growing up gay in Kentucky's Appalachia. I'm about to start Fervor, a Jewish horror novel.

Currently watching: I started watching Renegade Nell when it started airing, but I have a problem watching things. I wandered away three episodes in and have yet to return even though I want to. I'm also in the middle of a Lilo and Stitch rewatch.

Currently eating: I had a grilled cheese sandwich and fries for dinner.

Currently craving: More sleep.

Tagging: (only if you want to participate) @spiced-wine-fic @naryaflame, @jedi-order-apologist @jane-ways @hhimring

@starspray @hlmoorewrites and anyone who I didn't tag who wants to do this.

[queer-scots-geordie-dyke]

Tagged by @hlmoorewrites

Last Song: Queen of Kings - Alessandra. I have a bit of a fixation on this song right now, it gives me Delenn vibes.

Favourite colour: Not something I give a great deal of thought to tbh - a dark red or purple perhaps.

Currently watching: I'm rotating a few things - Manifest, classic Doctor Who, Once Upon a Time, Star Trek TNG.

Last movie/TV show: Last movie I saw in the cinema was The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Last movie I watched at home would have been A Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve.

Spicy/Savoury/Sweet: ALL OF THEM. But if I really had to choose, savoury.

Relationship status: Happily, eternally single.

Current obsession: I've been obsessed with Babylon 5 for a couple of years and that isn't showing any signs of going away.

Last thing you googled: Can dogs eat pork pies? - Scooby was very much wanting to share my mother's pork pie the other day and he was very happy to find he could have a piece.

Tagging @tossacointoyourhotmess @ddagent @themostpowerfulmagicofall @stardustinthesky @moocowmoocow Literally anyone who sees this and wants to do it.

[buffyfan145]

Thank you for the tag @hlmoorewrites!!! 😀

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Last Song: "Run" by George Strait

Favourite colour: Green

Currently Watching: The Way Home, Ghosts, X Men 97, Young Sheldon, The Young and the Restless, The Equalizer, AEW, and just finished "Apples Never Fall" last week.

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: Sweet and Savory. I can't eat spicy food.

Relationship Status: Single, but still hoping future husband finally shows up.

Current Obsession: A lot of fantasy/romantasy books lately and Harris Dickinson. LOL 😏

Last thing you Googled: Was helping my Mom look up new flowering shrubs to plant out front as we got the old ones removed today.

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Not tagging anyone but feel free. 😀

[beta-lactam-allergic]

I accidentally deleted the ask that was asking me about Jordan Shanks. I don't know who he is, though I could tell from the ask that he is Australian & a political commentator. Could perhaps @hlmoorewrites, @beautifulpaxiel, @gehe-lihiyot-androgynos-varda, @queerble or anyone else who's also Australian answer this for me.

To the person who asked, sorry for not having an answer & sorry for accidentally deleting the ask when I was trying to answer. I can't even remember the specifics of the question.

[missdreawrites]

Grace Harrington from @hlmoorewrites series Death's Embrace. ❤

[un-ionizetheradlab]

That book looks super cool. Love the title and the nuclear warning architecture-inspired cover art (yes judging a book by its cover haha).

Would you say it’s more sci-fi or fantasy? @hlmoorewrites

It would be funny if nuclear waste warning messages become an attraction for future historical linguists.

I mean look at this thing:

A parallel text in 7 languages, with 4 different scripts between them! And pictograms! All designed to be preserved intact!

[shadowfaxgeraet-245]

Alright, so @hlmoorewrites just published Ship Of Fools and I was allowed to pre-read and I loved it okay.

Please go now and J̸̖̌o̷̜͝ĭ̸͙n̷̖͘ ̵̛̘m̷̌ͅe̶͖̋ ̴͔̆i̵͈̅n̸͔̐ ̸͖͑h̴̻̚e̸͓̍l̷̳̀l̴̟̃- uhm I mean. Support the lovely author. Yeah, that's what I wanted to say.

No for real though, we got spaceships, the biggest bunch of idiots to ever idiot, space-horror-comedy, queer people, all in all a really cool story.

I definitely need to check out the rest of the series. Owo

ANYWAYS

I made some memes.

Beware the spoilers from here on:

[over-a-rainbow]

Rules: Tag 9 people who you want to know better/catch up with and then answer these questions.

I was tagged by the wonderful @xsprex

3 Ships

Deckerstar(Lucifer Morningstar and Chloe Decker Lucifer):Come on guys, this years love better last, cause my love for this couple with never die. Who gave them the right to make them this freaking cute! The hand holding, the playful banter in the bedroom, the looks of admiration! I’m here for soft Deckerstar and boy howdy did I get soft Deckerstar!

StarBlazer(Zari Tarazi and John Constantine Legends Of Tomorrow) This ship started as a joke in the fandom, and then several episodes later bam! It’s canon. Love and respect any enemies to lovers ship that is this adorable. John and Zari play off each other so nicely and they have a genuine connection to one another. Hopefully it doesn’t just get swept under the rug next season, cause I am here for all of it.

Harry/Karrin(Karrin Murphy and Harry Dresden The Dresden Files): Bring then back. Reading this goofy series out of order just makes me love them more and more with each passing day, and I just want them to be back and happy. I have never seen a couple that’s just so raw, and deeply in love before. I need more! It’s been over a month and my heart is still broken. So please fix it butcher.

Last song I listened to: Girlfriend by Charlie Puth, need some pop in my life.

Last movie I watched: paranorman, it was adorable Laika does not get enough love!

Currently watching: The Dresden files and having a very nice laugh, as well as rewatching Kipo cause it’s adorable.

Currently Reading: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I am doing my first ever reread of the series, I do not own the books so I went and borrowed them from the library so she whimpered shall not be named can’t get anymore money. However, there still a delight to read.

Currently Craving:The US to get its shit together, and for this disaster of a year to be over with!

I don’t talk to a lot of people on here, so here are some of the people I’ve more recently interacted with and maybe some random people too, cause why not make new friends.

@lostinthespeedforce @skytlake @hlmoorewrites

@lesbian---thespian @anarchistlovesongs @luxeterna @cherchersketch @biteswhenprovoked @beautifullytragic6

[missdreawrites]

@hlmoorewrites

[laur-rants]

L, A, U, R for fanfic ask meme *finger guns* (Temper the Blade series for A!)

AYEEE YOU GET FINGER GUNS FROM ME ANON. EXCELLENT FORM TODAY.

A: How did you come up with the title to Temper the Blade?

Oh I like this question. I like that you picked the Temper series for this, since I’m due for a chapter update soon(ish. I’m hoping like, mid March if everything goes well.). The entire series that I WANT to write, if I ever get to it (I have so much I WANT to write and only so much TIME to write), all revolves around that lovable Twin-Bladed Knife being in Corvo’s possession (or out of his possession, depending on the fic I’m writing). So I thought it would be fun to create the entire series centered around symbolic terms for when one creates or uses a blade. The series I had outlined before I disappeared went like this: -Whet the Edge (the prequel) -Steady the Sword (in progress) -Stay the Hand (planned ??) -Quench the Knife (so far away but i want it)

Lots of the story is one that goes through Corvo’s personal ups and downs, he’s never meant to be portrayed as a ‘good’ protagonist in Steady the Sword, but he starts a process of healing in the sequel, which I would love to get to once I finish StS. I don’t know if that would hype ANYONE up, but it is there, it lives in my brain, and I would like to pull it out and pass it on to everyone else. Eventually. L: How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

At least twice, if I’m not sending it off to a beta. I write down everything usually in a flurry, and then I do a first revision after that, and then I’ll go over it again for spelling mistakes, errors, word changes, double-checking, etc. Sometimes if I revised a lot, I’ll go over it AGAIN with a fine tooth comb. Even then, I still find something immediately after publishing to AO3, but such is the curse. R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

Oh yes, oh YES, from many fandoms, and many places. @wantonlywindswept through most of my werewolf!au has been my absolute lovely sounding board, and her fic inspire me all the time. @hlmoorewrites has had lovely fic AND fanfic that keeps me thriving, and @tarysande from the mass effect and dragon age fandoms really just, make me happy. I also love my writers in overwatch, especially @jiveammunition who doesn’t write as much, but her writing helps me test my own boundaries, and taught me that sometimes, it’s okay for writing to be an experiment, an exercise, instead of something you firmly believe has to be ‘good enough’. I could list many more but that’s because I love writers and I love making friends with writers. They always have so much beauty to contribute.

U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

GOSH. See above?? I recommend all of the above. Please follow them, give them kudos, and comments, send them love? I adore all of their works and I think they are great people overall, I’ve followed them through fandoms. I just, my heart is so full. The end.