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What are you currently reading?
by tommy
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Tell us what book you're currently reading! Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to someone else so far? {GIF of a cat reading a book}
Reading & Writing Automated Taglist!
by tommy
Last post
 August 12th
...See more Welcome to the Reading & Writing Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 27 August (updated by @tommy) @amiableBunny4016 @calmmoon2104 @dancingGrotto @GwydionRowan @hanasophia @HarmonyBlossom @HatsEatYou @LoveMyMoonflowers @softForest4843 @tommy
Love Poetry I wrote randomly
by Athena108
Last post
 23 hours ago
...See more O stupid heart! Why do you love? When you know that He's never gonna be yours But someone else's. Oh stupid mind! Why do you let? My heart win over When you are sure that She makes no sense. And my dear soul! Why must you bend? To my heart's will and Fall too hard for him In this insane love. How's itttt? Ofc it's not totally random, it's about someone... Luv, <3 Karia_Athena
My Grimoire
by TheSpiderSystem
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Working on a grimoire heres what I have so far translated from Ninjargon to English Pages 1-4 Ressurrection: Ingredients: A hair from the wife, a hair from the brother, and a hair from the son of the full blooded oni to start the ritual. All three oni masks placed with the chins pointing each other at the top of the temple of ressurection. Oni masks and locations later in book) Instructions for ressurrection spell: Clotho atenge, Clotho say, Clotho haeed! (chant 5 times) Rip the fabric between realms, oni, i call upon you! Connect me to, the departed realm! I call upon the lord of many names. Lord of destruction, King of shadows, Lord Garmadon! Follow my voice! Feel my presence, i hear you, feel you...come be mortal again! Come to me! Follow my voice! Summoning spell: Step 1: Make summoning circle out of flour Step 2: Light 4 candles and place them in the outer ring of the circles Recite conspersa daemonium adiuva nosad conquendum
What are you currently reading?
by tommy
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Tell us what book you're currently reading! Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it to someone else so far? {GIF of a cat reading a book}
Ni and Bunny Connect Corner
by amiableBunny4016
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more @LoveMyMoonflowers Heyooo peopleesss, The lovely Ni and I are going to use this corner for the both of us 💕🤪🥺 you can expect lots of emojis ,💕😭😁🧐🤗🐻😛 (our favourite is this one: 😭) . You can also expect lots of poetry, quotes, stories and fun stuff! This is also a place where we share things and help each other out! 😭😛🐻🤗 We got thisss! Yayayay! Here we gooo !
The art of disappearing
by Dorcas00
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more People have a great skill of disappearing when someone needs them the most How many of you agree to it?
Harry Potter fans
by sensitiveMaple6514
Last post
 Monday
...See more Hi there I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and if you are too share your favorite character, house, and favorite book. I’ll go first: newt scamander, hufflepuff, and order of the phoenix.
Hi
by Pippen
Last post
 Sunday
...See more How do you switch from listener to member?
Random Thread
by Katharsis22
Last post
 Sunday
...See more Hello there. What is this? Just like the title indicates: it's a random thread. Well, I might use this to post some writings of mine... or my random gibberish. Guess it will be more fitting to add this to the Journal / Diary forum, or maybe not. I do journal(?) already, just not publicly, not entirely at least, of-course- Anyway, any of you cybernetic passers-bys are welcome to read or/and share your thoughts. Not like I can prevent you anyway, this is accessible to the public. Haha. But yes, if you're looking for some space to share some things and you don't have a thread or don't want to create one of your own for any reason, you can post here. ☆Enjoy the incoming stochastic chaos of textual expression.(:
How does one begin?
by ImALittleStuckInPast23
Last post
 October 31st
...See more How would you start writing a book and how would you keep yourself at it? 🖌️
What are your favourite writing tips?
by ImpudentIncognito
Last post
 October 30th
...See more What are your favourite writing tips? I feel that my writing skills have declined over time, as I haven't been practicing as much lately... I want to be able to write more concise and brief, instead of long, purple/flowery prose(?)...It's difficult sometimes for me to transfer from one topic to the next an can sound incoherent or random next. Even my text messages are too long... I don't know how to express myself very well and end up over explaining things (which is a bit trauma related and also I speak a couple of different languages, so sometimes I have to shift gears on how I talk but hey look at me...overexplaining right now...). I used to think I was decent at writing in English, but it has regressed over time, and I haven't really been observing the world around me anymore... Anyhow...Just wanted to see if you have any tips you can impart onto me?  I have issues with the following and need some help: * Writing long, paragraphs that sometimes don't mesh well * Overexplaining * Overuse of parenthesis * Overuse of adjectives  * Overuse of words such as "however", "anyhow", "also", "but", "despite this", and "apart from that" at the beginning of the sentence. (I guess "conjunctions" might be the word? Maybe not...I think conjunctions are "but", "and", and "or"...Can't remember what it is called...I use it as a cheat if I don't know how to gracefully switch topics, but it sounds annoying sometimes...I guess I have the habit of putting "dependent clauses" before the "independent clauses"?) I really want to improve my English to the next level. Any tip is helpful(formatting included -- trying to make it easier for the reader to read), thank you!
My Story
by BlueMangocat5071
Last post
 October 29th
...See more I have not finished it yet and have no clue what to add for chapter one. this is the prologue. I'm planning on having it go back in time to like tell the story of how it got to what happened in the prologue. Prologue My heart pounded in my chest like it was beating a drum. I didn’t have any time to react before the chandelier was falling toward me. Billions of tiny little lights blazing past my eyes, but I couldn’t focus on any of that. The building catching on fire and the chandelier falling toward my demise didn’t matter to me. What mattered was that the person standing across the room from me yelled something.  Did I make it up? Am I hallucinating? Am I sure this isn’t just a dream? Me wishing that all this in my head was fake? No it couldn’t be fake. I’m bleeding and feeling pain. Not just physical pain but also emotional. This couldn’t be fake. Could it? The flames licked hungrily at the walls, casting flickering shadows across the room. The atrocious scent of smoke filled my nostrils as I struggled to make sense of the chaos unfolding around me. The figure across the room gestured urgently, their words lost in the roar of the fire. With a surge of adrenaline, I pushed past the pain and stumbled towards them, desperate to escape the crumbling inferno. It was useless though. I was trapped by the wall of flames. I felt the heat of the flames start to *** my skin. Sweat flowing down my face and before it even got to the end of my chin evaporating off. I kept pressing on though stumbling as my clothes slowly caught on fire. As I slowly drew closer the person across the room wasn’t warning me but running after me. Maybe my memories are wrong but I swear I was fighting that person 5 minutes ago. Are they my enemy or are they trying to save my life? Confusion and fear swirled inside me as I struggled to grasp the sudden shift in the figure's actions. Were they friend or foe? The flames danced around us, painting a fumage scene of destruction and chaos. With each step closer, the figure's features became clearer, revealing a familiar face contorted in a mixture of determination and concern. As the searing heat enveloped us, the figure reached out a hand towards me, their eyes pleading for trust. Without thinking, I reached out and clasped their hand. They pulled me out of the building, dragging my nearly limp body behind him. As we emerged from the fiery chaos we fell to the grass field outside, gasping for breath in the cool night air, the figure turned to me. At that moment I realized it was him. The person who I had been fighting the entire time.  Why did he save me? Why? I tried to kill him, not once, not twice, but more times than I can count. The weight of conflicting emotions bore down on me as I came face to face with the person I had considered my enemy. Every fiber of my being screamed with the injustice of the situation, the tangled web of hatred and gratitude weaving a complex tapestry of turmoil within me. His gaze met mine, a mixture of exhaustion and relief mirrored in his eyes. The flickering light of the dying flames cast a haunting glow upon his features, accentuating the lines of weariness etched upon his face. "Why did you save me?" I whispered, the words barely audible over the crackling embers that still smoldered around us. He hesitated for a moment, as if grappling with his own inner demons before finally speaking, "Because despite everything, I couldn't let you die. I just couldn’t let you die."
OneErased Reading Motivation and Accountability
by OneErased
Last post
 October 27th
...See more On my quest to try read books more consistently - it being good for my brain issues - I'm trying different things to motivate myself. Someone suggested I post my goals and the books I'm reading on a thread, to make it a bit more public and more official feeling. So, here I am.  This thread is mainly for me to post goals and books, and share my journey through it. I don't mind comments either, if someone's read or reading the same books and wants to talk about them, or just is curious about the books. 

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