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Blue Kazoos and Other Whimsies

@shaherazade-21c / shaherazade-21c.tumblr.com

This is whatever. Quite literally, whatever. Because I am sure that what I decide this is will change on a daily basis. I'm just here to enjoy myself and others with whimsies on the same wavelength.
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bagrijana

Auntie Hella checking on the Papillon puppies… she never had a litter of her own so she always cared for all the pups born here at #tantezampekennel

imagine having such a beautiful fairy godmother

this is the content that keeps me on this fucking site

Look at them all wagging their tails!! They’re so happy to see Auntie Hella!!!

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goosegoblin

[ID: A woman opens a baby gate with an excited blonde borzoi behind it, and says says “pianino, Hella" (slowly, Hella). The borzoi trots across the room and climbs into a pen filled with young squealing puppies. The woman holding the camera says: “Vieni. Brava. Piano.” (Come in. Good girl. Careful.) The dog licks them and they wag their tails. She then leaves the way she came. ]

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every writing tip article and their mother: dont ever use adverbs ever!
me, shoveling more adverbs onto the page because i do what i want: just you fucking try and stop me

May I add something, because I will never shut up about this book (Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark):

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There’s a lot of things I wanted to do in my 20s but “mentally grappling with the reality of living through a worldwide fascist insurgency” wasn’t one of them

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beeawolf

Commissions: send your writing and editing needs to a swarm of bees

Hey guys, I’m back to struggling to find work at the moment and I’m opening up editing and writing commissions again. I have professional experience as an editor and can provide refs if you want, and have worked professionally as a freelance writer for a couple of years now. I’ve got examples of my work if you want ‘em. Here’s what I can do for you:

Editing: I can edit your creative fiction, I can edit your creative nonfiction, I can look over your resume, I can edit your website copy, I can help you with your damn school essays (although I will not do them for you, sorry, too Hufflepuff for that one).

Nonfiction Writing: I can write your website copy, I can write your anything. Honestly. I can write anything (except your school essays or anything else shifty). I have a degree in that shit. Hit me up and we can talk about whatever project you’ve got.

Creative Writing: I can also write you some stories. I think I’m good at the stories. People say this anyway. You can check out my AO3 here if you want an example of my writing style and some of the fandoms I’m familiar with. (In the old days, before the world changed, I posted under mumblybee as well.) But really feel free to just ask me directly about whatever. I’m pretty much game for anything so long as I’m vaguely familiar with that thing, and I am happy to do original fiction. Just drop me a message and we can chat.

One thing I was doing for a while was a Name Stories series, in which you give me a name and I write you a fictional account of a person with that name. Sometimes including space pirates.

Pricing! Light edits are $1/page. More in-depth editing, including structural advice and “where is my story going please help” type advice is $2/page. Anything else you need or you’re curious about, again, drop me a line. I’m flexible.

As for writing – let’s go with $10/500 words, $15/1,000, $20/2,000, $30/3,000, and we can talk about anything more than that. There’s always a chance I’ll write more than the amount we agreed on but I ain’t gonna charge you anything extra that occurs from my own overly verbose tendencies.

You can send me a message right here on this ol’ tumblin’ monstrosity of a website, or you can e-mail me at beedoeswritings@gmail.com. I can work with you on Skype to go through your edits for an extra fee.

You also could just buy me a coffee if you feel like it. In these hard economic times coffee (or really groceries, dog medicine, etc) is sorely needed and much appreciated and you’ll have my eternal gratitude.

As a sidenote that probably ought not to be a sidenote – I can also do tarot readings. I’ll do 4-card readings for $10. You’ll get a nice write up that goes through the reading in detail. Doesn’t matter if you believe in spooky tarot spookiness; it can be just plain useful as a practical method for organizing your thoughts and outlining goals, and my aim would be to help you do that with a reading. I use this deck. It’s very cheerful. Wouldn’t spook a fly.

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beeawolf

So! I’m doing reduced-price tarot readings through the month of November, with basic 3-card spreads (Past/Present/Future) at $7 each. This includes photos of your cards and a basic analysis of the reading all wrapped up in a nice, neat pdf.

Here’s more info about my tarot readings in general. You can either message me here or shoot me an e-mail at tarotbee12@gmail.com. I use the very friendly and deeply adorable Idiosyncradeck.

(You also can just buy me a coffee if you want ‘cause I’m broke as hell but no pressure!)

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odinsblog

Get registered. Verify that you are registered to vote. Double check your voter registration status.

After Alabama, it looks like 2018 is already trying to tell us something: ”Close Elections” is gonna be the theme for the next two years.

2018 is coming. Voter turnout wins elections. Every vote counts.

Please - Check your registration status and #VoteBlue in November!

Vote.org - Register to Vote - Check your Registration - Find your Polling Place

Your vote matters!!

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beeawolf

If you’re a US citizen and you’re furious about your godforsaken excuse for a government, some things to do:

  • Volunteer with Postcards to Voters, sending handwritten postcards to targeted voters and helping Democrats win key races.
  • Write a letter to the editor of your local paper about issues you’re passionate about. These matter, especially when nobody else is speaking up. It might feel like shouting into the void, but these matter. I once interviewed an activist leader who was inspired to get involved at all because she happened across a compelling letter to the editor in our very tiny local paper. It matters. 

Edit: Here are some tips for writing a letter to the editor.

  • Look for local activist or advocacy groups doing the work that needs to be done. Volunteer with them. Donate to them. If you don’t have anything around and you are able to form a group of your own, go for it, you got this, you’ll find others who want to help.
  • Volunteer at all. Volunteer for your local animal shelter. Volunteer anywhere that needs volunteers, anywhere that’s providing a community service. It helps. It helps, and it will probably make you feel more hopeful and less drained.
  • Write to your representatives, call them, show up to protests at their offices if you can.
  • Consider running for office, even if it’s something small and local. Especially if it’s something small and local. This website will help you out.

These are just a few ways to engage, to not be hopeless and helpless. There’s work you can do, wherever you are, whatever your abilities.

And give this a reblog if you can, will you? It might help, it might not, but it’s worth it if it does.

And, of course: vote.

Register or check and make sure you’re registered here.

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Trying to update your resume but don’t know where to start? Looking to break out in an unfamiliar field but don’t know how to highlight your skills effectively? Want a resume that better represents your personality but is still sleek and professional? Well you’re in luck because I write and format resumes! 

Each resume package comes with a consultation on format styles, color schemes, resume content, and two drafts all for $40!!

For an additional $10, I will provide a cover letter header that aesthetically matches your fancy new resume. And for an extra $25, I will help you write your cover letter!

The entire process will be monitored via Upwork.com, and all of the proceeds will go towards me being a functioning adult.

Message me if you’d like additional details, or go directly to my Upwork profile to get the process started!

Don’t hesitate! Your future is waiting for you to take that first big step now!!

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