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This is a comment someone appended to a photo of two men apparently having sex in a very fancy room, but it’s also kind of an amazing two-line poem? “His Wife has filled his house with chintz” is a really elegant and beautiful counterbalancing of h, f, and s sounds, and “chintz” is a perfect word choice here—sonically pleasing and good at evoking nouveau riche tackiness. And then “to keep it real I fuck him on the floor” collapses that whole mood with short percussive sounds—but it’s still a perfect iambic pentameter line, robust and a lovely obscene contrast with the chintz in the first line. Well done, tumblr user jjbang8

I hate that my aesthetic sense agrees with this but everything you just said was correct

I went back to dig up this post because I was thinking about poetry.

This is one of those non-poem things that are among my favorite poems.

As the OP stated, the use of alliterative consonants is aesthetically just great, especially the placement of the strongest use at the end: “fuck him on the floor.” The use of “chintz” is indeed great word choice.

Because I’m insane, decided to scan the poem:

Not only is the second sentence, indeed, perfect iambic pentameter, the entire poem is perfectly metered, though the first sentence has four iambs rather than five.

There are further things I love about this poem, though: I like the casual connotations of “keep it real” juxtaposed with “chintz.” It causes me to interpret the “chintz” more strongly as meaning something fake, a facade. There is also of course the coarseness of “fuck,” which is a contrast with “chintz” but a different kind of contrast, gutsy and carnal where “chintz” is flimsy and inanimate.

And then there is the storytelling: there is SO MUCH storytelling in just these two lines. To break it down: The speaker is having sex with a married man, in the house he shares with his wife, which is “filled with chintz”—something that here connotes fakeness, in contrast with “keep it real.”

The illicit encounter in the poem takes place within a house filled with facade, the flimsy construction of the wife’s marriage and domestic sphere, but the encounter itself is a taste of something “real.” That’s a story, and it’s just two lines.

This is EIGHTEEN SYLLABLES, y’all. The amount of meaning condensed into these eighteen syllables is stunning, and it is so elegantly done.

From a technical standpoint (and ive taken 300- and 400-level poetry classes so I can say this) this is damn near flawless as a poem.

Kept thinking about this ever since I saw it and had to do something

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Ah dang to go further; the floor is framed as a refuge. As if there is literally no other space in this house that hasn't been populated by his wife with flimsy inanimate fakery. There is no space for this man in this house save for the floor. There is no space for him on the sofa, oon the counter tops, and most notably, no space for him in the marital bed.

I’d also like to point out the use of the word “has.” The wife has filled the house with chintz. She isn’t filling the house with chintz. She doesn’t fill the house with chintz. She has filled the house with chintz. Use of the past-tense makes the wife a subtly removed element in the story, someone whose presence we see in the environment, but who is blissfully distant during the actors throes of passion. There is an element of physical as well as emotional separation from the wife that is catalyzed by being fucked on the floor. Use of the past tense is an end to the wife presence in the actors life, a carnal catharsis amid cold fragility and emotional distance.

This is my new favourite post in the world

everyone cheer for the one (1) time tumblr had reading comprehension

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Y’ALL STFU AND LOOK AT THIS SHIT I DESIGNED IN 3 DAYS IN A FUGUE STATE

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*delighted yelling* I would like to purchase the pattern pleeeeeeeeease!!!!

This is freaking gorgeous! Fiber artists are incredible.

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WIP GAME | Rules: In a new post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words

thank you to my lovely angels @belokhvostikova and @bettyfrommars for the tag

from love, lola chapter 10 (reader’s perspective of going solo)

TAG: there’s 18 words there but my ass ain’t got 18 friends so we move @luvrsbian @allthingsjoeq @munsonology @oneforthemunny @pepsimunson

Love this, I’m breaking the rules by reblogging💕

“She doesn’t want me Steve, she wants you”, Eddie drops you into Harringtons arms and turn’s away.

From Not Very Noble chapter 7 out soon!!

17 words but I’m breaking the tag rules too-

@divamatrixx @oneforthemunny @munson-blurbs @queenimmadolla

Also reblogging because everyone needs to see what y'all are writing.

From Trapped Under Ice chapter 14: It’s you asking him, fostering a domestic routine that he could follow for the rest of his life.

Tagging a few moots, but feel free to join in if you want to share! @corroded-hellfire @hellfire--cult @whyisnteddieinsideme @lokis-army-77 @word-wytch @hellfirehottie420 @ghost-proofbaby @lofaewrites @storiesbyrhi @chrissymjstan

Thank you for the tag! @munson-blurbs

I'm happy to share what I'm writing!

From my new one shot

He kisses you back, the kind of kiss that if you weren't in a public theater he'd take you right where you both are seated.

Join in fellow moots! (If you're already tagged I'm sorry!)

@xxhellfiregirlxx @eiightysixbaby @pinkrelish @changemunson @electricmunson @trashmouth-richie

Thank you for the tag @chrissymjstan 💖

“Can I take you home tonight?” Fuck. Maybe this wasn’t going to be as easy as you thought.

(From Sugar and Spice chapter 2🤭)

No pressure tags: @strangelysupernatural @munsonology @thebearer @lesservillain @rip-quizilla @gravedigginbbydoll @eddiemunson95 @bimbobaggins69 @sunflowerdaydreamer @jamdoughnutmagician @teddyeyeswinchester @hopsgirl @melodymunson and anyone else one wants to do it!

Thank you for the tag @xxhellfiregirlxx 🥰💗

Eddie’s fucking you in the back of his expensive car.

From Sugar D*ddy part 5

Tagging - @capricornrisingsstuff @strangerfreak @liminalpebble @lofaewrites @ghosttownwherenoonegoes @ghostlyfleur @berryfairy444 @fandomohana @grumpypixistix @eddies-puppet

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You inhale and exhale, your optic pink blast out of your eyes at Henry but as he turn around to stop you, you cant seem to cause any damage. Due to his telekinetic abilities hes too strong but you keep trying hoping to weaken him.

From CSIT part 6!

Tagging: @justmeinadaze @sleepy-wyvern @strangelysupernatural @sweet-villain @jo-harrington @munsonology @eddiemunsons80sbaby

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His fingers began trailing up and down her arm and she smiled, burying her face against his shirt, feeling nineteen all over again.

This is from a book I am currently working on that is being posted on Wattpad and Ao3 called Little Do You Know. It's from a chapter I haven't posted yet.

Tagging: @indulgence-be-thy-name @filthyjoetini @sweetsweetjellybean @hellfire--cult @keeponquinning @corroded-hellfire

Thank you for the tag @eddiemunsons80sbaby!

“Terrible,” he mutters, scraping his teeth over your pulse. “Worst idea we’ve ever had.” He pulls back long enough to meet your eyes. “Sofa?”

This is more than one sentence I don't have that many friends, but I like this sentence and wanted to share it. From chapter 5 of You Look Good.

Tagging: @grimeysociety, @wheresarizona, @palomahasenteredthechat, @ghostinthebackofyourhead, @joesquinns, @quinnypixie, @pedroschka

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Thank you bella 💓

This is from "And I never saw you coming"; I'm tagging less than 7 but whatever:

@sarahbeniel @wheresarizona @ibelieveinturtles @that-wimpy-cowboy-doll @sadbi-hours @typhoidmeri

Aw, thanks for the tag

The last thing I wrote is a scrawled 'worst version' that's waiting to be rewritten into Scrivener. The last 2 sentences are:

"Lord Anthony left the country, declaring he'd never set foot in England as long as his father was still here. That's all I know."

Tagging @chrissihr @yespumpkindoodlesthings @littlemrscookie @scarletnerd05 @aenariasbookshelf @iamartemisday

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Uh… This is the last line from the last chapter of the thing I’m currently working on. I’ve been editing, so idk if I wrote this last or something else, but chronologically, it’s technically last. 😂 It’s from a pseudo historical Scottish fantasy AU with witches and dragons, so. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It is what it is.

tagging: @aenariasbookshelf @yespumpkindoodlesthings @somesortofitalianroast @endlesstwanted @tweetthang96 @hkthauer @pinkcoffeefrog

Human Brock and My Brock

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Darcy Lewis/Brock Rumlow Characters: Darcy Lewis, Brock Rumlow Summary:

Brock Rumlow finds out that Darcy Lewis has named her dog after him. He doesn’t appreciate being called “Human Brock” at work. Prompt from @chrissihr​

i don’t think people really get how little feedback fanfic authors actually get? like the effort to reaction ratio is so abysmally skewed here that a fic nearly 50,000 words long takes an entire year to amass like. 16 comments. someone reblogged a fic i wrote at 4 am and tagged it with a 5-word compliment and i can’t stop thinking about it, not because it was so nice but because half the time you post a fic you’re going to hear nothing and anything feels like so much

fandom culture is so, so good about giving artists the credit they’re due, but we gotta start doing that for writers too. you’ve got no idea how much people put into their stories and get maybe a handful of reblogs and a dozen-odd kudos. that’s not enough. writing is an endurance sport and y’all need to start giving fic writers a reason to endure it and improve their craft. encourage writers like you encourage artists. reblog fics, leave tags, leave comments, acknowledge that these stories do not just spring into being for your entertainment. 

every single damn writer i know feels like half of their readers see them as a machine. that’s gotta change. 

the number of people tagging this post as “this is why i stopped writing” is so deeply upsetting to me but at the same time it is really, really strong evidence that there is a real problem here

it is hard to create fanfic when you feel like you’re writing for ghosts. i recognize that anxiety disorders and various complications make it goddamn difficult to comment on a fic, but there needs to be more way, way more verbal support of writers than there currently is. 

leaving kudos is great, liking posts is great (in fact, way more people should be doing the former; so many tags on this post mention only getting one kudos for every 10-20 hits), but ultimately if all you receive is silence you’re going to feel like no one cares about that story you’ve sunk countless weekends into creating. 

there’s a really common misconception that fanfic authors write only for themselves and/or for love of a series, and while both of those things are true, that’s far from the whole scope of things. fanfic authors write for their for their stories to be read and for the readers to get something out of it, even if that something is just ‘damn, that was hot.’ we’re not shouting into a void here. we’re hoping to hear something back, and right now all we’re getting is echoes. 

the lack of tangible support and encouragement for authors is a problem, and you can go through the tags on this post if you don’t believe me on that. 

I cultivated the habit of leaving comments on everything.

When I dont have the brain space, just a little short “I liked this” is all it takes to make someone’s day. I know comments make authors smile and I wanna spread some sunshine and be a force of positivity.

I get that it is hard, and I get people have anxiety about interactions - but I know authors are equally as anxious for feedback. We’ve all done the hopeful refresh looking for new comments, eh?

But motivation isn’t endless. Just writing for yourself only takes most people so far.

When I was younger, I was super anxious about leaving comments. I didn’t want to seem too keen and often I only felt like I had a keymash of excitement in me.

But when I loved a fic, I loooooved it, would reread it constantly, print it out and carry it around with me, loved it.

And one day the fic I looooooved just stopped and there was this sad little authors note at the end that due to lack of feedback the motivation train had died. She had it all planned and had chapter skeletons, but she wasnt going to write anymore. The engine was Kaput. All creative momentum was gone cause this poor girl, who was an amazing writer, felt like no one cared what she had to say.

And we all came out of the woodwork then, leaving lots of lovely comments about how great it was and how we wanted her to keep writing, but she couldn’t.

Sometimes when motivation dies it cant be revived. Fanfic is for fun, and part of the fun is in the comments and interaction. If an author stops having fun, or isnt getting the interaction and validation they are seeking- well no one is paying them and it’s their free time.

But it sucked never getting the end of that story cause I bet it was so awesome in her head and all she needed was a couple more “I liked this!“s and “good work"s.

Anyway, I’ve been an anxious commenter and a “oh god is this new chapter even any good?!!” author, and I see both sides.

I dunno, I think we have to build each other up. Spread some sunshine because everyone is a bit anxious here, I think. And if you are anxious about interactions but wanting to practise getting better at them, believe me a simple little comment like “I really liked x” is a great place to start. You’ll make someone feel really good - and thats a nice feeling, knowing you made someone’s day better.

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@wishtherebestars

@gwenllian-in-the-abbey

I’ve posted one of those author’s notes myself on a fic dozens of readers begged for daily updates on at Chapter 1. 8 days later, the dozens had dwindled to maybe 5? And I was practically killing myself trying to get out a chapter every day for … who…? The dozens of people who stopped showing up daily? And I just thought??? Why did you beg for daily updates if you were going to disappear until the end of Spooktober and read it all at once? Honestly, if all you want is finished fiction, go buy a book. I’m not a fic machine and daily updates are a ridiculous expectation if you’re not going to pay that effort back with your time and encouragement and validation of that effort every day.

So, yeah, I’m one of those writers. I stuck a pin in that fic. In all my fics. They get updates when I’m motivated to write now. Because I can’t rely on reader interaction and validation to fuel my motivation to finish. That’s a recipe for failure in the current fandom reader culture.

If you want more updates more often, pay the writer with feedback and validation. Even just incoherent keysmashes or a long string of emoji will feed the muse. Anything but silence will do, which is so little to ask.

It's that time of the year again...COMFORTEMBER 2023

Hello and welcome to our fourth year of Comfortember!!! 🍂

First and foremost, I want to give a huge thank you to @highly--distractible for hosting this last year, thank you so so much, I appreciate it more than you know. The break was much needed 💜💜💜

Thank you for your patience on this, I know it's a little late. Here are the prompts for 2023:

For anyone who is seeing this for the first time (first of all, welcome!), Comfortember takes place for the month of November and each day has a comfort-themed prompt for any art medium like writing or fan art. Comfort can mean anything you want it to, from a fun slice-of-life story to the aftermath of an action-packed scene, anything that warms your heart while sipping hot cocoa.

The alternate prompts are there as replacements for if you don't want to do a particular prompt but still want to complete a prompt for the day.

This challenge is open to anyone in any fandom, and the link to this year's collection on AO3 is here!

Please send asks for any questions, I will be online more so you'll get your answers more quickly (well, relatively speaking, I can't answer while I'm at work 😅). Here is a link to the FAQ for reference.

The link to the Comfortember Discord server is here, and please use the #comfortember tag when you post on Tumblr so all posts can be found under a single tag.

I hope you all enjoy these prompts and don't feel pressured about a deadline!! The most important part is having fun, you can complete this when it is best for you 💜 Thank you for participating!!!

*The prompts are written out for easy readability and access under the cut.*

Seasonal Delights Bingo

About Hurt and Comfort Bingo

WHAT IS THIS?

Hurt and Comfort is a fanwork genre that includes the physical pain or emotional discomfort of one character, who is then cared for by another character or by themselves.

This bingo event is for creators who wish to create under this genre! It can also be used to explore variations of it, such as Hurt No Comfort, and Comfort No Hurt.

But all in all, how Hurt and Comfort is defined is up to you! You can go all out on the pain, or the caretaking, many forms of it are welcome here.

SUBMISSIONS

Once you receive your bingo card, you can start! There are no deadlines, so feel free to work at your own pace. Don’t forget to keep track of which spaces you have accomplished, too!

If in your application you gave us permission to reblog your work, we’ll put it right here on this blog to share with others. Be sure to tag it with #hurtcomfortbingo, or @ us in the post. Aside from that, please tag the prompt featured in the fic, and the fandom you wrote it for.

If you cross-post the fic on AO3, we have a Hurt and Comfort collection, which you can find here! Go ahead and add your fic to the collection!

Your work can be NSFW / NSFL, but they must be tagged and warned accordingly. All works that include any of the following must include a warning in their header - violence / death / abuse (of any kind) / non-con / dub-con / self-harm / spoilers for an episode of anything currently airing / anything you imagine could be a trigger – when in doubt, please err on the side of caution.

There’s no specific order or template for submission, but what needs to be seen are:

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Sweet & Spicy Bingo is back!

After some time on Twitter and a long absence, Sweet & Spicy Multifandom Bingo has moved to Tumblr for another seasonal event. Welcome & welcome back to past & future participants!

'Sweet & Spicy' is meant to convey the idea that wholesome vibes and not-so-wholesome vibes can coexist in fandom, whether in separate works or combined into one. Prompts may have positive or negative connotations, but you’re free to use them however you’d like!

Signups for our Winter Edition are open until December 20th, but there's no deadline on submissions.

Winter Event | General Info | AO3 Collection

From the People Who Brought You July Break Bingo…

We’d like to welcome all of you to join us for a tiny little event called Halloween Horror Bingo.

The form is over here and you can find a full directory here for the FAQ, Rules, stamps, a link to the Discord and more.

We just want you guys to have fun, to enjoy the season, to relax while filling cards, and to feel inspired. Even if you just want a card for the serotonin, that’s okay too.

There’s no time frame for when you have to have your card completed.

Combine at your own free will, pair it with other events, and just have fun with it!