January Prompts

1. Itch

2. Sworn enemy

3. Framed

4. Sleep

5. Down the hill

6. Hinder

7. Pony

8. Tall

9. Gunman

10. Alternative methods

11. Leash

12. Charismatic leader

13. En route

14. Omens

15. Gallavant

16. It works!

17. Stay-at-home

18. Foreign spices

19. Spell(s) for this year

20. Bellyache

21. Inauguration

22. Electrician

23. Looking at the sky

24. Last rites

25. Power of community

26. Old ballerina

27. Can’t feel a thing

28. Healing water

29. Geology

30. Flash flood

31. Sanctuary

Warsan Shire, from “Home”, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

i use spotify too much these days (unfortunately) and have been recently coming back to some old mountain goats songs not on that platform. i had almost forgotten about this gem. it's called "counting song for bitter children".

Audio transcription: John Darnielle sings and plays guitar.

[spoken] Okay, let's try this.

[guitar starts and the rest is sung]

One, two, I don't love you Three, four, anymore One, three, stay away from me Five, seven, good children get nothing

Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

One, two, two-and-a-half, stick around here, don't make me laugh Two-and-a-half, three, four-point-five, a new day's dawning and my hour's arrived One, two, I got things to do One, three, I got people to see, I got people that wanna see me

Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

a little life by hanya yanagihara // the embrace by peter wever // the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us by sufjan stevens // every ounce of me by atticus // a text from my best friend grace // winnie the pooh by a. a. milne // like real people do by hozier // lamia by john waterhouse // the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater // the boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by charlie mackesy

inspired by this post

I hate the dog-ification of werewolves >:( I by making them happy dumbos it misses the best part of transformative monstrosity: repression. If you aren't afraid of the beast within what's the fucking point. It's the big bad wolf lurking on moonlit nights it's not your golden retriever in the park at noon. Justice for repression!! Justice for the beast within!! Justice for the fear of who you could be if you really let loose! Is the monster your true self? Does the thrill of the wild outweigh the guilt that comes in the light of day, when there's mud on your feet and blood on your hands? What does it mean that you crave that which disgusts you, that the wolf isn't just something you become, it's something you always were

Your life to this point in book chapters

Part One: Childhood

1. Near Death

2. Love in a Cocoon of Anxiety

3. All the Stage Lights Shining

4. The Red Car

5. Glimpses of Memory

6. Melting Crayons

7. The Lonely Days

8. First Blood, First Fear

9. Fairies & Werewolves & Pop Punk & Blades

10. The Darkness Unpacks His Bags

Part Two: Teenage Years

1. Cuffed Sleeves & Hidden Arms

2. Invisibility is an Art Form

3. The Hunger Creeps In

4. The Lonely Days Part Two

5. The Blur

Part Three: Early Adulthood

1. The Hunger Falls Apart

2. Dizzy Lights, Train Stations, & Starbucks

3. The Bukowski Days

4. Crying on the Floor is an Art Form

5. How to Pick Yourself Up

Part Four: Mid-Twenties to Now

1. The Smoking Area

2. Failing, Trying, Failing, Trying

3. They Die.

4. New Beginnings

5. Alone, At Last

6. Thriving, Almost

7. Lexapro Lullabies

8. The Blur Part Two (Covid, Champagne & My Dad)

9. He Came, He Cracked a Joke, He Died

10. Legalese Mumbo Jumbo

11. New Beginnings Part Two

12. Sebastian & Pepper & Learning to Live

13. Not Just Surviving, Anymore

February Prompts

I guess some things you can never leave behind, they don’t belong to the past. They belong to you :,)

Franny Choi, from "I Guess By Now I Thought I’d Be Done With Shame"

WHAT THE FUCK!!! NORA!!! WHAT. THE. FUCK.