Tag: writing
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those who live: a novella
Annette Reyes thinks that she’s mostly content with her life. Mostly. But after a ghost hunter and an exorcist move in with her at the dawn of a pandemic, Annette and her new roommates must get used to living with each other and navigate the general pains of adulthood—including loss.
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how mob psycho 100 subverts common genre/story & character tropes
Spoiler Alert: turn back if you’ve never read/watched Mob Psycho 100 so you can experience its greatness for yourself! Shonen manga/anime is inarguably the genre that I consumed the most in my youth. As the name implies, it’s mainly targeted towards boys/younger men. Regardless, the genre of a manga does not and should not dictate…
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how lack of sleep can hurt your writing
We were all probably taught the same lessons growing up: children require an average of ten hours of sleep, teenagers need a minimum of eight, and adults need six. Of course, the actual recommended amount of sleep is significantly higher. According to Statistics Canada, adults in particular are strongly advised to have seven to nine…
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a closer look at the representation of memory in one! hundred! demons!
When I first started reading One! Hundred! Demons by Lynda Barry, I knew instantly that it was going to be special. Perhaps it was the scrapbook-like art style, which drew my child self in like a moth to a flame. Perhaps it was the fact that Barry is half-Filipino–I was glad to read any kind…
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eggs and lumpia: a short story
Penny fumbles to turn on the stove. She’s not used to the touch screen buttons yet, accustomed to the knobs of her own gas stove in her apartment, but she’s determined to learn. “L’a!” she calls out, putting a pan over the stove. “How would you like your eggs?”
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writing is hard
Writing has always felt like breathing to me. But at the same time, there are days where nothing I write makes sense. Or it made sense one day, but not the next. I wish I could just twirl a wand and have ideas and words appear on the page. Even then, it’s important to write…
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