Rain
@raininginmountains.bsky.social
aspiring author, west virginian lesbian, 21
my account to work on original stories and talk about appalachian stuff, mental health, and other things I feel bad about doing on my larger, more social account
my account to work on original stories and talk about appalachian stuff, mental health, and other things I feel bad about doing on my larger, more social account
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i went outside for a moment today and felt my migraine calm a bit, had me thinking of when i was younger and the morning mist was one of my few joys - it was rawer, when i was young and lost and the world was slightly less polluted
i went outside for a moment today and felt my migraine calm a bit, had me thinking of when i was younger and the morning mist was one of my few joys - it was rawer, when i was young and lost and the world was slightly less polluted
barely any progress today, but i settled on a 'starting' name for one character and am writing a small scene to set the tone of appalachiaslop
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
barely any progress today, but i settled on a 'starting' name for one character and am writing a small scene to set the tone of appalachiaslop
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
i feel like its a bit stereotypical to listen to 'imaginary appalachia' while writing appalachian fantasy, but my ability to find music that fits the vibe i like is so abysmal that its all i can find that fits, ive been looping 'sleeping on the blacktop' a lot
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
i feel like its a bit stereotypical to listen to 'imaginary appalachia' while writing appalachian fantasy, but my ability to find music that fits the vibe i like is so abysmal that its all i can find that fits, ive been looping 'sleeping on the blacktop' a lot
the tone of my day was just set when my father looked me in the eyes and told me bluntly about his arrangements because he is unsure of how long he is going to live with the stresses and medical issues he currently has
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
the tone of my day was just set when my father looked me in the eyes and told me bluntly about his arrangements because he is unsure of how long he is going to live with the stresses and medical issues he currently has
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
i dont know how many 'i just need to survive' i have left in me, but until i run out, its the only thing that can calm me down when i get flooded with bad news and delays and setbacks
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
i dont know how many 'i just need to survive' i have left in me, but until i run out, its the only thing that can calm me down when i get flooded with bad news and delays and setbacks
hastily jotting down 'small appalachian critter tail' in my character notes for the character whose progression is centered around rejecting societal expectations and becoming an increasingly esoteric girlthing monster
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 AM
hastily jotting down 'small appalachian critter tail' in my character notes for the character whose progression is centered around rejecting societal expectations and becoming an increasingly esoteric girlthing monster
one thing i want to be able to convey with my writing is 'value' - that one person can see a prison and another a paradise, that one person's suffering is not always another's, that home is to many people vastly different
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 AM
one thing i want to be able to convey with my writing is 'value' - that one person can see a prison and another a paradise, that one person's suffering is not always another's, that home is to many people vastly different
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i've devised a new contraption which i call "the pear wiggler but for good girls" and its like the pear wiggler but instead of pears its plushies and the good girl in question gets put in the middle of it and jostled around in a warm and cozy plushie paradise
June 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i've devised a new contraption which i call "the pear wiggler but for good girls" and its like the pear wiggler but instead of pears its plushies and the good girl in question gets put in the middle of it and jostled around in a warm and cozy plushie paradise
the warmth of a comforter and blanket is really nice after surviving a headache for several hours, the pain is still present and dulling my thoughts but the physical comfort is keeping it down enough
coziness is justice
coziness is justice
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 AM
the warmth of a comforter and blanket is really nice after surviving a headache for several hours, the pain is still present and dulling my thoughts but the physical comfort is keeping it down enough
coziness is justice
coziness is justice
one of my most backhanded talents due to my asthma and headaches is an uncanny ability to predict the weather - i can always tell when rain is coming, because my head congests to a near-unbearable degree
my nose, having been broken in a fist fight and never fixed, doesn't like this very well
my nose, having been broken in a fist fight and never fixed, doesn't like this very well
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
one of my most backhanded talents due to my asthma and headaches is an uncanny ability to predict the weather - i can always tell when rain is coming, because my head congests to a near-unbearable degree
my nose, having been broken in a fist fight and never fixed, doesn't like this very well
my nose, having been broken in a fist fight and never fixed, doesn't like this very well
I hope to create a world where readers will be so engaged with the setting and characters that they read dialogue that includes words like “holler” and “dangunnit” and still choose to continue reading and imagining the speakers as intelligent and emotionally capable characters
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I hope to create a world where readers will be so engaged with the setting and characters that they read dialogue that includes words like “holler” and “dangunnit” and still choose to continue reading and imagining the speakers as intelligent and emotionally capable characters
got a bit of work on the foundations of my ‘appalachiaslop’, but it’s still very crude and a work in progress - i need to soak deep in the bones of it, look up at the stars and cackle, to take a bit of my soul and burn it into the text
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
got a bit of work on the foundations of my ‘appalachiaslop’, but it’s still very crude and a work in progress - i need to soak deep in the bones of it, look up at the stars and cackle, to take a bit of my soul and burn it into the text
ive been trying to work on my endurance by doing occasional workouts of fifteen pounds and fifteen reps, but my body is so unused to it that i just almost started crying subconsciously when doing shoulder presses from how much it took out of me
January 14, 2026 at 1:38 AM
ive been trying to work on my endurance by doing occasional workouts of fifteen pounds and fifteen reps, but my body is so unused to it that i just almost started crying subconsciously when doing shoulder presses from how much it took out of me
for a lot of my life, i associated houses with two states - filthy, covered in unnecessary clutter and suffocating, and overly clean, almost clinical and middle-class in a way that left me feeling vulnerable and filthy by comparison
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
for a lot of my life, i associated houses with two states - filthy, covered in unnecessary clutter and suffocating, and overly clean, almost clinical and middle-class in a way that left me feeling vulnerable and filthy by comparison
i love hobbit holes a lot, tolkien really did cook when it comes to them - they have the same comfort as a well-decorated, cluttered trailer, a cozy slice of the world marked sacred by mundanity and secure by its lack of room, a place to hide and warm and curl up
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
i love hobbit holes a lot, tolkien really did cook when it comes to them - they have the same comfort as a well-decorated, cluttered trailer, a cozy slice of the world marked sacred by mundanity and secure by its lack of room, a place to hide and warm and curl up
a quest in a gacha game was so good that i actually got inspired and have a solid idea for writing my appalachiaslop now, i just need to curate music and aesthetics to immerse myself and find the time and energy to write
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
a quest in a gacha game was so good that i actually got inspired and have a solid idea for writing my appalachiaslop now, i just need to curate music and aesthetics to immerse myself and find the time and energy to write
lunch - as blasphemous as it probably is, I cut up sirloin to fry with white mushrooms, while the mixed veggies are added when served because my father has no teeth
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
lunch - as blasphemous as it probably is, I cut up sirloin to fry with white mushrooms, while the mixed veggies are added when served because my father has no teeth
the devil went down to georgia is such a perfect example of what being american could mean in a better world - the confidence to take on the temptations of the devil and crush them head on with the beauty of pure skill and dedication to your craft
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM
the devil went down to georgia is such a perfect example of what being american could mean in a better world - the confidence to take on the temptations of the devil and crush them head on with the beauty of pure skill and dedication to your craft
washing a bowl at my sink while like this was unusual - it felt like watching a video of someone doing it, but as if every sense was recreated, not just sight
like the water felt hot, the bowl felt solid, but i wasnt really there and so even if i burnt my hand or dropped the bowl, it didnt matter
like the water felt hot, the bowl felt solid, but i wasnt really there and so even if i burnt my hand or dropped the bowl, it didnt matter
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 AM
washing a bowl at my sink while like this was unusual - it felt like watching a video of someone doing it, but as if every sense was recreated, not just sight
like the water felt hot, the bowl felt solid, but i wasnt really there and so even if i burnt my hand or dropped the bowl, it didnt matter
like the water felt hot, the bowl felt solid, but i wasnt really there and so even if i burnt my hand or dropped the bowl, it didnt matter
how much force do you need to bite your own tongue off?
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 AM
how much force do you need to bite your own tongue off?
the brain is such a fascinatingly flawed product, but i often wonder if my particular defects are natural or due to the injuries i received as a child
dissociative episodes, manic episodes, inability to focus, inexpressiveness, migraines, jumbled sense of pain, anxiety, intrusive thoughts
dissociative episodes, manic episodes, inability to focus, inexpressiveness, migraines, jumbled sense of pain, anxiety, intrusive thoughts
January 12, 2026 at 4:44 AM
the brain is such a fascinatingly flawed product, but i often wonder if my particular defects are natural or due to the injuries i received as a child
dissociative episodes, manic episodes, inability to focus, inexpressiveness, migraines, jumbled sense of pain, anxiety, intrusive thoughts
dissociative episodes, manic episodes, inability to focus, inexpressiveness, migraines, jumbled sense of pain, anxiety, intrusive thoughts
i wonder if, right now, i could manifest hidden strength
my sense of pain is there but completely dysfunctional, almost like laughing gas, so it makes me wonder if i could produce a level of strength my body usually does not produce because of fear of harming itself
isnt that an odd sensation?
my sense of pain is there but completely dysfunctional, almost like laughing gas, so it makes me wonder if i could produce a level of strength my body usually does not produce because of fear of harming itself
isnt that an odd sensation?
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 AM
i wonder if, right now, i could manifest hidden strength
my sense of pain is there but completely dysfunctional, almost like laughing gas, so it makes me wonder if i could produce a level of strength my body usually does not produce because of fear of harming itself
isnt that an odd sensation?
my sense of pain is there but completely dysfunctional, almost like laughing gas, so it makes me wonder if i could produce a level of strength my body usually does not produce because of fear of harming itself
isnt that an odd sensation?
moments of non-migraine dizziness like im experiencing right now are a weirdly meditative experience most of the time - i feel as if my world is frighteningly clumsy, oppressively quiet and very slow, so i have a strong sense of clarity
i am in a state of existent nonexistence right now
i am in a state of existent nonexistence right now
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM
moments of non-migraine dizziness like im experiencing right now are a weirdly meditative experience most of the time - i feel as if my world is frighteningly clumsy, oppressively quiet and very slow, so i have a strong sense of clarity
i am in a state of existent nonexistence right now
i am in a state of existent nonexistence right now
im kind of like if they made a fisher cat into a girl in that life has tried to skin me into extinction but now im everyones problem and nothing has managed to kill me yet
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
im kind of like if they made a fisher cat into a girl in that life has tried to skin me into extinction but now im everyones problem and nothing has managed to kill me yet
sometimes i wonder if i would prosper in a healthier environment, if my struggles are exterior, or if im simply not very capable when it comes to some things
it took me an extra year to graduate with an associates degree in my field and i cheated a lot and still barely passed
it took me an extra year to graduate with an associates degree in my field and i cheated a lot and still barely passed
January 11, 2026 at 5:41 AM
sometimes i wonder if i would prosper in a healthier environment, if my struggles are exterior, or if im simply not very capable when it comes to some things
it took me an extra year to graduate with an associates degree in my field and i cheated a lot and still barely passed
it took me an extra year to graduate with an associates degree in my field and i cheated a lot and still barely passed