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@iceboxplums.bsky.social
Queer enby audhder, adhd coach, folk witch, New Orleanian at heart. She/they. ‼️ MDNI ‼️
Discord: iceboxplums
www.welcometotheporchlight.com
Author of the Newskies Guide to Bluesky: http://bit.ly/newskies-guide
Discord: iceboxplums
www.welcometotheporchlight.com
Author of the Newskies Guide to Bluesky: http://bit.ly/newskies-guide
We started DMing back and forth more often, about more topics than just the fic. We really hit it off and by Thanksgiving we had each other's numbers saved in our phones and would text pretty much constantly. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Before Thanksgiving, S paid me a house call.
October 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
We started DMing back and forth more often, about more topics than just the fic. We really hit it off and by Thanksgiving we had each other's numbers saved in our phones and would text pretty much constantly. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Before Thanksgiving, S paid me a house call.
So it was a surprise to both me and EB when I posted a video reading a snippet from my fic in which S has a monologue. I used a Southern accent that just Felt Right™️. "The accent, the pacing, the cadence, everything is on point, I'm so impressed," EB commented. In a DM, she admitted to being shook.
October 29, 2024 at 12:55 PM
So it was a surprise to both me and EB when I posted a video reading a snippet from my fic in which S has a monologue. I used a Southern accent that just Felt Right™️. "The accent, the pacing, the cadence, everything is on point, I'm so impressed," EB commented. In a DM, she admitted to being shook.
Mind you, I had never been to New Orleans or Acadiana, never met anyone from there, and was only mildly interested in the place as a concept before the fall of 2023. I thought the 504 was neat, but I've never been one of those "it's calling me home" girlies. That's changed now, obviously.
October 29, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Mind you, I had never been to New Orleans or Acadiana, never met anyone from there, and was only mildly interested in the place as a concept before the fall of 2023. I thought the 504 was neat, but I've never been one of those "it's calling me home" girlies. That's changed now, obviously.
It was important for me to get S's character right. They have a specific way of talking and interacting with the world in the source material, so I'd send snippets and ideas back and forth with EB, and she was always very encouraging. "Wow, you've got a really natural intuition for how they sound!"
October 29, 2024 at 12:29 PM
It was important for me to get S's character right. They have a specific way of talking and interacting with the world in the source material, so I'd send snippets and ideas back and forth with EB, and she was always very encouraging. "Wow, you've got a really natural intuition for how they sound!"
More background: I'm still married, though currently separated from my spouse. At the time, I was unhappily married. We went to a lot of couples' counseling and really tried to make it work. The fic was definitely a way for me to distance myself from him, though I would have denied it then.
October 29, 2024 at 12:26 PM
More background: I'm still married, though currently separated from my spouse. At the time, I was unhappily married. We went to a lot of couples' counseling and really tried to make it work. The fic was definitely a way for me to distance myself from him, though I would have denied it then.
For privacy's sake, we'll call her EB and the character I asked to borrow S. If you're on spiritual tiktok, you've probably seen her videos a time or two, especially if you're into New Orleanian folklore and stories. I'm not going to give any more details than that. This isn't a name & blame thread.
October 29, 2024 at 12:22 PM
For privacy's sake, we'll call her EB and the character I asked to borrow S. If you're on spiritual tiktok, you've probably seen her videos a time or two, especially if you're into New Orleanian folklore and stories. I'm not going to give any more details than that. This isn't a name & blame thread.
A little more than a year ago, I was deep in the writing process for a Good Omens fan fic. This thing had me by the *throat*. Hours upon hours a day writing. I reached out to a fellow author on TikTok to ask if I could borrow one of her characters from her books for the fic. She said yes.
October 29, 2024 at 12:18 PM
A little more than a year ago, I was deep in the writing process for a Good Omens fan fic. This thing had me by the *throat*. Hours upon hours a day writing. I reached out to a fellow author on TikTok to ask if I could borrow one of her characters from her books for the fic. She said yes.
So, just to set minds at ease up top: I am currently safe, relatively sane, and mostly stable. Some of the events that happened over the course of the last year involve the supernatural, unexplainable, and ineffable. I am not and was not in a state of spiritual psychosis (my therapist agrees!).
October 29, 2024 at 12:13 PM
So, just to set minds at ease up top: I am currently safe, relatively sane, and mostly stable. Some of the events that happened over the course of the last year involve the supernatural, unexplainable, and ineffable. I am not and was not in a state of spiritual psychosis (my therapist agrees!).
Thanks, I needed that laugh. :3 pls tell Chani she's a good girl who doesn't need to be useful if she doesn't want to be!
March 5, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Thanks, I needed that laugh. :3 pls tell Chani she's a good girl who doesn't need to be useful if she doesn't want to be!
A ton of meta-connected apps (Spotify, Chani) are struggling to load for me today too.
March 5, 2024 at 4:13 PM
A ton of meta-connected apps (Spotify, Chani) are struggling to load for me today too.
Hey, we'll take still kicking! The last few months have been A Lot™️ but deeply transformative, magical, and necessary for my personal growth. Sometimes it feels like dying to learn how to live, you know?
March 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Hey, we'll take still kicking! The last few months have been A Lot™️ but deeply transformative, magical, and necessary for my personal growth. Sometimes it feels like dying to learn how to live, you know?
Tony Bourdain. I got calls and texts from friends and family members as though I'd lost a close relative. I was fairly distraught for weeks after and he's got a place on my ancestor altar.
March 3, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Tony Bourdain. I got calls and texts from friends and family members as though I'd lost a close relative. I was fairly distraught for weeks after and he's got a place on my ancestor altar.
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Les Mis, Into the Woods, West Side Story, and Come from Away, with honorable mentions to Hadestown and Evita.
February 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Les Mis, Into the Woods, West Side Story, and Come from Away, with honorable mentions to Hadestown and Evita.
Oh hi! I've been busy with Life Stuff but I was just poking around here earlier today! What have I missed?
December 17, 2023 at 12:20 AM
Oh hi! I've been busy with Life Stuff but I was just poking around here earlier today! What have I missed?
Writing, some work, going out for fancy pizza with the spouse later on. Small dinner party with friends tomorrow! 😍
September 12, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Writing, some work, going out for fancy pizza with the spouse later on. Small dinner party with friends tomorrow! 😍
Thank you darlin!
September 12, 2023 at 9:53 AM
Thank you darlin!
I call that "rude", lol (I'm right there with you)
August 30, 2023 at 9:52 AM
I call that "rude", lol (I'm right there with you)