Naomi Heartbreak
@paranoiapen.bsky.social
Indie writer of confused-genre books. Keen on getting to know indie writers and reading their stuff. Also teacher and parent.
You both promise and deliver.
August 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
You both promise and deliver.
Very sadly! Although I have heard about some incidences of education unions over there being very successful in making changes.
August 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Very sadly! Although I have heard about some incidences of education unions over there being very successful in making changes.
I loved Barbie. It was really funny and I went in with low expectations. I pretty much hated Oppenheimer. Boring kind of hero worship of some guy, all about blokes in suits, women characters were crap. And it was so loud I actually covered my ears for a lot of it.
August 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I loved Barbie. It was really funny and I went in with low expectations. I pretty much hated Oppenheimer. Boring kind of hero worship of some guy, all about blokes in suits, women characters were crap. And it was so loud I actually covered my ears for a lot of it.
In the UK we don't have these lists. That's my point. Teachers do not provide supplies for the classroom. The schools do.
August 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In the UK we don't have these lists. That's my point. Teachers do not provide supplies for the classroom. The schools do.
Strictly for US teachers. We teachers from other countries stand back in horror at the whole idea of having to provide supplies for your own classroom each year. Wtf? Solidarity tho, obvs.
August 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Strictly for US teachers. We teachers from other countries stand back in horror at the whole idea of having to provide supplies for your own classroom each year. Wtf? Solidarity tho, obvs.
I used to make my own (not avocado, I can't even imagine what that's like) but then all the aquafaba (chick pea water) mysteriously stopped working, so I buy it. I think it's no more expensive than regular mayo. There's only one brand I like though and even that doesn't have enough mustard.
August 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I used to make my own (not avocado, I can't even imagine what that's like) but then all the aquafaba (chick pea water) mysteriously stopped working, so I buy it. I think it's no more expensive than regular mayo. There's only one brand I like though and even that doesn't have enough mustard.
I should probably add that I'm vegan, so 'mayo' very much in quotation marks.
August 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I should probably add that I'm vegan, so 'mayo' very much in quotation marks.
This has been so helpful! Thank you!
August 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This has been so helpful! Thank you!
I put vinegar on it, and a little olive oil. I looked up coleslaw recipes recently, cos I was bothered by the difference between 'coleslaw' and 'slaw' and found mayo is not a necessary ingredient for a coleslaw, though some recipes had it.
August 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I put vinegar on it, and a little olive oil. I looked up coleslaw recipes recently, cos I was bothered by the difference between 'coleslaw' and 'slaw' and found mayo is not a necessary ingredient for a coleslaw, though some recipes had it.
Wow, that sounds crazy to me!
August 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wow, that sounds crazy to me!
I don't even use any on mine, just have a little on the side...
August 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I don't even use any on mine, just have a little on the side...
I just came back here after some time away to find my feed is mainly adverts for goods or services. This is probably cos I'm following the wrong people.
August 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I just came back here after some time away to find my feed is mainly adverts for goods or services. This is probably cos I'm following the wrong people.
I read them. They're part of the chapter. I mean, they might not be very good at being part of the chapter, but they might be an essential component. Only way to know is to read them.
August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I read them. They're part of the chapter. I mean, they might not be very good at being part of the chapter, but they might be an essential component. Only way to know is to read them.
I think I'm a 'less' person too. I like to stick description in and around action and use ordinary words in unusual ways rather than 'fancy' words. I think the key to good description is to tie it to what characters notice and keep it to a sketch of a big picture with a zoomed in detail or two.
August 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I think I'm a 'less' person too. I like to stick description in and around action and use ordinary words in unusual ways rather than 'fancy' words. I think the key to good description is to tie it to what characters notice and keep it to a sketch of a big picture with a zoomed in detail or two.
I just read an indie book that was pretty good except for the massive intricate description of EVERYTHING placed so that by the time you'd read it you were bamboozled by the intricate details of a character's outfit to such an extent you had forgotten where everyone was and what they were doing.
August 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I just read an indie book that was pretty good except for the massive intricate description of EVERYTHING placed so that by the time you'd read it you were bamboozled by the intricate details of a character's outfit to such an extent you had forgotten where everyone was and what they were doing.
I guess I have the advantage of never having used any of those devices when writing! I also know quite a lot about grammar, cos I teach English, which helps with the confidence. It's easy to get confused into thinking grammar has a 'right' and 'wrong' when really it's about choices.
August 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I guess I have the advantage of never having used any of those devices when writing! I also know quite a lot about grammar, cos I teach English, which helps with the confidence. It's easy to get confused into thinking grammar has a 'right' and 'wrong' when really it's about choices.
It's so nice they did that thing where they said my computer was too shit for windows 11, so now I have Linux. Bit like waking up from a bad dream.
August 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's so nice they did that thing where they said my computer was too shit for windows 11, so now I have Linux. Bit like waking up from a bad dream.
#SummerOfStory
This game has been hard to figure out what with the quoting and thd hastags. Blimey!
This game has been hard to figure out what with the quoting and thd hastags. Blimey!
August 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#SummerOfStory
This game has been hard to figure out what with the quoting and thd hastags. Blimey!
This game has been hard to figure out what with the quoting and thd hastags. Blimey!