I will write here something one day, hope I don't forget about it.
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I recommend reading the entire letter, but here are a couple excerpts:
resources on how to help:
uyghur genocide palestinian genocide armenian genocide ukrainian genocide sudanese genocide
Ukrainian folk themed unrequited love
Demons in order:
1. Rusalka
2. Upyr
3. Chort
4. Witch and kikimora
5. Zlydnia
6. Water chort
7. Leshy
8. Chort
9. Rusalka
10. Chorts
I'm starting to get smile lines.
How lovely to have smiled so often that happiness permanently etches itself into your face
i also can’t have goodreads!?!!? (x)
"If you teach the dog to bite you'll be the one to blame"
Painting I did awhile ago, inspired by my last encounter with a wild dog
can we start gatekeeping good omens from the people who don’t know what queerbaiting is cause istg some of these folks are being purposely obtuse
Something I find in old sketchbook and still like very much
Have very soft spots for sea creatures
Second year in a row *shocked pikachu face*
cannot stress enough how unfunny the ww3 jokes were at the beginning of the war in ukraine and still are today after the incident in poland
The funniest thing about watching jerma play botw is walking away for like 20 minutes to do something and coming back to see him doing the exact same puzzle that he was on.
I need to return to drawing. It's been long time.
Some sketches
18.12.21-19.12.21
Okay maybe mama did raise a fool
Shining eyes of a mask
06.10.21
Resources For Writing Deaf, Mute, or Blind Characters
Despite the fact that I am not deaf, mute, or blind myself, one of the most common questions I receive is how to portray characters with these disabilities in fiction.
As such, I’ve compiled the resources I’ve accumulated (from real life Deaf, mute, or blind people) into a handy masterlist.
Deaf Characters:
Deaf characters masterpost
Deaf dialogue thread
Dialogue with signing characters (also applies to mute characters.)
A Deaf author’s advice on deaf characters
Dialogue between Deaf characters
“The Month I Suddenly Went Deaf”
What It’s Like Going Deaf In Your Thirties
9 Women Share What It Feels Like To Lose Your Hearing
What It’s Like Being a Deaf Teenager (video)
Parenting With Sign Language (video)
Deaf Teen Talks About Losing His Hearing To Meningitis (video)
Things Not To Say To A Deaf Person (video)
Deaf Kids Shining in High School (video)
I recently discovered the youtube channel of the amazing Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, a vintage-loving, lesbian, happily married queen, who talks about her deafness in many of her videos. I can’t recommend her enough.
Black Deaf Culture Through the Lens of Black Deaf History
Black Deaf History
Video: How to Sign in BASL (Black American Sign Language)
Mute Characters
Life as a Mute
My Silent Summer: Life as a Mute
What It’s Like Being Mute
21 People Reveal What It’s Really Like To Be Mute
I am a 20 year old Mute, ask me anything at all!
Blind Characters:
Things Not To Say To A Blind Person (video)
What It’s Like to Go Blind (video)
The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Blind Characters.
@referenceforwriters masterpost of resources for writing/playing blind characters.
The youtube channel of the wonderful Tommy Edison, a man blind from birth with great insight into the depiction of blind people and their lives.
As does Molly Burke, “a typical sushi and makeup loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind.”
And Alyssa Irene, who talks about her experience going blind and life as a blind person.
An Absolute Write thread on the depiction of blind characters, with lots of different viewpoints and some great tips.
And finally, this short, handy masterpost of resources for writing blind characters.
Characters Who Are Blind in One Eye
4 Ways Life Looks Shockingly Different With One Eye
Learning to Live With One Eye
Adapting to the Loss of an Eye
Adapting to Eye Loss and Monocular Vision
Monocular Depth Perception
Deaf-Blind Characters
What Is It Like To Be Deafblind?
Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights
Deaf and Blind by 30
Sarita is Blind, Deaf, and Employed (video)
Deaf and Blind: Being Me (video)
Born Deaf and Blind, This Eritrean American Graduated Harvard Law School (video)
A Day of a Deaf Blind Person
Lesser Known Things About Being Deafblind
How the Deaf-Blind Communicate
Early Interactions With Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
Raising a DeafBlind Baby
If you have any more resources to add, let me know! I’ll be adding to this post as I find more resources.
I hope this helps, and happy writing! <3
Is it me or it doesn’t feel like 2021 yet...
reasons.
so apparently my city has a superhero. and a supervillain. who like, do activism. and. my mom. is dating the supervillain.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep 🍃🍂
this is so beautiful im actually crying!!!!!