Tag: writing
The Tangerines of Wrath
This story about tangerines being trashed instead of sold inspired someone to post this excerpt from John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. The quote from…
The Little Boy
This post features The Little Boy by Helen E. Buckley. It’s just a reminder to never lose your creativity, don’t let them take it from…
Amtrak Train Story
amtrak-official posted this amazing Amtrak (everyone’s favorite underfunded government run train company) story in the form of logs and journals from passengers on the train….
Queer Anthology
This post is about a wonderful queer anthology titled All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages. Here’s the info about it:…
Icarus Wikipedia Article from Another Timeline
meowcats734 wrote this amazing story about a rogue planet named Icarus in the form of a Wikipedia article from another timeline. This is a super…
The Revenge of the Sith Novelization
intermundia wrote this beautiful post about the novelization of The Revenge of the Sith. This is such a good quote: “Star Wars ultimately carries a…
Deconstructing Tolkien
TLDR: Stop praising recent fantasy for deconstructing Tolkien if they’re “deconstructing” something Tolkien has never actually constructed. Source
Humans are Weird – Death
Today’s “humans are weird space orcs” post written by sugardrake is about death. A human talks to a dying alien named Zah Rem and changes his view on…
The Strongest Guy Ever vs the Weakest Guy Ever
This wasn’t really a writing prompt that cheeso posted, but the story it inspired is seriously great! What if there was a fight between the…
How To Avoid Plot Armor When Writing
This is a great list by coffeebeanwriting of how to avoid plot armor when you’re writing. Plot armor is when important characters seem to survive each…