Ways autistic traits impact my daily life #5 (ps pre-script, I found this book recently and it was super informative about autism. I enjoyed it.) Is it normal for people to know what to do in a conversation? Like, genuinely. Is that a capability people have? I know that some autistic people have a “socialContinue reading “Let’s ramble about small talk”
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What do these all have in common?
Lately in my revising, I’ve spotted a tendency in my writing that I’m not a fan of. Here are some examples: Then came another fire blast as Dante spun. Reptilian-skinned soldiers in pale armor chuckled as Victor passed them, then exploded into laughter at the beady-eyed one’s story. Freezing in place, Victor could do nothingContinue reading “What do these all have in common?”
I ain’t qualified for this
But here’s someone who is. Jamala represented Ukraine in Eurovision 2016 with this song, “1944.” Its lyrics and music video describe the deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union in World War II. In other words, the Soviet Union forced hundreds of thousands of people out of Crimea into Uzbekistan or nearby areas. ThousandsContinue reading “I ain’t qualified for this”
What I count on
Ways autistic traits impact my daily life #3 Sometimes I excessively count things. We’ll get to that in a moment. but first, some background Usually, excessive counting is associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). For example, obsessing over making pictures on the fridge perfectly symmetrical, or feeling compelled to count candies. But it also fallsContinue reading “What I count on”
How I revise a story
This is the first scene of Kree Annihilators, comparing the 1st draft with how it looks after recent revisions. For this article, I broke it down into a few paragraphs at a time, with underlined sections from the first draft and non-underlined sections from post-revision (you may have to view this article on my websiteContinue reading “How I revise a story”
buy me a pizza, not a coffee, please
ways autistic traits impact my daily life #2 I’ve only had caffeine a few times in my life. They’ve all ended badly. Once when I was 10 or 12 or 13, I had a can of soda with caffeine. It wasn’t even the whole can. Probably less than half. Unfortunately for my family, we wereContinue reading “buy me a pizza, not a coffee, please”
Wattpad what?
Hi peoples! I’m writing a novel on Wattpad. You can check it out here. It’s currently titled Kree Annihilators, and if “Kree” sounds familiar to you, you might be a Marvel fan. Surprise! I wrote a fanfiction. At least, “fanfiction” in the sense it features Marvel characters like Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl and theContinue reading “Wattpad what?”
daily crossroads of detail
ways autistic traits impact my daily life #1 First, a disclaimer. A therapist of mine brought up that I might have autism. However, we never made any attempt to get an official diagnosis. So at this point in time, I consider myself undiagnosed on the autism spectrum. With that in mind, here are a handfulContinue reading “daily crossroads of detail”
First of February
Here I am, post-31 days of posting every day. Hey there world. I’m feeling pretty burnt out. But I thought I’d make this quick little post so I don’t just vanish from existence for however long. I think, when I start posting again (in a few days? A week?), it will be one of twoContinue reading “First of February”
January 30th, 2022/I’m a pantheon of trees
Today’s Prompt: Describe yourself as a tree. Ooh goodie some nonsense. I love nonsense. Here are 7 aspects of myself imagined as trees. My independent self I am a mangrove tree, I live in salt water estuaries. I have bright leaves, my bark is rough, speckled like eyespots on potatoes. My roots run shallow throughContinue reading “January 30th, 2022/I’m a pantheon of trees”
Jordyn Saelor 