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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Jul 16

If im getting bored writing it... wont my readers get bored reading it?? #writing #creativewriting

The dreaded middle section 😩

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Jun 18

I dont know how we are expected to go to work in a time like this instead of making music and art.

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Jun 12

Nokings.org has a map for protests near you.

#firstamendment #freedomofspeech #fightforyourrights
#protest

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Jun 6

Possibly controversial, but I just realized I can skip the whole process and save myself some time by just eating instant coffee by the spoonful.

#coffee #adhdthoughts #unhinged #efficiency #whatamidoinghere

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 26

I just heard Dante's Inferno described as a Bible fanfic. Yes.

#fanfiction #classiclit

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 25

I made a new painting and finished a short story today and also neglected all of my chores 😁

#artistlife #acrylicpainting #writerslife #painting #creepyart #accomplished

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❤️‍🔥 🍁 Otoño @llfarm.bsky.social · May 24

📚 ¿y tù? 📖

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS
ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 22

What if I got more baked than a forgotten crumb at the bottom of an oven and wrote erotica, but it's actually a confession, and its completely incomprehensible and in the shape of you?

#erotica #gardening #eveningthoughts #ramblings #showerthoughts

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 21

That art is subjective so the concept of "bad" art doesn't exist. If you think your art is "bad" then maybe its just not your style yet.

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G.G. Reads 📚 Writes ✍🏾 Edits 📝 @ggwynterwrites.bsky.social · May 20

A reminder that there's a Black-woman owned site you can use to track the books you've read and want to read, in case you want to leave that *other* site.

#BookSky
#AmReading
#BlackBookSky
#StoryGraph

‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon

Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed

www.theguardian.com

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 20

These would be amazing to read back to back

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 20

Stressing that my characters are moving around too much/too many locations...

Ugh

#writerproblems #novel #writing

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 19

"Taste of Sunshine" I painted this recently as a gift for my partner.

#50s #traditionalart #paintings #woman #summer

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · May 19

I look at the news, hear stories from people, and watch the destruction firsthand... I'm surrounded by uncertainty and can't help but wonder if the world is ending.

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy #womensday! I love all you brave ones, anxious ones, tall ones, small ones, nerdy and curvy and lean. Cheers to the moms, the grandmas, the sexy high aunts, the dancers, the workers, the gamers and carpenters. All women of all color, shapes, and backgrounds - cheers to us!

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maru @koyamori.bsky.social · Mar 8

Online store is reopen with some new things!

🌱New Enamel pins (Some with clear resin!)
🌱New original paintings
🌱New Postcards
🌱Restock of previous items

www.koyamori.ca

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Mar 3

Guys, I just wrote the SILLIEST rap/poem about a frying pan for class. 💀

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Mar 1

Why is danger friend so cute!!

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Mar 1

I love your colors and layering

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Feb 28

I feel indirectly called out... 😅

Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Feb 28

I was in a screenwriting class that had a whole chapter in the textbook about avoiding writing, usually at the end of a piece. The struggle is real!

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Feb 27

If that isn't the truth!

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Feb 27

Also, I just solved a difficult spot I was at in my novel, and I'm so excited I just had to share into the universe. #writerproblems

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Alexandria M @paintcup.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hello! This is me and my latest #painting. It's acrylic.

#traditionalart #smallartist

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

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