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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 8h

Do not be consumed by your disappointments, in yourself or in others. Allow compassion and grace to act as gentle correcting hands, and allow love for self to strengthen your future self, and to believe that others can find their way.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A book is a treasure box. You do not know what wonders it holds until you open it, but the contents can enrich you a hundredfold. #reading #writing #books

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I want to write clearly, use evocative language with invisible sophistication earned through work and experience, never to be accused of pretension, word stuffing, or "trying too hard." I want to get to a point where I don't think about the kick. I'll just swing my leg, knowing what feels right.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The keep stood atop a grassy hill, the land rushing down and away, ending sharply at a seaside cliff, waves crashing against the rocks far below. As Lirienne and Elric drew closer to the stronghold, they beheld walls of battered stone, the great building bearing marks of battles old. #writing

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I sit and I dabble I pick at the dirt— At the soft, umber surface caked onto the gem Too scantly, too weakly I step away meekly Patting myself For a job feebly done #writing #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

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Cillian Murphy So Done

ALT: Cillian Murphy So Done

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It is blissful to breathe if one has something to breathe for.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What is wasting time if not the caging of the soul? A ritual of self torment that only harms the very essence of who you are. A slow wasting away. A degeneration and degradation of self. The soul wants to be used. To be put into motion. Not to be an abscess on the world. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am finding my way. Slowly digging my fingers into the dirt. Uncovering the path that was always meant for me. May I unearth it before it's too late. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

At some point, you have to stop talking about doing and just do. Gardens don't flower if you just look hopefully at the seeds in your hand but never plant them. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dabblers write when they feel like it. Writers write even when they don't. Maybe. Probably. I don't know. It sounded cool in my head. I just know that showing up for yourself and your skill goals, especially when you "don't feel like it," yields quicker and more abundant results. #writing

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Do you care if anyone sees your writing? If a tree falls in the forest... #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Writing is practice in procrastination. I do it when I should be doing anything else. With this truth now spoken, am I a writer or dabbler? Perhaps at times one, sometimes the other. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wish nothing but love for my family and friends. May they be comforted. May they walk with compassion, confidence, and strength. May they be inspired by muses divine or profane. May they be more prudent than I've ever been. And may their hearts and their bellies always be full. #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#writing exercise: describing used things Her boots were scuffed and worn, the vestiges of old adventures. The coin was dented, its edges rough and worn. Her horse walked with a stoop, its head lolling near the ground. It snorted, blowing out frustration and fatigue.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#writing exercise: using "liminal" He lay in bed for an eternity, hoping for dreams to dull his pain. In the liminal space between sleep and wakefulness, he heard his father's voice, as if he were right beside him, instead of trapped beyond the veil. "Wake up, my son," he said. "Find me."

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#writing exercise: using "austere" The magician's study was far more austere than Juliana had anticipated. Instead of loose parchment and unruly stacks of ancient tomes scattered about, there was a single desk and one ornate bookshelf, its books bound in black or grey.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#writing exercise: describing flight They soared over the mountains with the wind at their backs. Up, up, and up he rose towards the clouds, then plunged downward, losing himself in a fit of mad, joyous laughter. She tightened her legs against the flanks of the Pegasus and closed her eyes.

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She Ra Princess Of Power

ALT: She Ra Princess Of Power

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My mouth is full of fire Righteously burning Growing Preparing to purify the world When true words are spoken And flames roll and rage This world it will revel And shatter its cage We’ll dance the flamenco in aftermath embers Flickering reminders Of our long dead December #poetry #poems

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To become a storyteller, you have to love stories—not only wanting to tell them well, but reading them and hearing them, taking delight when they are told with exceptional skill. Above all, you must engage with them. Pay attention to the masters (and the amateurs), and practice, practice, practice.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The eternal reminder for writers and creators in general.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#writing exercise: describing age The years had weathered his face. The light of youth still shone in the depths of her ancient eyes. Deep furrows lined his forehead. He envied her ruddy cheeks and limber body. #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#writing exercise: describing light Patches of morning sunlight blanketed the path. Sunlight streamed through the branches, dappling the path with the promise of better days. Torchlight spilled across the floor of the corridor. A lone brazier smoldered atop the dais. #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Unfurl your fears And lay them before you To see them for what they are It's you and your failures Your own private jailers With victory never far Now pick up your fears Turn them inside out And wear them like a cloak Carry them lightly And let them shine brightly And turn your fears into smoke

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The night comes so sudden, and shadows eat the earth. They swallow you whole and lull you to sleep. And all your lost daylight is a memory now ruined, crumpled and molded by your own idle hands. But if you still sit by the light of a candle, you can still do some work and save yourself yet.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is it wrong to help others when you don't help yourself? When your weakness consumes you time and again? Is it irresponsible to turn from what's given and is left undone? And convincing yourself your deeds for others will negate your own failures? If you must ask the question, the answer is clear.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I will write stories of wonder, of souls saving souls, of the courageous, the weak made strong through trials of fear, and hearts made whole through effort and the grace of others. I will write stories of lovers who overcome darkness, and of siblings and parents and people who hold on to each other.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Words to use in fantasy writing. beckon, liminal, sallow, wane, wander, austere, weave, creep, linger, gaunt, haggard, desolate, dapple, grim, brooding, unfurl, ragged, writhe, countenance, wary, furtive, weathered, taciturn, lanky, drift, dwell, bloom, wither, emerge, roam #writing

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm leaving all my angels And walking all alone No longer trusted worthy To call this place my home

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've been given many chances I've taken many swings I've been embraced by angels While I was suffering The way I just keep dancing Away from life so clear Avoiding all that's given And giving in to fear Another day, another time That I will surely waste Singing and complaining Of this lovely place

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Why do you love her?" "Because I've never known a heart like hers." "A heart like hers?" "Joyful and generous. And honest to a fault." #writing #writingcommunity #dialogue

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

An exercise in rhythm: He left the house at dusk, and was greeted by a grey mid-winter sky. Nary a sound nor sensation near, save for the crunching snow under boots, and the cold wind whipping his cheeks.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Life is nothing but presence and choice—your awareness and what you choose to do with the knowledge at hand. #writing #life #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The fascist does not build. It only ruins and destroys. Calls upon citizens to be self-sufficient and equates state-created poverty with moral virtue. It smiles with false or crooked teeth while laughing like an idiot, leaning back in its riches. Do not accept these smiles of crooks and devils.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It is in the quiet and weary moments that we must listen, tuning our attention to the words of our hearts—for they have truths to share. ...I wonder if the heart is desperate to cry out or if it's merely calm and cool in these moments of giving.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I fear my words won't meet the moment. Too ignorant of truth and the pain of common people. No longer poor, but a haver of things a younger me once only dreamed of. Yet no happier than that boy. I've spent too much time away from the pubs and cafes. I've been too far away from the youths of today.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've pushed myself far from the eyes of my brothers I've left a cold sea between me and my lovers I've drifted so far, I can barely see land There's no one to take these weak empty hands #writing #writingcommunity #poetry #poem #songs #lyrics

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I dream about everyone sleeping in memory Gently they pass by in this quiet reverie May life treat them kindly May sorrows be rare May joys grow uncounted And hearts never wear #writing #writingcommunity #poetry #poem #songs #lyrics

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sometimes, you feel doomed to go down the same one-way streets in your mind that you've always gone down. Never dealing with your trauma or trying to get better, but defaulting to self-victimization and performative helplessness. But knowing makes it curable. Build new, healthier roads. Now.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Tears are love and pain made visible. A pouring out of our true selves. Some feel embarrassed by it, afraid others might see who they truly are. An expression so genuine and sincere is not so easily accepted by a plastic planet, but we must tell others that the world is more and better than plastic.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We are constantly writing on the tablet of life. Carving our stories into the clay. Every decision a verb. He loved. He wasted time. He contributed. He turned away. The only line that matters: He used his life well. / He used his life poorly. We decide what stories we leave behind.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Follow-up: The point of social media is engagement. Never-ending response. This, too, is part of sincerity. Does the person actually care and believe in what they're saying, or are they merely fishing for attention? Whether for a dopamine hit or to fatten their wallet on other people's passion.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

To dream is to live. To see possible futures. To desire a potential moment and feel alive in the current one. Dream, dream, and dream some more, that you may never stop looking forward to what life can have in store for you. #writing #writingcommunity #thoughts

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I wish to love life as it has loved me. I have been given innumerable chances to see life clearly through its grace and mercy. May I extend that grace and mercy to myself and others, and to life itself, never sitting in despair or hatred of existence itself. Those feelings must pass.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Everyone is on their own quiet quest.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

There is enough cynicism, misery, and mean-spirited carelessness in today’s stories. Make yours ones of hope, humanity, and of people working together to make the world better. Write positive, inspiring stories that will make people cry joyous, optimistic tears. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

You can get ideas for an adventure from your own hikes and bike rides. Pedalling up a bridge. Stopping at a shop for refreshments. Running into a friend. Struggling to keep going at times but pushing yourself forward anyway. Pull inspiration and energy from your own life. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Your biggest opponent is yourself. It’s always just you.

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

When you love deeply, you cry at the thought of the ones you love. You cry at their pain. You cry at their joy. You cry at the thought of ever losing them, and you cry at knowing that nothing lasts forever. #writing #writingcommunity

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Writing in Wonder @alexmakarwrites.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It's easy to stay humble when you're constantly humbled, tbh. #FridayThoughts

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