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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Let me be a little petty for a second- I need it. It’s just impolite to sweep detritus off of your balcony when you have downstairs neighbors, right? Because then it becomes their problem. Get a garbage bag. Yeah, it’s already been a long week. #neighbors #courtesy

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Lester @lesterlee.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I'm convinced that a sign of getting old is how I keep buying new and fancy potato chip flavours, getting 1/3rd of the way through the bag and realizing I actually just want sour cream and onion.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I haven’t had this much trouble with my Raynaud’s Syndrome since I was a teenager. I live in a typically warm area and it’s been very cold. Any tips to keep my fingers and toes warm but still be able to use them? I’m just throwing this out there, thanks. #raynauld’s #cold

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I found a brand of sheets that instructs you on the tags how to position the fitted sheet. I’m never going back.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Which was somebody talking about how not leaving concrit unless it’s asked for is now the standard. Why does that have anythjng to do with fanfic being free? I tried to explain that people might not want their unpaid labor being criticized by random people and just respect their wishes. Blocked.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Hahaha I just got blocked for the most ironic reason. #fanfic #writing

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

You didn’t use the word “hate” but are you so tone deaf that you don’t realize that giving unsolicited concrit is not okay? Friendly is a stretch. Times change. I’m actually not new to fandom, it just seems like you’re not open to evolving.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Because don’t hate on somebody who is doing something for free. Don’t criticize somebody who is not asking for help. “Here’s somebody who could use some help” is so patronizing. Do you really not see that?

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

And this is where we come around full circle about fanfic being free. Why is it on the writer to say they don’t want concrit? You’re getting this thing, enjoy it, or not, but don’t criticize unless it’s asked for. It’s so simple.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

If they don’t ask for it just don’t give it. It’s not magical.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My annual viewing of ‘The Sound of Music’ is hitting more poignantly than usual. And my usual ends in tears so…

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Because for some people posting their writing is making them extremely vulnerable. If it’s too painful for you to read, just don’t. They might be doing it just to join a community or stretch their wings. You’re sacrificing nothing by not criticizing somebody’s work when they don’t want it.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

There’s nothing they can do about it, but they are making money off of it. Using the Amazon example: whether it’s a book or a cat toy it’s fair to say “I didn’t like this and here’s why” so that other people might reconsider buying it. Fanfic is different in that it’s free.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

You can just opt not to read it. Criticism is unnecessary to protect the consumer, so unless the writer wants it why do it? Especially if it makes somebody stop writing or engaging with fandom in general. I’d rather people feel safe sharing, than chasing them away with unwanted criticism.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I think the point is that a lot of people are just putting stuff out there. They are doing it without compensation and they don’t necessarily care about honing their craft and that should be ok. If I don’t know one way or the other I just ask if they want concrit and then we can start a narrative.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I was comparing it to like a review on Amazon of a product you buy. Not fanfic reviews.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

People are pointing out that because it’s free, it’s not a product for you to review. So, if the writer asks that readers not provide concrit, the least you can do is respect that wish. But some welcome and are grateful for it. It’s a read the room situation IMO.

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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This entire weekend

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Oh I’m so glad they can be a comfort! Also, love, love, love A Year and a Day. I don’t know if this will be your first read so I won’t spoil- but I think I can say eeek the pocket familiars 😀

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Y’all are seriously demanding spoiler alerts for something that’s more than twenty years old? #wicked

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Nebullama @nebullama.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Write like no one will read it. Edit like everyone will quote it. You'll be unstoppable! 🚀 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Don’t make your cats angry. That’s all.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Yep, I know some amazing parents, I just don’t want to be one. It’s a wonderful compliment when someone tells me I’d be a good mom, without pressure. But when strangers come in and render judgment I’m just like…why? Yes I’ve been married for a long time, no kids, and that affects you not at all

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

What is this thing about trying to convince childfree people to have kids? Like the last thing I would say to somebody who says “I don’t want a dog,” is: “go adopt a dog.” You live your life, I’ll live mine. (I’m actually asking, why are people so invested in the reproductive choices of others?)

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

As a cat owner, nothing, NOTHING, will ever deserve the term “preen” more than one of my cats stretching and purring and- possibly- prancing around while being pet. So if I use this to describe a character’s reaction to something, I mean it, because that shit is precious. #writing #cats

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Oh, I do this as a nervous tick! Like when I’m in a waiting room and I rarely remember where I was going with it. Sometimes I’m so intrigued I turn it into something substantial but I always wonder about my original plan, haha!

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

An entire Care of Magical Creatures course existed at Hogwarts and nobody thought to mention: “hey, some of you might see skeletal horses pulling your carriages. But you aren’t insane.” No mental heath issues were ever created in that castle. Nope. #hp #fanfic #plotholes

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I get that. It’s just that I actually like engaging with people, I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on and learn to navigate the scenario. For me it’s like figuring out when book binding became a thing. Some people were generally well intentioned so I don’t want to jump straight to block.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Yep I’ve done that. It’s gotten rid of so much. But I just noticed this particular thing popping up in the past few months and I was wondering if it was a new spam or something I was doing that as attracting these bots.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I’m aware most of it is spam. But it’s A LOT. I suppose I should have clarified, I was just wondering if this was a new thing going around in fandom and if I’d done something to invite it. I’m used to trolls this is just a new type.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Okay, when did asking writers to commission art for their fics become a thing? Is it a new thing, or just a new to me thing? Y’all, I’m not paying for something I didn’t ask for in the first place. I’m actually ok with a simple query, but let it go when you’re told “no.” #fanfiction #writing

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Why am I so consistently good at killing plants? My husband has started steering me away from the garden sections in stores. Can I get a new talent?

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Teddy Lupin’s first full name is Edward, not Theodore. Ted and Teddy are both nicknames for Edward. Sincerely, a woman who had a grandfather named Edward, and who chose to do a basic Google search. #hp #fanfic

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

It’s too early for this nonsense, but please stop trying to sell things that don’t belong to you. In this case I’m talking fandom things that should be free anyway. I’m so sick of reporting to various sites to protect myself. This is why a lot of us have just walked away. #fanfic #hp #fandom

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I’ve never tried this but my husband is a big fan. Says it sort of shifts his brain when he’s stuck. So I hope it works, good luck!

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Jumped on board with this immediately. Why does it make so much sense?!

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

My husband: why won’t the cats let me sleep? Also my husband: (aggressively moving his hand under the duvet until they pounce) Yep, no idea. No idea at all.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

This is soooo outside of my wheelhouse. Is the top right a sketch of what you were going for? Anyway this is very interesting and I’m here for it! How are you choosing the animals. (Also, unrelated, I love hedgehogs)

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I vote for Isolation but I’m biased. That was my gateway Dramione 😂

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Have we lost our ability to distinguish fiction from reality? Because so much of our lives are virtual? IDK, but I’ve been getting a lot of reviews lately mad at the characters in my fics, but also saying that they’re not mad at me. Y’all, I wrote them that way, do you really not get that?

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Also, I don’t know where you are, but we are in the middle of ATL and going to a game used to be a (relatively) easy and cheap outing. Then came Truist Park. I will never, ever get over that move. Thanks for listening to me bitch 😂

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K✨ @emberandrain.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

#Hansy It was common knowledge by now that Harry Potter did /not/ like his photo taken. He avoided the press like the plague, had even stopped going out without a disguise altogether, ...but Pansy had not expected his loathing of photographs to extend into his privet life. "Come on, Potter! -

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Yep. I’m almost grateful that the games are on approximately 1000 different platforms because I can’t even handle watching everyday. It’s painful. 😔

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Nobody has ever experienced betrayal the way my cat feels it when I sneak up on her to apply her flea medication. I’ll just be over here begging for forgiveness.

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Abby @abbykadabbra.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

*checks notes* Fandom is for everyone ✅ Don’t like it, don’t read it ✅ Ship and let ship ✅ But also anyone who doesn’t like your favorite fictional character is a clown? Do I have that right? It’s okay to personally insult people for not sharing your love of a fictitious person? 🤔 🤔 🤔

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

👀 yeah, I’ve got nothing better than this emoji.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Fandom should be fun. Like what you like. Romione doesn’t make sense to me, but I’m glad they make you happy. I’m not trying to convert you. I just like to engage in debate without it devolving. None of these characters are perfect, that’s what makes it fun to explore the journeys they could take.

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Riverwriter @riverwriter78.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Why are you so determined to start a ship war? I was simply replying to OP saying that I think there’s evidence Ron might not be a good father. If we must draw a parallel I’ve read many stories where Draco is dark AF, or just seriously messed up, which I accept, because it could go that way.

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