01 · No house style
Sound like yourself, even when you're still auditioning voices. Weird commas welcome.
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The reading room
Long reads, half-finished drafts, and odd obsessions all belong. No résumé voice required: just something you mean.
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Loose rules · real talk
How we treat writing here
(Not a handbook, more like sticky notes on the monitor.)
02 · Write before you're ready
No niche deck required. One honest thread in public beats a year of outlines in private.
03 · Build a voice, not an audience
Follower math isn't the point. Write for future-you; the right readers tend to drift over.
04 · Short is fine
Three paragraphs of thinking-out-loud still count. Not every post needs a bow on it.
05 · Nobody is performing here
The deal is simple: we're all mid-process. Try things without apology.
06 · Your worst post is still yours
Polish is cheap; live thought isn't. Messy drafts age better than empty pages.
07 · Write like nobody's grading you
Because here, they are not.
Desk tags · pick a thread
What we mean when we say "alternative social media"
When people hear "alternative social media," they usually think of a different version of what they already know. A Twitter replacement. A Facebook...
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Too much to ask
You gave me education You didn't yell at my(most of the time) You didn't hit me(until it was for my good) You protected me(unless it wasn't conve...
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A picture in words
"Shades of watercolour-grey and black shrouded the lone girl trudging underneath the towering buildings. Darkness leaked from the windows lining th...
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on making the short film Nemesis
Dead End Film House started as a group of cousins making movies together. Skyler, Louie, and I would sit around and build a story. Often I would ta...
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Did you make it through the night okay
A long time ago my husband had a great idea (most all of his ideas are good ideas) for a story. He told me there isn’t really a word in the Mvskoke...
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on the stories we tell ourselves
Today I spent most of the day caring way too much about things I cannot actually control. Will anyone join Lavish? Is it good enough? The film grou...
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Filmmaking and EJR Productions:Final Girls
When I was a kid I was obsessed with stories, I read every single goosebumps book and Alex Mac and animorphs story to ever be printed. Then I would...
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I hate November
I hate November. I love fall, I love the leaves and the cold air in the morning that slightly warms up by the time the kids are out of school so th...
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THE DRINK OF A BROKEN EARTH
Nobody remembered when the sky first turned the color of burnt pennies. Some said it was the factories, some blamed the wars, some whispered that t...
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Hipsters Need A Sweet Treat Too! The Ultimate Christmas Crack Recipe
My favorite Christmas Sweet Treat - RITZ TOFFEE CHRISTMAS CRACK 🍫🧈 It’s buttery, salty, crunchy, & oh so sweet! What You'll Need - 2 sleeve...
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LavishMade IRL Launch Party Recap
Hello, Lavish Friends! Happy Thursday! It’s been almost a full week since the LavishMade IRL launch party. I’ve let the week settle, and I’m read...