This marvelous haunting mystical lighthearted world where rain smells good as it falls upon earth and you can rest against a pillow just to hear your own heartbeat and whales sing to each other across stretches of ocean and you can move mountains w the power of your mind and the same water you swim in is home to coral reef ecosystems and dreams bring people you love a little bit back to life and you can bite into big fat juicy navel oranges in November and see shooting stars while walking home
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There is supposed to be a place where no one can reach you. Traditionally, the home, but now we settle for the ocean, the airplane, the summit of a mountain, the middle of a lake, the shower, the womb, the grave
girls will be like “this shade of green 😍” about every shade of green they see, and they’re right
Another thing I love in fiction is when dialogue immediately echoes the same phrasing used in the narration. It can be startling and funny.
Ex.:
As they made their way back to the car, Farad felt the prickle of eyes upon him. He looked around and spotted the culprits—perched on the roof of a van, a gaggle of dour-faced teenagers was watching them judgmentally.
“Don’t look now,” he whispered to his companion, “But a gaggle of dour-faced teenagers is watching us judgementally.”
Viewer Discretion Is Advised.
it’s like nobody wants to dry hump and make out on the couch in the living room anymore