Shirley Jackson, Eugie and Nebula-nominated SF/F & horror writer. Teacher. Clarion 2010 graduate. From Howick, New Zealand. Speciality: grimaces
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gymnopaedy:

arctickayla:

paratactician:

Or an inspirational quote, or anything you can imagine as the first slide in a PowerPoint about working smarter, or written in cursive font over a photo of someone cycling in the rain.

Your creation must look right and sound right, and yet remain so shatteringly banal and devoid of utility that it could not possibly help or inspire anyone in any context. If you deploy it in conversation, a listener should go ‘wow, that’s deep’, and then five seconds to a minute later, go ‘wait, what?’.

Credit yourself. Points are deducted if you accidentally come up with a real saying.

‘You can’t cut a string in the same place twice’ - paraTactician

‘A full cup may spill more water’ - ArcticKayla

‘The sky is only blue when you’re looking at it’ - gymnopaedy

‘There are a multitude of stars, but only one universe’ – tazmuir

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