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S. Phipps

@teaquanox.bsky.social

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she/they. "With What Words", a small business focused on Creative Genesis and Consultations for Writing Projects. BS in Animal Sciences, Equine enthusiast. Curiosity is a Virtue. (Complete, Editing) Settle No Scores. Queernorm fantasy political intrigue.

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 1d

Up at 5am ( #5amwritersclub , #amediting ) writing a fourth email to my editor about the absolute shitshow of scattered edits I have planned for this manuscript.

Can't ever keep them all in one place, even when I try to (collected from phone notes, three notebooks, and a doc [and my brain]).

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 1d

The price tag being so high (and continuing to balloon) makes me think the bunker is getting an overhaul/extension/re-fortification and the ballroom is just the roof/"cover".

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 1d

A poem I wrote after reading Megan Falley's poem about grief after losing Andrea Gibson. It is moving, and resonated with me deeply.

The grief from losing a spouse, or child or parent, is not the same as the grief of losing physical ability, but the words still rang true to me.

“The End of (my) Rope”

Some children are enamored with learning how to tie different knots
Most have different uses, but some have mechanical and practical overlap
When you learn them dictates how quickly you can put them to use when under duress

Gentle fingers do not tie a strong knot
Hand-wringing does not translate into a secure boat in rough harbor waters
Deliberate motions, unwavering focus, strong base and steady pressure

(Put some worn-in gloves on for god’s sake)

Don’t you hate when ripple and crest try to tear the vessel from you?
Some undulating force moves where you can’t see, you can only imagine
Clamoring angrily on the dock while the skiff is tossed here and yon

Your counterpart on the boat has wet hands – with sea and blood and sweat
The wind whips the gloves, the boots, the hat away
They’ve only the end of the rope

A good knot extends the fraying braid
This is the beginning of the rope again
Stained by hands who fought through every motion

Take a breath and be patient
They aren’t drifting out to sea just yet
Decide if you’re a siren’s call, or a lighthouse.

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 1d

The trick is learning how to tie another length of rope to it every time you get to the "end" of your rope.

weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 1d

I'm at the beginning of my rope. I'm doing great.

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 2d

+1 for Quiet the Mind!
I am also incorporating Bioluminescence (thanks for the lavender addition by the way!). This is a period of renewed and *new* creative ventures for me. Calm mind + free-flowing emotions, determination, balance, and letting my aura glow ✨

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 4d

I say this as a diehard Mets fan - I need the Blue Jays to win America's Game™️ this year. Let's go Jays!!!

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 7d

Time moves in layers - 2023

My art, digital. A surreal large wolf head descends from the heavens

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 7d

Any #booksky or #writingcommunity recommendations for new/recent tradpub and indie LOW and/or GRITTY FANTASY?

I love involved world building, character-driven narratives, and interesting magic systems ("magic with a cost", especially).

(Authors please use this post to self-promo!)

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 11d

Feeling so validated about my process 😅 thanks for posting this. The act of creation is so beautiful and fascinating.

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 15d

i want you to take the words that come to you like a bolt of lightning and write them down. i am so serious. it does not matter when and what they are. let them out. novels and poetry start as single lines.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 16d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 18d

Snippet from my WIP that I was reminded of after seeing this tumblr post.

Tumblr post from andreweatspussy111: there's a pain inside that'll never go away but it's whatever

His pain was the path to something better, like always. The satisfaction of wielding it to cut through to someone else's core didn't erode the cold grip it had on his sternum, but it was consolation enough. He let the smile unfurl on his face; she wouldn't know it wasn't for her.

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 20d

Tennotober: Motes

Translucent tone
Call to me with soft words and float alongside the flame
Soot sounds nicer than ash
It can make you believe the soil will be better for it

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 23d

Days One and Two of #tennotober

Tennotober: Concert

Tell not tales of waning light, of orb pivoting towards darkness:
Listen instead to the concerto of chattering new voices
finding the words they need.

Tennotober: Triad

Can someone hold so much darkness
that he needs twice as much light to be balanced?
Is there forgiveness for one so tainted with blood and bile
and death?
Should two souls embody their piety
for a chance to save one?

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 26d

Obsessed. The fuel I need to draft & edit my "two stupid fools playing stupid ol' games".

#writingcommunity

album cover for "Slifer The Sky Dragon" by Will Paquin. An offwhite back ground with scratchy ink drawings, one of a pink cowboy striding toward the viewer with a long outstretched, booted foot. An orange sun hangs above the cowboy, with a black and white mesa behind him. There are catus in the foreground and midground. On the left side, a black square with a white pen drawing of a six shooter blasting the word "hahaha". On the right side, five stacked images of bucking horse silhouettes.

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 26d

I believe dialogue has always been my strong suit, and yes I did a lot of acting/improv through college!

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Tara Gibbs 🍁 @burntflowers.bsky.social · 27d

September 26, 2025 #rollandpaint

Moonrise Ridge

Paint: Nicosia Raw Umber, plus blue-green & red-violet
Colour Scheme: Triad

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #OnlyBeautifulThings #gravity #wetOnWet #triad #landscape #landscapePainting #moon

A landscape watercolour painting. The full moon rises over the ridge of a mountain. The top of the ridge is rocky and barren. Further down, green vegetation creeps up the side of the ridge.

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Anaïs Faë @anaisfae.art · 27d

Hate to do this but I only had two orders this month and I'm overdrawn so if you could boost or check out my shop that'd be a great help! thanks anaisfae.art/shop/

tiny watercolor painting of a tabby cat sleeping peacefully in a bunch of lush blue-green leaves.

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · 28d

I don't do much Captura (might do one or two for this), and I'm a terrible artist, but I'm going to use these as writing prompts!

There was a Naberus contest a few years ago for microfiction - going to take inspo from that, because I LOVED writing for it.

#tennotober #writingprompts #warframe

PlayWarframe @warframe.com · 28d

Artists of the Origin System, prepare yourselves.

The prompts for Tennotober have been released and submissions open October 1! Check out the prompts now. wrfr.me/480OZZ5

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BeckyKidus @beckykidus.bsky.social · 29d

...And done.

Once again colored pencils on black paper, this time also with some silver and gold ink. A3, probably around 20-25 hours.

#art #fantasyart #space #leopard #traditionalart #drawing

A drawing of two leopards, one normal and one black, chasing each other in a circle with a star sky and nebulae in the background

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Helen 🍉 comms OPEN! @helenicchi.bsky.social · 28d

"What character changed your brain chemistry?" and it's my own OCs

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · Sep 24

Are there plans to have native video compression? Many creators can't move their already filmed content to Skylight because it doesn't automatically compress. For some, manually compressing each video could take hours. Every other major video social site already does this.

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👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.bsky.social · Sep 22

a tweet by toby fox that says "I didn't try to learn Japanese for a long time because I thought it would be too hard. But now I love learning it and I use it every day.

If there's anything you want to learn, don't be stopped by thinking it'll be too hard! Try it! Game-making, music, art, language, anything!"

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S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · Sep 21

so if anyone has recs for long-form ASMR/ASMRtists I'd love to hear them!

I like tap/scratch, whisper/soft spoken (no super high voices, love educational topics/rambles), face/ear touching.

My favorite right now after purging the list: Nefertiti ASMR

S. Phipps @teaquanox.bsky.social · Sep 21

When the work can be done by skilled professionals, or learned with dedication to a craft, there is no reason to use AI. It is a complete copout in creative spaces.

Learn the skill you are interested in. A LLM doing the hard work is not unique or impressive.

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