Shayla Duval

Writer & drawer from Toronto. She/her

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I want to write something popular enough that someone writes a fanfic of it. At least one fanfic. That's the ultimate dream.

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@KaitlynEKeller A psych student paying her way through school by peddling art therapy as psychic readings accidentally reignites an old rivalry between two witches who both want her as their apprentice.

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There's a finite number of Octavia Butler works in the world, so I've been spacing them out to make them last. Starting Parable of the Sower today! 😀

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Creepy find from my neighbourhood walk

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My dad, who works for a food bank, said when this all started, things got really quiet for them. The places they normally delivered to didn't have the volunteers to accept food. Fortunately, now it's bouncing back.

Thanks, @torontolibrary!

https://t.co/OHYpMaAmiX

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@merrygodown Just so you know, you're what I want to be when I grow up. I would highly advise your reading advice to others. :)

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@merrygodown That sucks. I feel like it's hard not to get depressed/anxious right now. I feel like crap on days I don't get out in walk, but it's like I forget that correlation the SECOND I'm feeling better, so it doesn't last.

[Dusty old bones, full of green dust @ottertitties]

White chocolate is an abomination. A cloying fraud with a nauseating, throat-burning sweetness. It's the "Butterfly Kisses" of confections.

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@JamesMGeary Have lost all practice/tolerance for in-person social interaction

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Have I mentioned my enormous crush on retired astronaut and national treasure Chris Hadfield?

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Ideas on how your crew can make it through this, together: https://t.co/sMfocRL02D @Telegraph

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Just a by the by: "private" messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.

Tell your friends, save a life.

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Aww, yay, I'm so wizardly. https://t.co/JsYz3gXS3S

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@RandalHeide Mine were picturesque in parts, but not "nice," necessarily. I slid down a steep hill to get to that bridge, only to find it rotting. On the way, I stepped over a putrid rag that looked like a shirt sleeve and thought, "This isn't what death smells like, right?"

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Took a long, much needed walk this afternoon

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Got this screenshot from a friend today because it made her think of me. Oh dear. 😂😂😂

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@4JessRobert TOTALLY. The only thing worse is when you go to someone's apartment and the ONLY bathroom is right beside their bedroom. Great.

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Found this old tweet and the quote still hits me just as hard, except this time with writing #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Starting my tech course with @Skillcrush today and I LOVE this Ira Glass quote they include in their orientation. To anyone starting to learn something new, this is KEY! #beginner #learning #womenintech

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@4JessRobert Can I travel with you? I'll be a minstrel

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@SLaddusaw Me: Don't worry, if there were ghosts or demons or whatever in our new house, the cats would sense them and protect us.

My sister: No, stupid, that's DOGS. DOGS protect you. Cats invite the demons in.