Tauri

Aspiring editor and publisher • @the_BrokenPlate managing editor • Writer’s Community President

[Tauri @thagemann413]

“It takes two to tango”
“I don’t want to tango”
“Well, you were dancing with your dog” #653banshees

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A police officer saying he doesn’t care who’s being executed or what side he’s serving because he’s getting paid is… chilling #653banshees

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It’s not McDonagh until he makes jokes or critiques about Catholicism and/or conflict in Ireland #653banshees

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Jenny is the best character in this movie so far #653banshees

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“He just doesn’t want to be friends with me anymore”
“What is he, 12?”
My thoughts exactly, Dominic #653banshees

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Just finished reading Our Violent Ends, the second book in @thechloegong ‘s 1920’s Shanghai Romeo and Juliet retelling. I knew what was coming but the way she told it was so original and unexpected. Heartbreakingly beautiful. Cannot recommend this series enough.

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Main takeaway from this class: Brit lit is very similar to American lit in the way it uses stories to discuss modern political and social issues #367BritLit

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after this class I'm making everyone I know read Atonement so we can all be angry together #367BritLit

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me trying to paint for my creative reinterpretation was a process of getting more paint on my hands and arms than I did on the actual canvas... I'm sure it'll turn out fine #367BritLit

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"I have some of my new verses here if you'd like to hear-" "NO!"
... why am I mildly offended? #367BritLit

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Reading Lovelace and Babbage, I related HARD to the panic when someone else reads work you've written #367BritLit

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me writing an entire essay in one sitting and then not touching it again until the night before it's due #367BritLit

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I've always been super interested in conversations of humanity and mortality. Honestly very excited to dive deeper into Frankissstein and Never Let Me Go to investigate these issues further #367BritLit

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TH: Ron Lord's robots are the physical manifestation of the problematic nature of online dating in the 21st century and a modern hyper-fixation on the physical aspects of relationships #367BritLit

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"Young and beautiful is for rock stars and poets. The wild ones have the sense to die before it is too late" (282). #367BritLit

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... anyone else getting Altered Carbon vibes from Professor Stein in Frankissstein so far? "We'll upload our minds to surpass our bodies' limits" sounds very familiar... #367BritLit

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TH: "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage" is a statement about the progress that can be made with the involvement of women in STEM, as they are often overlooked #367britlit

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"Am I a violent alcoholic? Yes I am, but that was my personal choice" (80) #367BritLit

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TH: Michal's thoughts and actions are representative of the worst-case scenario that occurs when mental health issues go untreated and are not taken seriously #367britlit

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"Give me a male corpse for a long slow honeymoon.
Don’t think it’s only the heart that b-b-b-breaks."
I can't quite explain why, but this line in Carol Ann Duffy's "Havisham" really struck a chord in me #367BritLit