greetings everyone, it is i, the wonderful silky /j from epistolary. i enjoy writing, drawing, and reading, the usual. why, you ask. well its simple - it helps take my mind of things, especially when i'm listening to music. what music? that's a good question indeed, i have some intresting music taste. let's see, what do i draw? i draw realism, i'm quite bad at drawing abstract (sobbing in the corner). i'm also quite terrible at digital art (sobbing for the second time). writing…hmm.. i love writing about fantasy, and dragons and unicorns and all those mythic animals. this goes the same for reading, i just like ficion in general :winks: besides these, i enjoy swimming but i don't get to often swim ,sadly. all other sports give me stomach cramps :sobbing: i'm currently improving at chinese poker, and monopoly yipee <3 monopoly is such a loooooooongg game it takes like 2 hours just for someone to get bankrupt :sobs: i think i sobbed 5 times now hehe. let's get into my favorite games, cookie run kingdom! my favourite cookies is milky way cookie and moonlight cookie. the only problem with crk is that it crashes (but that might be my electronic's fault, i will never know). i also enjoy playing animal jam, but am i good at it? absoloutly not :0 i want to give up on this 1k words intro challenge already but i shall not > now, my favorite color? purple, especially a light, dull purple. i really like pastel colors and i don't know why asjdhkajs. i will say that i think i have an excellent skill of giving/making names, such as “elivertra” and “ilfera”. i think there quite unique and they sound right hehe. last names, on an other hand is something i cannot do for some reason. it's quite sad :,). let's see what else i could write about… hmm oh my favourite art utensil! i like color (colour?) pencils, and i'm currently learning to draw with markers, though the markers don't blend . speaking of which, i'm currently learning a lot of stuff now that i reread this xD. i just realized i never talked about this, but my favorite books are…and i don't know oops. i have so many favourites :sobs for the 10th time: small rant though: i feel like sophie from kotlc is kinda…unsmart? i don't know if it's just me, but sophie has so many superpowers and yet she can't win a single fight. another small rant: sherlock holmes is too powerful, he solves every single case so quickly :0. right now, i have an obsession with emoji combos :0. also, according to this keyword density, apparently i used “like” 5 times…actually 6 now. oh, i also used “now” 5 times, and its 6 now, nope its 7. i'm running out of ideas to write about and i only written 480 words :sob:. perhaps i should list some of my *cough* failed achivements, like learning the piano. i eventually gave up as my teacher made me restart everything i learned, and i lost my motivation because of that. i do feel a bit guilty whatsoever, as i spent 6+ years learning it maybe one day i'll pick it back up again…alright now, let's talk about something more :sparkles: happy, such as my favorite candy flavour! its lychee, which might also be because i also enjoy the fruit. let's be honest, though, the orginal fruits taste nothing like those candy fruits (at least in my opinion). next thing i will tackle is the fact that my friends all say i have terrible grammer, but my teachers say i have good grammer. when i tell my friends this, they say that they are serious. which is weird. perhaps i do have terrible grammer, but i downloaded grammerly to help. i just remember i did not introduce my favourite food. which is pasta. and i also did not say my zodiac. which is an aquarius. my apologies :,) /lh. my goals for this session is to complete this 1k intro, reach my word goal, and do 2 weeklies and 10 dailies. i am determineddddd!!!!! i know a bit of pixlre, but i am definitely not as good as all those amazing people in the aes community :,) same thing for bio/wiwo, the b/w i make aren't that good :sob: i wonder how much i sobbed throughout this whole intro - wait i think i already said that asjhdkaj. let's see..my favourite subject? it will have to be history, its so interesting for whatever reason. i really don't know why ahhhh. my favorite chip flavour is barbeque yummy <3 i love snacks. at this point i don't even know if i said something or not ashdkajh i have a bad short-term memory. (i think that's how you say it?) now what else, my lucky number? i think its 18. speaking of luck, i don't have a lot of it :,). my favorite candy is swedish fish, or sour skittles. its quite delicious, i love snacks. oh i also like airheads sour strip <3 it taste so nice. i think i'm rambling now alsjdhk. my favorite holiday is probably halloween, i love dressing up, though the outfits could be quite itchy indeed. i do still enjoy coding, but not as much. it could be quite challenging some times (i should probably stop jumping from one subject to another asjhdk). i'm currently in the middle of writing a chose your own adventure with lynx (@avacac12078) though she's doing a lot of the work :sobbing because i have no motivation for it:. i always have peaks of motivation, but they often don't last, which i feel is something i have to work on. but i am trying though! let's talk about stuff i dislike, like ketchup and mustard. i also don't like tootsie rolls, nor hot tamales. peppermint is also something i despise. and fake crab. and this should be the end of my 1k long intro (i feel like this is the most unhinged and random intro ever asjhdk). thank you for reading and i'm so excited for this session! sorry for any typos asldkja

Here’s to me rambling! Some basic info: I’m a highschooler in the Eggcellent Speggcial Timezegg (by now you should realize I’m entirely crazy) and my main hobbies are playing the bassoon, art, reading and probably some others I don’t remember right now haha. This is my third SWC session but my first one not as a backup so that’s exciting! (I always forget it’s happening until halfway through the month lol)

I guess I’ll start by going in depth with my hobbies :]

Bassoon! I've been playing for four years and even though it's such a pain sometimes I still love it <333 before that I played flute for a year and violin for three so I've been kinda all over the place! I'm in my school's advanced band where I try my best to disappear as one of only three freshmen there :sob: but the other people are incredibly entertaining and some of the music is quite fun! I also play in a county orchestra which of course I can't name but there's actually four bassoonists which is the most I've ever played with so I love that. The wind section in the orchestra is so out of pocket but it's so fun and let's just say giving a bunch of band kids bubble wrap in the middle of rehearsal is doomed from the start… That's about it for bassoon lol

Oh speaking of band I'm in my school's marching band which is so overstimulating but really fun most of the time. (Not when the game goes into overtime and the football team still loses…like dude if you're gonna lose do it in the fourth quarter :sob: ) Our football team is horrible but thankfully I don't know the first thing about it so I don't have to worry about that. Our band has a regular part and a “competition” part which I didn't do this year because of conflicts but I would like to in the future. I do colorguard/flag corp in the band because one does not take a bassoon put into a field and walk around with it. Our guard is really small but we got to know each other well and it was really fun.

Please hold while I try to remember if I have a life outside music haha…

Oh yes art. I have only really seriously been doing art for the past year-ish but I've been doing SAC for the past two years which has really helped me along. My friends and I like to do art challenges together and things like that which I love :] I mostly draw humans but my friends usually draw feral so I've been working on that.

As for books I love reading and I used to do it all the time but I've been too busy recently and I don't like that (cue violent sobbing) so I've been getting into audiobooks because I can multitask. Some of my favorites are the Grishaverse books, the Skyhunter duology, Watership Down, and lots of others I can't think of right now. Recently I've read Girl in Pieces, The Silent Patient, Ash Princess, 1984, Gone, City of Bones and I'm reading Fourth Wing right now.

I participated in the July 2022 (or was it 2023?) session as a backup camper as well as the November 2023 session also as a backup and JWC 2024. I haven't been particularly active in past sessions so that’s one of my goals for this one! I’d also really like to improve my writing because writing hasn’t really been a hobby of mine but it seems so cool and I’d like to get better so I hope this session will help me with that <3 I think my favorite genre to write would be fantasy because as an inexperienced writer I feel like there’s so many options and I don’t always have to come up with a super complex backstory (although that would be nice). Hypothetically, I’d like to write historical fiction because there’s just so many interesting periods in history that I’d like to vicariously experience or dystopian since there’s so many interesting points about current society shown in such a creative way. It’s also one of my favorites to read.

Let’s see…some other things about me that aren’t humanities related haha is that I really enjoy math, especially algebra. I’m learning Norwegian (and French in school but we don’t talk about that) right now and the funny thing is that learning a new language has made me understand so much more about how English grammar works. I was never particularly into it (English is 100% my least favorite class) but in the context of language learning it’s quite interesting! I love to travel, except to see family (whoops), and am particularly immune to jetlag which has come in handy quite a few times haha.

I’m definitely not a sporty person (let’s just say I stood in the corner for our entire gym block this afternoon) but I enjoy tennis! I play for my school and while I’m not terribly good I love the team and my friends on it <33 Aside from tennis I canoe (it’s gonna start next week I’m so excited eeeeee!!!) and in the summer I do something rather unconventional which is circus arts! For some reason the city outside of which I live has a massive converted church that houses two circus gyms. We do aerial things like sling and lira (painful but really fun) and also juggling (which I suck at) and acro! It’s such a supportive community and I always look forward to going there each year <3 (except for the fact that it doesn’t have air conditioning and we’re doing high intensity stuff all day :skull: )

That’s all about me! If anyone reading this relates to or has any questions about anything I just said please please ask me I would love to nerd out about this stuff omg <33 /nf Since I’ve never been at the beginning of a session I’ve never done this particular daily before but I loved it so hooray!

Wow I can’t believe I just did that :00

DAILY 2 | Take someone else's compliment and integrate it as a focal point of your story. How does the main character react to these compliments? How does it affect other people?
I've done many things. I've taken many jobs. Never have I taken one that ended like mine did that night.

I was told to trail a man, didn't have any other details other than that. Didn't have anything else to do in the job, other than to trail him and report back on what he did. He was probably 4 times my age then, I was probably around 16 then. He was old, really old. It was a strange request, but I needed the money so I did it.

I wouldn't be lying when I said nothing happened. The entire night, I was there, with this man in a library. He did nothing, other than read this one really thick book he seemed to be enjoying tremendously. He never stood up, until he left the building.

He didn't even check out the book, just left it at the table. When I went to inspect the book, it seemed to be a dictionary, with corners dog-eared and drawn on inside of it. It had taken me some time to puzzle over, but eventually I realized that on every dog-eared corner, there was a number next to the letter on the top of the page. It took me even longer to find each letter and write them down.

He knew I was there the whole time. The letters on the page, when put in order spelled out ‘you have a bigger impact than you realize’. I couldn't tell whether it was positive or negative, but I knew in my gut that it was important. And it was. I never did find the guy who had hired me for that job, but I did find the payment at our agreed location.

There's always more to a job than meets the eye.

DAILY 4 | For today's daily we'll be breathing in the air of spontaneity! Start by grabbing a die and rolling it - if you get 1 or 2, write in present tense, 3 or 4, write in past tense, and 5 or 6 write in future tense. Now roll it again! If you get 1 or 2, write in 1st person POV, 3 or 4, write in 2nd person POV, and if you get 5 or 6 write in 3rd person omniscient POV. Using this tense and POV, write 300 words of a story to earn 250 points, and an additional 100 points can be earned for sharing proof!
Honestly, I’ve done so many jobs, but none were as difficult as me and my sister’s first day alone. I can barely remember it, it was so long ago. I bet she doesn’t remember, because of how young we were. I had been optimistic at first, that the city would help us even though the city shouldn’t have made it possible for people like us to lose our parents. Coming from a previously rich upbringing, I had expected so much. But there were no wills, and so the city took everything that we had, everything that should’ve gone to my sister and I. Of course they did, and now I can’t remember how, but they abandoned us to. Of course they did.

Completely alone, without compassion in what had once been our home. I don’t even know how old I was then, I must’ve been 6 or something. But even then, I saw our previously light city get dark, quick. I saw all the things I had been blind to in my fancy home. People on the streets, starving. Beggars, everywhere. And now, we were part of the group of them.

We had fancy clothes. I still have them, somewhere. Anysha and I never took them off, because we couldn’t get anything better. But still, I tried my best to provide for us. I couldn’t steal from shops then, wouldn’t even consider it, and I had no idea that The Underground existed, nor would I have been of any use there. Even though I couldn’t steal from shops, I could certainly steal from others on the street. It shames me to say it, but my first meal out there was one stolen from some other person on the streets, starving as much as I had been. As my sister had been.

WEEKLY 1 |
Original myths are great, but there are many different ways to look at them that bring in a novel perspective. Take an old myth and make it something completely new and interesting. Pick your favorite myth and consider what you could change to put a new spin on it. You could change the point of view, genders, setting, time period, or anything really! Choose as many elements as you want to play with, and write your original and fantastical retelling. You'll be amazed at what you come up with!

Once, there was a girl named Persephone. Persephone grew up in a crunchy-mom home, and was never allowed to have any electronic devices. In her home, she grew up learning to grow her own food, and was homeschooled. A lot of what she learned in her household would never be helpful to her, but her crunchy-mom was set on having the household run to her standards. Persephone was only allowed to hang out with certain kids, the ones that her mother approved of. Her mother did not approve of Hades, who had grown up in a silky-mom home. One day, her friend Hades had her over and showed her the wonders of technology, because he had managed to get his hands on a phone. She fell in love with the small box, and loved Hades for showing her it. Unfortunately, her mother found out that she was with Hades and told Hades’s mom that if she didn’t return Persephone immediately, she would never give them any of her produce again. And so, Persephone was taken home. But here was the problem–she had started her own social media account! And so, according to the laws of the universe, Persephone had to have access to Hades’s phone four times a day, so that she could post a new post. And so is the legendary myth of Hades and Persephone.


Some of the most interesting stories can be made from already existing mythology (think Percy Jackson ;D ). From gods and goddesses to tricksters and schemers, there are so many different elements you can pull from. Find a couple (or more!) pantheons that interest you the most, and write a story that incorporates them all together. Maybe there's a power struggle between them, they're joining forces, or they've just discovered each others' existence. The choice is yours, so don't be afraid to play with it!

Out from the shadows, a hooded figure emerged. The figure came to meet another girl, both looking like some form of trouble, either they were getting into it or they were the trouble itself. From the unhooded figure, a breathy tone was emitted into the air.
“Are you . . . Medusa?” She asked, the question directed to the hooded figure.
“Yes,” the figure replied, a hissed, feminine voice. She used one hand to tug her hood even lower, covering the sounds of hissing coming from within it. “Come. I have others for you to meet.”
The two figures walked until they reached a large stone building, one having once been great, but now reduced to mere ruins. Old pillars leaned heavily on each other, almost completely blocking the entrance. The hooded figure ducked under them, and the girl followed. A snake met them as they walked through the shadowed halls, filtered light casting paths across the cracked floor.
Medusa dipped her head toward the snake, voice reduced to a hiss. “Hello, Harmonia. Welcome our newest member.”
The three stepped into the only well lit room, a circular space with girls and creatures alike gathered. Light from the shattered glass of the ceiling illuminated the bottom half of Medusa’s face, showing pale olive skin, and pink lips.
The lips were moving.
“Welcome to the cursed woman society, Persephone.”


You’ve probably heard of historical characters in historical times, but have you ever heard of original characters in historical times? Pick a character you’ve written with, whether it’s the character from your first ever story, one from that novel you’ve been procrastinating on, or your favorite character, any will work! How would that character react during the Boston Tea Party? Would they make a good knight in the Medieval times? For this task, write a story using an original character in a historical time.

Today was the day. All of our training had all led up to this. We would be the first. The first on the moon from our country, the first on the moon ever. And I was part of it. Somehow, out of that large pool of candidates, I had passed the tests and made it to the end. I had beaten a bunch of men to it. But who was I kidding, I wasn’t surprised. I was me. And someone like me was born to do big things.
“All set?” I heard across the intercoms built into our space gear.
“Set,” I replied, stepping closer to the nearby hatch. I heard an echoing statement around me.
And then it was time. I pushed the hatch open, the heavy metal encasing me making it more difficult than usual. But once that was open . . . there was no gravity. We were on another planet, in unmarked territory. And I was the first to do it. It was almost comical, it felt easy to walk now. It felt too easy, compared to how it had in the chambers. And as I looked out over the terrain . . . there it was. Our planet. Blue water, white marbled clouds, green land. And, of course, it was round. It was a round planet, and a girl had been the first on the moon.


There have been so many different events in one place, such as your friend’s house has probably seen many other friends and people. How would it be if the walls could talk? What would the walls say if they could talk? Would they mention that fit you had when you were three? Or maybe the time you lost your first tooth? For this activity, explain an event from the place’s perspective.

“I remember the first time you came here. It was when you were young, you came on a class field trip!” The walls were great company. Better company than any human would ever be. “You were so enchanted with all of the books, I remember you didn’t even go to the children's section where your class was, you ran straight to the chapter books. Smart kid.” How did the wall chuckle? It was implied, maybe. “You grabbed some book, what was it? I can’t remember now, but I know that you sat down right where you were and started reading it. You were so small, your teacher had to search each aisle for you. You were your teacher's favorite. I mean, how could you not be? You were just about the only one of her students who actually was excited about being here to read, all the other kids just wanted to play with the toys set out. You were so sad when you had to leave. Your teacher practically dragged you out of there. I knew you were bright. And you’ve kept out of trouble so far. Hiding from the Germans in here whenever they come by. But now you must go, little Ruth. Make sure your armband is visible, so you can’t be told you’re violating the rules. Now out you go, Ruth. It is not safe for you anymore.”


Wouldn't it be great if we had the power to control our fate? What if we could choose the obstacles, if any, that life throws at us… wouldn't that make everything easier? For this activity, you'll be placing yourself in a fairy tale, writing your own happily ever after, whether that be replacing a character, evolving into an antagonist, or becoming the lead role - it's up to you! Choose to go in any direction you like as you write a fairy tale that you've placed yourself into. Your fate lies in your own hands!

A ball, for the returned princess and her prince. For Rapunzel, the lost princess. And of course, an opportunity for me. For my sisters. Finally, a chance for us to find the same love Rapunzel had found. Finally, a chance for us to achieve our dreams. Maybe my sisters felt forced into this life, but I loved it. I wanted every second of what mother wanted for us, to marry a rich, charismatic prince. That was all that I had ever wanted. My sisters, maybe not so much. But they couldn’t stop me from going, and couldn’t stop themselves from going. And so, we would attend the ball. Mother had our ball gowns tailored, and all. I couldn’t help admiring myself in the fluffy blue dress, highlighting my blue eyes. I felt like I was a part of a cloud. I felt like I was a stroke in the night sky. I felt beautiful.
We arrived to the ball in style, pulling up to the castle in a rented out carriage. Courtesy of Mother, of course. She only wanted the night to run smoothly for us. I stepped up the steps, reaching heeled feet towards the throne room. She kept a steady pace as the head of her sisters, leading them into the castle. Everything was perfect. “Please welcome Lady Ava, Lady Joanna, Lady Daon.”
We each dipped our own graceful curtsey, and rose. The King and Queen were standing, receiving everything, and Rapunzel and her love were on their right. I dipped another curtsey to the couple, before rising and entering the ball. The ball. It was gorgeous. The people were gorgeous. I quickly became lost in the crowd, my sisters swept away from me. I was alone for only a second, before a handsome young man caught my eye and offered me a hand. I took it, and he dragged me out of the fray. He scanned me quickly, a look of concern written on his features. “Are you injured at all?”
I placed a hand over my mouth to muffle my giggle. He was gorgeous, a perfect face, brown hair, and a tailored suit. “Not at all.” I managed.
“Well then . . . would you care for a dance?”


I think we've all faced that dilemma where we had to choose one favorite character. But fear not! Today you don't have to narrow it down - expand that list as far as you would like for matter! For this activity you will be arranging a little meet up between multiple fairy tale characters. Who you decide to choose is up to you! To complete this task, write a story that focuses on the meet up of multiple fairy tale characters. You'll be amazed to see all the creative plots that come out of this activity!

Rapunzel had seen so much since returning to her parents, and they had seemed to want to make up for lost time. When they wanted to negotiate with other places, they always sent her. Maybe they trusted her to make the best decisions, but she suspected it was because they wanted to show her the world that she had missed out.
And so she traveled. And she was traveling at the moment. The salty taste of sea spray hit her face, causing a giggle to emerge from her lips. She loved being on the ship, the feelings of the wind on her skin was so worth it. Flynn, on the other hand, did not enjoy traveling. But he did it for her, which made it so much cuter.
With the port in sight, she could see the festivities lined up for her at the seaside town. She pointed them out to Flynn, and he grinned at her. “All for you, princess.”
The ship pulled into the port, and deckhands immediately helped tether the ship to the dock. A plank was lowered, giving her access to the doc. She took Flynn’s hand lightly, and let him help her down the plank. He led her down the dock, to where a couple stood hand in hand to meet them. One had bright red hair, and had something . . . mythical about her. Her partner had black hair, and seemed to be much less enthusiastic than her. Still enthusiastic, but it would be hard to match the girl’s energy levels.
“Princess Rapunzel, Prince Flynn. We are honored to have you in our docks.” The man said, and she noticed the smile on the red-haired girl’s face.
“The honor is ours, Prince Sebastion, Princess Ariel.” I dipped into a curtsy, and they mugged my move.
“Follow us. We have prepared quite the celebration for your arrival.” Princess Ariel could barely contain her excitement, Rapunzel noticed. She watched the other girl rise on her toes and whisper something in Prince Sebastion’s ear, which he smiled at and nodded at.
Flynn and her stepped closer, Flynn releasing her hand and taking a place at Prince Sebastion’s side, leaving Rapunzel free to approach Princess Ariel. She felt a whisper at her ear.
“Do you want to get out of the festivities?”
Rapunzel grinned. At the moment, that was just about all she wanted. And it seemed like Ariel had the same thoughts.
“Let’s go. Those two can manage without us!”

“Your intelligence and wit always keep me on my toes and inspire me to be become better person.”

His delicate words, all scribbled down in this letter. It seemed too rushed, maybe even fake in some sense. But confessing such love in this way, it doesn't get any better than that. I know we've had our flaws and mishaps from time to time - pretending that they didn't happen would basically be ignoring our way at living life. But maybe just this once, I could overlook it all and enjoy our happiness. He's always been there, pushing me through it all - whenever I was sad, he was someone I could lean on.

Recently though, things have changed.. and would this note, this compliment, really have the power to dismiss all those feelings I've buried deep? It feels like my gut once one thing, yet my heart yearns for another. I want him in my life.. but is that what I really want? I know he may not be the brightest or even the kindest for that matter, but one thing I know is that no matter what, he'll show up for me. Shouldn't that be a valid reason enough to want him back, to accept him into my life once more? My heart ached at the thought of moving on, but at the same time, I didn't want to accept. It was as if my legs were glued to the ground; they didn't want to move forwards and embark on a new journey, yet at the same time, they didn't want to abadon the possibility of love.