#ScribesAndMakers ∆ 2026.04.14 — What's something that's going well with your creativity this month?

Well, I'm creeping up on those little things that are keeping me from completing chapters, so that's good. Could be better. A lot better…

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車椅子だから狙われた?　深夜の路上で性被害2回、奪われた日常
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260413/k00/00m/040/042000c

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福祉施設職員から性行為強要　退所怖くて相談できず　女性の後悔
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260413/k00/00m/040/041000c

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性暴力相談窓口、SNS対応9カ所のみ　障害者が利用しづらく
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260413/k00/00m/040/037000c

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#WordWeavers 2026.04.14 —Do your MCs tend to run more optimistic or pessimistic about life? Why?

My MCs tend to be cynical and downtrodden, but overall their outlook hides a certain refreshing optimism. They wouldn't be striving as they do, without letting their feelings get in the way of their actions, if they weighed in as pessimistic. My current MC, Bolt, starts the story as apathetic to the point where she doesn't care whether she lives or dies, but once she becomes unwittingly involved in the world again, facing all sorts of dangers that mostly endanger new friends, she keeps striving to manage what to her seems like a hopeless situation, optimistic that she can grab some joy and protect those who provide it. She's complex and conflicted. I think readers will empathize with her odd optimism because of the vicissitudes of her daily life mirror ours on a different scale.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.04.14 —Do you consciously work with syllabic stress to create rhythm?

Pretty consistently. Yes. Yes, I do.

Pressed, I'll say I'm a writer. Given a moment to think on it, I'll say, "I'm an author," but that's not the gist. I am a prosaist. In my heart. It's what a poet is. For prose.

Words matter.

Storytelling definitely matters, but if the prose lacks music the story lacks muscle. I'm very conscious of syllabic stress; I choose my words carefully, first for meaning, then for how they sound. I revise for rhythmic reasons as well as for clarity. Punctuation is not a rule; it's an accelerator, a brake, maybe even a clutch. I use italics to push and to pull. It isn't my only tool. Alliteration, repetition of words and sentence structure, meter—I employ plenty of tricks.

Sometimes I even sound eloquent. I write my prose to be read aloud. Syllabic stress… it's kinda important.

Of course, sometimes a sentence doesn't work.

You don't get to read those. I scrap 'em. Then start all over again.

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Feministische Buchtage in Berlin

https://radiocorax.de/feministische-buchtage-in-berlin/

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"Despite their contrasting reputations, bonobos and chimpanzees show similar levels of aggression in zoos.

Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This contrast has frequently been used to explain different sides of human nature. However, a new study by Utrecht University behavioural biologists Emile Bryon, Edwin van Leeuwen, Tom Roth and international colleagues shows that, in zoos, chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos. The study was published today in the scientific journal *Science Advances*.

The team of researchers compared the occurrence of aggressive behaviours in 22 zoo-housed groups of chimpanzees and bonobos. While no difference was found in overall aggression, the team did find that the two sister species differ in how the aggression is distributed. Bryon: 'In chimpanzees, aggression mainly comes from males and is directed at everyone. In bonobos, aggression comes from everyone but is mostly directed at males.'”

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1119513