"Is... Is it okay to be weird?"
The witch studied the young woman.
"No."
"No? I thought you'd understand."
"Don't be weird," the witch said. "Be yourself."
"But..."
"Now, some people may call that weird, but that's their word, not yours. Be yourself, however that is."
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@MicroSFF Lovely, perfect for a Friday morning.
@MicroSFF I love it. There’s so much going on in the words of the wise witch! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
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Counterpoint: Sometimes it feels refreshing to acknowledge the bizarreness that all things in existence should happen to be as they are, including oneself.
@MicroSFF This would have been useful when I asked my mom to write a letter so I could take shop in jr high (1962). She said no, you're weird enough.
@MicroSFF I totally get it, but I also chose to like being called weird. Even by people who call themselves weird. *Especially* them. I like knowing + loving weird people who love me and my brand of weirdness.
@endolex @MicroSFF There's a song by The Cog is Dead titled "Weird" that encapsulates exactly this sentiment.
@MicroSFF that's what i needed :)
@MicroSFF Sounds like something Terry Pratchett would write
@MicroSFF Oh weird is also my word, because it descibes me
@MicroSFF I am definitely weird, I pride myself on it! lol
@MicroSFF Reminds me of Sir Terry #Pratchett s Esmeralda Weatherwax .