Silas' English Blog

  Prompt Response: I believe that one thing that makes me different from other people is the fact that I am constantly in a state of changing in terms of emotional maturity. I'm told that I'm very sensitive and emotional (and that does cost me, both beneficially and harmfully), and I use that to try and understand my surroundings and situations within my environment. This is usually a much starker contrast if you were to compare my emotional strengths to my partner's; I'm very visual and difficult to ignore when it comes to strong emotions, while my partner is extremely observing and stoic, most things they process you'll never see unless they choose to show you.

  Prompt Response: I don't have any "big dreams" in terms of locations and adventures I'd like to go on, but I do have an overall determination. My partner and I are both part of the LGBTQIA+ community, however, I'm somewhat open about it while my partner remains closeted, mainly for their safety as they're unsure how their family will take the decision. We have two very different experiences with coming out, as well. I was harassed, threatened, and bullied constantly when I was more confident, and I swore on my life I would do my best to protect my partner and provide for them a safe space that I never had. I try my best to make them feel as safe as possible, and comfortable; even if it means sometimes having very emotional, deep conversations. That is the emotional adventure I've decided to go on.

  Prompt Response: The most "creative" thing I have ever made is likely my series "The Weyrdos," which I wrote (admittedly very poorly compared to my capabilities) about for my origin myth assignment. There are dozens of stories and perspectives, and there's also a database I use to keep track of characters, lore, and world-building. Image: A portion of the Divinities (Gods) character database in the wiki.

  Prompt Response: I don't really have any burning questions, but I do have a lot of conspiratorial anxiety about the world around me. I worry about death and what comes afterwards, and what that means for the people I love most. I fear that I don't cherish every moment I spend alive enough to deserve it, and I worry for those that are the most important to me, like my partner, if one day either of us were to no longer be here on this plane together.

  Prompt Response: This course isn't necessarily demanding, but I don't really like the environment that the classroom has set up. I mask a lot during school days, which helps me focus better on the task at hand, but there are times where I can appear to be disrespectful or not present when there's much more going on, and it's difficult to express while I mask. I'm a very productive student, but most teachers will overlook the fact that the challenge to my academic success is that they set up an unwelcome environment for emotional and mental support.

  Prompt Response: The myth I created was based on a previous series I've been working on. My own origins were very atheist after recovering from cultural abuse and reformation, and writing was my way of coping, not explaining. In my story, I outlined that it's important to try and work with everyone's capabilities, no matter how bad or unwelcome someone appears on the outside, it's better to understand what they may be going through and learn to work with their challenges rather than against them.

  Prompt Response: Growing up evicted and traveling from place to place a lot, I kept close hold on lots of stuffed animals from my childhood. Some of them I eventually donated when I grew out of them or they were too damaged to keep, but others, like different hand-sewn critters from my first family house, stay close with me every night.

Prompt Response: A time I felt connected to nature, like the kinship in Indigenous myths, was when I took a trip deep into Tennessee in a rural area. The cabin I was staying in didn't have much light, air, or sound pollution, so you could hear most natural sounds; crickets, frogs, cicadas, and other creatures. That deep in the woods, those sounds are entirely normal. What locals will warn you about is when those noises come to an abrupt stop for an extended period of time, or when animals are fleeing all in one direction. I took a break outside at the dead of night one day during this trip, and it didn't occur to me that it was completely silent out since I had headphones in. It wasn't until I got a few missed calls from my dad and I looked out past the porch that I realized why everything had gone quiet. No more than fifty feet in front of me was a black bear and her cubs, two of them, wandering past the old gravel trail. They didn't see me, since the porch light wasn...

Prompt Response: For this year, my three goals are to stay organized, stay attentive, and learn my limits. My previous academic years, I've struggled to keep organized notes, assignments, and an overall kempt study environment. This made it difficult to keep track of school courses after the day ended. I also have difficulty staying on track when it comes to paying attention to both my surroundings and during important conversation. Over time, I've slowly learned the difference between doing my "best" and doing what I can take,  which has improved my daily life and how I see myself.