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September Signature Feature: Hidden Sunlight by Stellar
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Well, after a longer haitus than usual, we're back! This is a long, long story by an author many of us have enjoyed for years. Have you read this classic story? It's a go to favorite of mine when I'm looking for that apocalyptic style OMG WHAAAAT story, even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I still love it. Give it a try, especially if you love a LONG read! Length: 175,313 Description: Facing a life-changing medical procedure, 14 year old Shay approaches it with the- 3 comments
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All I know is winter lasts too damned long….. -
By centexhairysub · Posted
Well, damn, another story added to my must read list. -
I wholeheartedly agree, this is a fantastic story!
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Just the facts: SPREZZATURA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Sprezzatura translates to "studied nonchalance" or "effortless grace"—the art of making something difficult look completely easy and natural. Key Aspects Origin: Coined by Baldassare Castiglione in his 1528 book The Book of the Courtier to describe hiding hard work behind a mask of ease. In Fashion: Means dressing with careless elegance, such as wearing an expensive suit with -
That looked wrong to me but I couldn't quite place why at first. It turns out that it is incorrect. Astronomical Fall begins on the 22nd of September and Meteorological Fall begins on the 1st of September (this applies just like @Graeme says on the first day of the month that the Astronomical season date lands in wherever you live on the map). -
Sprezzatura is the art of making the difficult look effortless, and in storytelling, it is the secret to creating immersive, authentic narratives. Originally a Renaissance concept coined by Baldassare Castiglione to describe perfect courtly manners, it translates to storytelling as concealing the author's hand so the reader forgets they are experiencing a constructed piece of fiction. When a writer masters sprezzatura, the plot, dialogue, and world-building feel natural, inevitable, and c -
Some things ascribed to spezzatura is merely extreme stupidity. It's easy to be a straight man in a comedy act when you don't understand the jokes. -
Sprezzatura comes from the Italian verb sprezzare (meaning "to despise" or "to disdain") combined with the noun forming suffix -tura. Because it derives from sprezzare (to scorn or brush aside), the root implies a deliberate dismissal or minor disdain of effort itself—acting as though you do not care or try hard, even when you do. The earliest recorded use of the noun sprezzatura in English according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is from 1878 in the Cornhill Magazine. The Itali
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