/lit/ - Literature

>>14764435
pick a time when you're in a good mood and have some caffeine. that's the easy way

>>14699555
checked and I literally could not imagine what it would be like not to attend the illustrious, globally renowned, historically insurpassable University of Oxford. I mean, it would be so very unbearable to attend some inferior institutions where "lad culture" (and indeed "board culture") takes precedence over a life of academic curiosity and career ambition. Furthermore, it has to be said that anybody with an ounce of genetic potential should be studying at the University of Oxford. If they aren't, they should be considered an embarrassment to their family, their nation, their race and indeed themselves. I mean it would hurt me physically not to atten such an illustrious a university if I had even the slightest chance of doing so. The range of amazing colleges, the wise, witty professors, the ancient traditions and peculiar formalities which truly make an education at the University of Oxford such a Hogwarts-esque experience, while, to stay true to this particular image an education at literally any other university - barring, perhaps, Cambridge - is no more romantic or exciting than some third-rate Muggle institution such as the one Harry would have attended had he not learned of his magical abilities. Lets look at the facts: over 50% of University of Oxford undergraduates come from privately educated, Elite backgrounds; 80% of students have parents whose job is regarded as being among the most challenging and well-paid occupations in the countr, and the statistics relating to the kind of careers former University of Oxford students successfully pursue are known to all. And of those students, those English Roses and dashing young Gentlemen, how many indeed go on to marry and mate with one another, rather than risk a life of financial destitution and social ostracization by allowing themselves to be carried away by some fleeting infaturation with a member of the working class. The question is of course rhetorical, as the vast majority of University of Oxford students do coincidentally end of marrying fellow members of the Elite, genetically distinct upper class.

>>14346259
I have an English degree, and out of all of the people I graduated with, I'm probably doing the best financially. A lot of them have been out of work for years, or just flit around from min wage gig to min wage gig.

Some went to grad school to put off the anxiety of having no future prospects. Under no circumstances should anyone go to grad school for English.

My work is not related to my degree. I work at a very popular and well-liked warehouse club. My job is easy and stress-free and a degree offers no benefits aside from having little chats with old professors when they get their groceries there. The pay and benefits here are better than most white collar jobs in this area, so I'm stuck, but I'm not resentful about where I am: a job that pays this well and doesn't test my nerves is a blessing in the changing fortunes of time.

Don't bother with an English degree. I enjoyed reading and writing papers about books all the time, but that knowledge doesn't get you anywhere in this market. Make connections, however tenuous, and use those to network - that's what gets you work, unfortunately.

To write our own stories, anon.

>>14190406
I like this a lot. It reminds me of something I might write while having a smoke on the balcony and reflecting on my day, but with slightly less schizoid rambling. I especially liked the bit about turning on the phone and telling someone you can't call that you don't like the way light works, I dunno, it just reminds me of how I feel sometimes thinking about the people I've left behind. thank u for the relatable feels anon

>>14058750
wholesome. good luck anon

>>14004775
Thanks for the cool pepe.

>>13831152
>>13831148
>>13831038
i coomed

>>13440092

I am writing a Victorian fictional story about 4 mercenaries that are assigned a job in a foreign city full of cutthroats, bravos and intrigue. They all have their separate motives and motivations and they realise the importance of their mission as a conspiracy slowly unravels before them.

>>12249100
I think it is clear I agree with your conclusion. I merely present an argument for why that conclusion is not monstrous.

>>11998259
So you're saying... I SHOULDN'T change myself for others. Thanks for the read man.

>>11818392
Good post.

>>11807881
>>11807863
i like you friend

>go to cocaine school
>they tell me to resume with the blowmans

>>11697338
glad to see you're still hanging around here man

>>11635886

My life together with her would flash before my eyes. I'd see us get married and have kids. Eventually she would stop wearing the nose ring except when I playfully prodded and teased her about it then she would put it back on just for me. I'd tell the kids she was wearing it when we first met and she'd blush and we'd all have a laugh.
Then after the unusually long silence while I was imagining all this I'd snap back to reality and awkwardly mutter something unintelligible. She'd stand there for a brief moment unsure of what to do next and then shuffle off. I'd quickly leave the building and wonder what exactly she must have been thinking. The thought would haunt me for the rest of my life. I would never go back.

>>10799740
>after about 20,000 words you get the flow going
>tfw my english is gets gooder by the day by shitposting on 4chan

>narrator who is basically me articulates his profound worldview at length
>introduce an antagonist who offers contrary points which allow further exposition by the narrator
>tfw the antagonist is a "short, bald lisping man with a noticeable limp"

Hehe, good luck with that buddy.

>read 80 pages today

Who else here /mummyslittlereader/?

>>10654201
>mfw not living a /lit/ existence in Africa
>mfw body is intact, home and possessions are safe, and there is peace

>>10535282
an english language textbook

>spent $340 on amazon kindle in 2017
>read two books

>>10396405
your very kind anon