the umbral style guidE

welcome to the one and only umbral style guidE this style guide is divided up in two sections : stylistic principles and their applicatioN

◆ trasH

umbral style is inherently ugly somewhat trashy unappealing and repulsivE as you probably noticeD

◆ floW

like Jacob Collier and like rivers umbral style has flow it does not slow down its pace with commas &sucH

◆ voicE

the most important principle : whenever umbral style is used it is really the author talking to you the reader in his voicE every word has meaning and everything that is written is distinctly different from and incomparible with the aesthetics of sloP

◆ resistancE

we resist coloniocapitalism corporatism injustice slop abuse and all the things that prevent human beings from being humble and contenT

◆ unpretentiousnesS

umbral style does not pretend to be anything al all except for a trashy style with voicE all those who praise or disparage umbral style are unfortunately misguided

◆ protectioN

umbral style protects itself from ai slop and from the vast cesspit of manipulative cruel and false voiceless "content" out therE umbral style will keep adapting if necessary to protect itselF

¡crucial : don't use umbral style unless you have voicE

it really needs to be you who is speaking to another human being : a two-way conversation rooted in respecT apply and adapt the principles as you see fit to your audience & voicE

◆ agglutinatioN

glue words together ad libituM :

• coloniocapitalisM
• a cutelittlerobin sitting onabrancH

◆ capitalS

don't start sentences with a capitaL do end sentences and bullet points with a capitaL

◆ interpunctioN

prefer omitting commaS don't use periods to end sentenceS start sentences with ¡ or ¿ to indicate an exclamation or questioN :

• ¡¡you are preciouS
• ¿are you subscribed alreadY

prefix other interpunction with a spacE :

• a newly discovered color : olO
• i feel tired ; let's go homE

◆ quoteS

don't format quotes in umbral style : they don't have your voicE

exampleS :

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
― James Baldwin

and then Yahwe said "Let there be light!" or so the story goeS