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How To Write 30,000 Words A Day, Every Day, Until Your Eyes Bleed

Say goodbye to writer’s block and say hello to drug-induced fury writing. Novels from the Song of Ice and Fire’s book series ranged from about 300,000 words to 400,000 words per book. (Imagine writing one in 10 days!) In 1987, Stephen King wrote three full-length novels. (Imagine getting out four!) …

Humor

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How To Write 30,000 Words A Day, Every Day, Until Your Eyes Bleed
How To Write 30,000 Words A Day, Every Day, Until Your Eyes Bleed
Humor

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Published in Framing

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Millennials Aren’t Killing Off Industries, We’re Just Poor

I’d like to extend our sincerest apologies to the economy. You’ve probably heard a lot about us Millennials. Something about being born between 1981 and 1996, just really messed us up. …

Millennials

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Millennials Aren’t Killing Off Industries, We’re Just Poor
Millennials Aren’t Killing Off Industries, We’re Just Poor
Millennials

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Jan 28

Why Teachers Suck — A Teacher’s Perspective

No, it’s not a rant about homework from a 12 year old. In South Korea, there’s what I called fruit day. It was when the students would bring boxes of fruit as gifts for teachers. It was like the tradition of giving an apple, except many apples, or pears or…

Education

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Why Teachers Suck — A Teacher’s Perspective
Why Teachers Suck — A Teacher’s Perspective
Education

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Jan 27

The Dangers of ChatGPT, As Explained by ChatGPT

Cause I’m certainly not writing for myself anymore. I knew the Internet was talking a lot about ChatGPT. I knew that Buzzfeed was replacing its writers this AI demon. And I knew it was dangerous. But I wasn’t sure about the specifics. So, I asked ChatGPT to write “600 words…

AI

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The Dangers of ChatGPT, As Explained by ChatGPT
The Dangers of ChatGPT, As Explained by ChatGPT
AI

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Jan 13

Whiners are the Backbone of Labor Rights

And they go unappreciated every day. “Easy money.” That’s what a fellow custodian told me after six hours of dragging a 100-pound hose across a park and spraying trash into the drains. I pitied that guy. I don’t know what job he had before to make him think graveyard shift…

Work

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Whiners are the Backbone of Labor Rights
Whiners are the Backbone of Labor Rights
Work

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Jan 12

So, Why Did The Democrats Let The Far-Right Hostage The House?

When his back was to a wall, McCarthy agreed to 2 years of embarrassing drama and harm to the American people. Why didn’t Democrats offer him a better solution? On January 3rd, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., approached Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. on the house floor, an unusual moment caught on…

Politics

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So, Why Did The Democrats Let The Far-Right Hostage The House?
So, Why Did The Democrats Let The Far-Right Hostage The House?
Politics

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Jan 10

Maria was a Nurse

A sci-fi story of an extreme immigration policy Maria was a nurse in an ancient hospital situated in the middle of Phoenix, one of the 400 small nation-states that made up the geo-political world. Nurses in the 20th century would easily recognize Maria’s work: fluorescent lights, blue scrubs, lemon-scented floor…

Fiction

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Maria was a Nurse
Maria was a Nurse
Fiction

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Jan 10

Tanga and the Water Conspiracy

Some people still believe cars run on gasoline “So, what I have my summer camp kids do is lay as flat on the beach, then when the sun has set over the horizon, they jump up and time how long until they can’t see the sun again. …

Fiction

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Tanga and the Water Conspiracy
Tanga and the Water Conspiracy
Fiction

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Published in Reckless Speculations

·Sep 9, 2020

Real-Life FAQs About The Census, Answered By A Local Census Taker

As a census taker, I have noticed quite a few people are confused about what I am doing. And some of those people are heavily armed. And so, to help in what is already a multi-million-dollar campaign to inform the public about the 2020 census, I thought I would address…

Census

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Real-Life FAQs About The Census, Answered By A Local Census Taker
Real-Life FAQs About The Census, Answered By A Local Census Taker
Census

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Aug 3, 2020

The Shockingly Pointless Fight That Split Washington And Hamilton

The Hamilton musical implies that Washington sent Hamilton home over the John Laurens — Charles Lee duel, but the real incident was far, far more ridiculous. On February 15th, 1781, Washington and his men were hunkered down in a farmhouse in New Windsor. …

History

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The Shockingly Pointless Fight That Split Washington And Hamilton
The Shockingly Pointless Fight That Split Washington And Hamilton
History

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Justin Streight

Justin Streight

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I spend too much time in my own head and try to drag others there with me. Email: recklessspeculations@gmail.com Youtube: https://bit.ly/2WjKodY

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