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Worst Advice For Writers: Don’t
Worst Advice For Writers: Don’t
(do that)
Smillew Rahcuef
Apr 28
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Existential Dread in Pratchett Capitals
Existential Dread in Pratchett Capitals
Your chatbot for today is: PretChat
Johnnie Burger
Apr 30
No Dogs on Mars
No Dogs on Mars
Why I’ll never live on the Red Planet
Oscar Rhea
Apr 25
Wikimedia Picture of the Day Challenge
Wikimedia Picture of the Day Challenge
Short of ideas, bored with Unsplash, check out Wiki Comms
Philip Ogley
Apr 25
Let There Be Dark Already
Let There Be Dark Already
A traveller’s plea
PC Hubbard
Apr 23
Movers and Creepers
Movers and Creepers
When life hands you boxes and hides the tape
Debdutta Pal
Apr 19
Hooray, It’s 4/20 Today! It’s Fire; Light It Up!
Hooray, It’s 4/20 Today! It’s Fire; Light It Up!
Enjoying the Finest Spleef on Life’s Sweet, Sweet High Way
Boots Davidovitch
Apr 18
You Can Never Find a Snake When You Need One
You Can Never Find a Snake When You Need One
But I’ve found several when I didn’t need them
Alex Praytor
Apr 17
Diddy Discloses That He Created an Underaged Sex Trafficking Ring to “Prove” He Is a Jew
Diddy Discloses That He Created an Underaged Sex Trafficking Ring t...
Diddler on the Roof
Ellie Salvaje
Apr 15
Live Fast, Die Young and Leave a Beautiful Spotify Profile Pic?
Live Fast, Die Young and Leave a Beautiful Spotify Profile Pic?
Top tip for aging rock stars — there is an alternative
Matthew Clapham
Apr 14
Your Town Needs a Half-Built Bridge
Your Town Needs a Half-Built Bridge
Take Avignon’s advice
Philip Ogley
Apr 13
Are You in Love With an Inanimate Object?
Are You in Love With an Inanimate Object?
Was it love at first sight?
Kerry Kramer
Apr 11
They Call Me a Dictator But The People Love Me
They Call Me a Dictator But The People Love Me
Do your people love you?
Johnnie Burger
Apr 11
It’s The Child-Free Life For Me
It’s The Child-Free Life For Me
Will it be my best decision or my biggest regret?
Paul S. Marshall
Apr 11
The Artificial Stupidity of Customer Disservice of Your Friendly Cell Service Provider
The Artificial Stupidity of Customer Disservice of Your Friendly Ce...
It’s designed for them, not you
Scott-Ryan Abt
Apr 9
What’s the Worst That Can Happen When You Take a Hatchet to Your Follower List?
What’s the Worst That Can Happen When You Take a Hatchet to Your Fo...
A few things to keep in mind as you begin a long and arduous process
Scott-Ryan Abt
Apr 5
I, an Easter Bilby, Am Being Eaten Alive
I, an Easter Bilby, Am Being Eaten Alive
A bittersweet tale from down under
PC Hubbard
Mar 31
Five Ways to Get Eye-Popping Celebrity Endorsements
Five Ways to Get Eye-Popping Celebrity Endorsements
Poor grammar be a writer’s best friend
Mark Suroviec, M.Ed.
Mar 27
I Would Find That Bird
I Would Find That Bird
What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed to not fail?
Sir Charles
Mar 27
Mother: You Are a Sour Bitch
Mother: You Are a Sour Bitch
I sense a sudden urge to bake
Alan Campbell
Mar 27
Ode to a Short Sentence
Ode to a Short Sentence
With apologies to James Joyce
PC Hubbard
Mar 26
Pitfall Closed for Easter Egg Hunting
Pitfall Closed for Easter Egg Hunting
If we can find them
Philip Ogley
Mar 26
Writer Waffles on AI-Generated Content (Again)
Writer Waffles on AI-Generated Content (Again)
The future foretold, and it’s not good news for machines
Grandma Smillew
Mar 25
Across Warsaw’s Old Town, By The Banks of River Vistula
Across Warsaw’s Old Town, By The Banks of River Vistula
Amazing what you can find in the city
Manali Jarząbkiewicz
Mar 25
Wanted: Anti-Social Media Manager
Wanted: Anti-Social Media Manager
Calling all right-wing trolls
Suzanne Pisano
Mar 24
Anatomy of a Team Lunch
Anatomy of a Team Lunch
Or the sanity-destroying build-up to it
Debdutta Pal
Mar 24
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