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What I Write Is Only a Fraction of What I Think
What I Write Is Only a Fraction of What I Think
Why too many ideas screws up your story
Philip Ogley
Nov 30
Corporate Mission Statements Translated
Corporate Mission Statements Translated
Up in the C-suite with my bullshit detector…
Matthew Clapham
Dec 7
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My Wealthy Alter-Ego Is Getting Me Into Trouble
My Wealthy Alter-Ego Is Getting Me Into Trouble
Treading hot water when my alter-ego comes out to shop
Rosalie Berg
Dec 8
Frogs In Boiling Water
Frogs In Boiling Water
An amphibian woe
Natasha MH
Dec 8
Explaining Norman Lear to My Nephew
Explaining Norman Lear to My Nephew
And then immediately wondering why I bothered
Oscar Rhea
Dec 7
Evangelical Christian Leader Mike Bickle Steps Down From For-Profit Church to Become a Drag Queen
Evangelical Christian Leader Mike Bickle Steps Down From For-Profit...
International House of Pansexuals
Ellie Salvaje
Dec 7
My Soxy Collection
My Soxy Collection
A letter to my Sock buddy
Sir Charles
Dec 7
Only The Eye Makes Shadows Real
Only The Eye Makes Shadows Real
A collaboration between Debdutta Pal, Ann James and Robert Gowty
Robert Gowty
Dec 7
The Happiness Dilemma
The Happiness Dilemma
The futile quest of seeking perpetual bliss
DJ Hopkins
Dec 7
He Thought / She Thought
He Thought / She Thought
Flash fiction
A.J. Cralle (she, her)
Dec 5
Long Before “The Elgin Marble Issue”, Marbles Were Being Fought Over.
Long Before “The Elgin Marble Issue”, Marbles Were Being Fought Over.
It was kill, or be killed!
Uvebruce
Dec 4
What did the flour say to the baking tray?
What did the flour say to the baking tray?
A Culinary Triumph
Samra Junaid
Nov 29
Republican David Eastman Preaches Abusing Kids to Death So Government Won’t Waste Money on…
Republican David Eastman Preaches Abusing Kids to Death So Governme...
Can’t help abused children if they’re no longer alive
Ellie Salvaje
Nov 29
Writer’s Brain— Do You Have A Pen? Does Anyone Have a Pen?!?
Writer’s Brain— Do You Have A Pen? Does Anyone Have a Pen?!?
Daily struggles now that I’m a writer
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Nov 28
The Time Will Pass Anyway
The Time Will Pass Anyway
Life lessons from none other than a TikTok comment
Bell
Nov 28
Businesses Are Like Bad Boyfriends
Businesses Are Like Bad Boyfriends
They want you bad — until they get what they want
Michelle Teheux
Nov 27
Steve Guttenberg… Philosopher of Positivity For Our End Times?
Steve Guttenberg… Philosopher of Positivity For Our End Times?
What the hell has become of us?!
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Nov 24
Creativity, Inc. — Book Reaction
Creativity, Inc. — Book Reaction
Buy it because you’re a creative and because the title says “Creativity”; read it because Buzz Lightyear is on the cover photo
Sir Charles
Nov 23
Sakoku (怨霊)
Sakoku (怨霊)
I am your creation, your onryō.
Francis Jeremiah Sharon
Nov 23
From the Desert Dog to the Deep Blue Sea
From the Desert Dog to the Deep Blue Sea
by Ann James, Martin French and Christine D Richardson
Ann James
Nov 23
Why Don’t You Stop Reading This and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?
Why Don’t You Stop Reading This and Go and Do Something Less Boring...
In the radical, groundbreaking spirit of a kids’ TV show from the Seventies
Matthew Clapham
Nov 23
You Bitcoin People Can Beat It Anytime
You Bitcoin People Can Beat It Anytime
It has happened enough times, but for some reason today, it’s just about enough
Scott-Ryan Abt
Nov 21
Pigs Are Flying — Retailers are Rethinking Self-Checkout?
Pigs Are Flying — Retailers are Rethinking Self-Checkout?
Hell hath frozen over
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Nov 21
Subconscious Copycats
Subconscious Copycats
When synchronicity frees up creativity
Debra Urbacz
Nov 21
The ‘Amazing’ Epidemic — Are We Dumbing Down The Extraordinary
The ‘Amazing’ Epidemic — Are We Dumbing Down The Extraordinary
How amazing became the new “meh.”
DJ Hopkins
Nov 21
When a Writing Prompt Gets You Fired Up on a Related Topic
When a Writing Prompt Gets You Fired Up on a Related Topic
Write an article based on a random sentence in a book
Scott-Ryan Abt
Nov 20
A Principal Who Hated Punishment
A Principal Who Hated Punishment
An Essay On the Drawbacks of Punishment
Samra Junaid
Nov 19
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