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Feb 19

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Gratification of Self

Not to be confused with self-gratification

Fancy gold colored fountain pen. Image for the story Gratification of Self by Jonica Bradley — Photo by Art Lasovsky on Unsplash

“Damn! You can actually write! I really mean that. Now don’t think I’m trying to inflate your ego for a trip around the planet or anything like that, because I can bring you back down to earth darn quick with this simple truth: you have a wonderful talent that these days just doesn’t pay much. :-(“

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