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Jim Mercurio

Six Writer’s Groups Booted Me for My Obsession With Brevity

How I lost everything by cutting too much

Nov 24, 2024

Image from my book of passage emphasizing brevity.

Nov 24, 2024

Lindsay Renee

“Whiteness” Took My Culture — Then Made Me Hate Yours

They told me I had roots. Turns out they were just weeds.

14h ago

“Whiteness” Took My Culture — Then Made Me Hate Yours

14h ago

The Sturg (Gerald Sturgill)

Looking at My Phone, I Think That the Weather App Is Using AI

The prediction models have looked weird for a while.

21h ago

Weather map, stock image.

21h ago

Oviya Balan

100 Words a Day: This Got Me Writing Again

Not too long ago, I hit a wall. No ideas, no motivation, just an overwhelming sense of what’s even the point? I’d open a blank doc and…

1d ago

100 Words a Day: This Got Me Writing Again

1d ago

Lindsay Renee

The Most Terrifying Truth About Slavery: It Made Sense at the Time

Slavery isn’t a glitch in human history — it’s a feature. And its logic still governs more of our world than we want to admit.

1d ago

The Most Terrifying Truth About Slavery: It Made Sense at the Time

1d ago

Ali Mai

A Gold Miner on Mars

Some things were meant to be buried

Apr 18

A Gold Miner on Mars

Apr 18

Bwilson

My Friend is Dead

Permanently

Apr 11

A bouquet of wild flowers in a white vase, dark background.

Apr 11

Kathy Minicozzi

I Can’t Attend Protests, and I’m Too Poor to Make Donations

So what can I do?

Apr 8

Cartoon of Donald Trump with raised finger and open mouth

Apr 8

M.E.A.A.

Washing Mishap

Too many times

Apr 5

Washing Mishap

Apr 5

MsFireballsmom

The Secret Cost of Having the Wrong People Around

The Wrong Company Kills Your Potential

Apr 5

The Secret Cost of Having the Wrong People Around

Apr 5

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The Sturg (Gerald Sturgill)

Gay, disabled RV traveler, Cali-NY-PA, Boost Nominator. Editor at New Writers Welcome. Owner of International Indie Collective pubs.

B A Little, M.Ed. - The Caffeinated Writer

Writer, reader, copywriter, photographer, retired teacher, cancer journey. Read All About It, True Crime Thirst, Finance Everyday, Mental Health CH. Top Writer

Sieran Lane

A queer trans writer and therapist. I help fiction writers complete their novels. Let's connect! https://sieranlane.ghost.io

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