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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (98+ words) How to read your work like somebody else wrote it 3 tricks for self-editing How to read your work like somebody else wrote it My trouble with self-editing is that I’m too good at it. I self-edit before I even write!...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (175+ words) Blake Crouch’s Recursion is more than a science fiction novel. It is a haunting exploration of memory, time, and the lives we wish we could live differently. What stayed with me most was the idea that our memories shape who…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (96+ words) Worth a reread, here is a new report from the front: I am reminded also of those old fairy tales where the witch casts the Prince into a stone, or some other inanimate object, and he is stuck there until…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (741+ words) The world as we know it today would not exist without language. Words have always been the backbone of society as a whole, and as we have become more globalized, it’s become easier than ever to read stories or poems…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (249+ words) A stone monument commemorating Jonathan Swift’s connection with Cavan was unveiled at Quilca Lake, Virginia, marking the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels. The local Fox family had invited friends, residents and children from Cross NS to the area…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (244+ words) This is the second chapter of my memoir; click the link to read the beginning. “It’s all because you’ve gotten fat! You’ve really let yourself go!” Mom says over the phone as I tell her, in a trembling voice, what…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (831+ words) Two writers publish the same article on the same day. One earns a few cents because the platform pays for reading time from paying members. The other earns nothing, because on her platform money only moves when a reader pays…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (841+ words) Open ten developer portfolios, and you’ll see the same page ten times. A hero line, a headshot, a grid of project cards, a skills list, a contact form. They’re clean and fine, and you forget them by the next tab....

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (389+ words) Poetisa endiabrada em teu rio madeiraValorizo a minha ciumentaGuardo teus pequenos detalhesNo meu grande bolso de livretos Não tenho tempo para temerVou te beijar na vertigem de uma democracia Caminhando pela revolução de mãos dadasBeijando sob a bala clavaCasal anarquista…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (189+ words) “Okay, let’s do this one last time, yeah?” (For my fellow Spider-Man fans. I couldn’t resist.) My name is Emmanuelle. A radioactive spider didn’t bite me, and I haven’t saved New York City. I have, however, rescued quite a few…...