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Yay! Congratulations! I just finished the first query and cringe laughed through the whole thing. Bravo!

Also true for all children and former children.

The period belongs right after “place.”

Two cats sitting side by side staring out a window.

Okay #crochet friends. What’s your favorite cat bed pattern and yarn? Asking for a couple friends.

The imaginative and immersive art of Andrew Scott

Resist and Unsubscribe

If you’re not already following Scott Galloway, you might want to check out his website. www.resistandunsubscribe.com

When you feel like taking the wind out of someone’s sails On family estrangement, grief, and choosing peace

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It’s a beautiful day to go out and vote y on 50 CA.

I’m looking for real life stories about shy/conflict averse people who are finding ways to fight injustice, practice acts of kindness, protect the environment, undermine authoritarianism and corporate greed, and model/encourage kindness. #Quiet #Introvert #Resist #FightAuthoritarianism #BeTheChange

As a writer, I thought blocks were only about the fear of judgment. As a therapist, I’ve discovered that, at times, we are also afraid to discover a truth buried in our subconscious. So I ask myself and my clients, what is your mind afraid to discover?

Perhaps we can offer rapture kits in maga red with images of Trump Jesus on the boxes.

Inside… See’s Arsenic Clusters and Hemlock Tea Party Sachets. The tag line: “Ascension never tasted so good.”

a man says i do n't think so in a green background Alt: Dr McCoy from Star Trek says “I don't think so.”

On Star Trek, the ship’s doctor and counselor were empowered to relieve the captain if needed, based on physical and mental health problems that impacted the ability to lead safely.

Shouldn’t we have that in the White House?

Thanks to Mary Engelbreit for sharing this on Instagram.

Gorgeous

Brilliant, Linda!

We are All Los Angeles Denial is a powerful drug.

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Music is medicine – and now science can prove it.

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I’m following RTBC in an effort to curb my cynicism. Also recommend *Hope for Cynics*
#hopeforcynics #curbyourcynicism

Adolescence in Reverse and the secret power of little old ladies

If you (or someone you love) is in menopausal hell, I have good news. It gets better. A lot better. open.substack.com/pub/theviewf...

Home - Reasons to be Cheerful A tonic for tumultuous times.

Wanna be less cynical? Spend some time each day takin in a little good news.

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Seeing “Trump threatens…” so often in feeds, I wondered what that is doing to our psyches. I stumped AI, asking how often the phrase appears in the news. Then I asked if there were 20 recent instances. Yup.

What do you think happens to us when we hear “Trump threatens” over and over?

Storytelling Advice from the Creators of South Park This storytellning advice centers around a problem that many writers have. Namely, a boring story. A story that lacks a sense of cause and effect, of tension and rising action.

We are. Our government aside, all is well. BTW, Grant Faulkner of NANOWRIMO shared a video of the South Park writers talking about their guide for testing out cause and effect in stories. I appreciate how stripped down it is. If you haven’t seen it, it’s here: nathanbweller.com/creators-of-...

Hi D&M! Miss you guys!

YOURS!

The voices in my head — um, I mean my inner narrator needs silence.

“…just because we're laughing doesn't mean it's funny."

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@gfaulknerwriter.bsky.social thank you for your book, *Pep Talks for Writers* and everything else you do to support writers. The younger writer in me (who was so daunted and dejected that she didn’t write for 2 decades) is happy to have you in her corner.

We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.