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I think I'm a writer, therefore I am a writer. http://www.rkwest.com/index.php #FlashFiction #MicroFiction
they’re trying to figure out a way to evacuate all the pets out the villages in western alaska
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" You keep pairing me with quiet," Peace said, "but my true companion is the mighty clamor of chains being ripped clean from the wall."
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#AmQuerying #AmWriting #amwritinghorror #Author #authorscommunity
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There was a time when unscented products were popular. Lately, I've noticed that every damn thing is perfumed. And the advertisers want you to know you stink.
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My stats for September
13 pending submissions carried over
7 new submissions
4 accepted
5 rejected
1 withdrawn
10 still pending
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writingfeedback #indieauthor #indieauthors inventingrealityediting.com/2...
05.10.2025 00:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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Some of the largest law firms in the U.S. are telling clients to prepare for possible politically motivated governmental probes stemming from President Donald Trump’s new national security directive on domestic terrorism. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/law...
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Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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blue text on a cream-colored background reads: Maureen was not surprised to see her late aunt Maude standing in line at Sbarro in the mall food court, because lately she had seen several of her deceased relatives at the mall... — R.K. West, "Maureen at the Mall"
R.K. West brought us a one-sentence wonder: Maureen at the Mall
surelymag.com/maureen-at-the-mall
"Final Rest" by R.K. West @ithinkiwrite.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity
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My story, "Maureen at the Mall," appears in the current issue of Surely Magazine.
surelymag.com/maureen-at-t...
my story is today's paragraph at @paragraphplanet.bsky.social !
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Looking at a story that's been rejected several times, I remind myself that if I thought it was good enough to write, someone will think it's good enough to read.
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26.09.2025 05:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thinking your writing is too good or never good enough are both thinking errors. It is often quite difficult to accurately evaluate your writing as you cannot generate an objective viewpoint. Your viewpoint is informed by your personality and life experience.
#writingcommunity #booksky #quality
Democracy is under attack, and the courts are at the center of the fight. I spoke with Jamie Raskin, Mary McCord, and Nicholas Bowie about how Trump’s tactics and the Supreme Court are undermining the Constitution, and what we all must do to defend it.
Watch, enjoy and share. youtu.be/3I1r3jdrWbM
Don't give up. I have a story, rejected by 4 zines, that was just accepted by the 5th. I've got another one that I love, rejected 10 times, but I'm going to keep on submitting it.
22.09.2025 05:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There are a few people I'd like to have one more conversation with. Unfortunately, some of them are already gone.
22.09.2025 04:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Publishers who scorn simultaneous submissions: Then don't spend six months reading my half-page poem.
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The paragraphs don't remain visible on the site, so here's a screenshot:
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