Chris Fruge
@pennedbychris.bsky.social
A “fun-loving plant guy” writing tiny stories. My work appears in 50 Word Stories, 101 Words, Six Sentences, and 50 Give or Take.
My work:
https://linktr.ee/pennedbychris
My work:
https://linktr.ee/pennedbychris
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
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When you are NOT inspired is the most important time to create.
By doing it without the inspiration-joy reward, you are telling you brain that creation IS your normal, not a once in a while thing.
It's time to break the habit of not creating.
youtu.be/OT_vUNvZqkE
By doing it without the inspiration-joy reward, you are telling you brain that creation IS your normal, not a once in a while thing.
It's time to break the habit of not creating.
youtu.be/OT_vUNvZqkE
Bad day? Brain fog got you down? It's the best time to create.
YouTube video by Ruthanne Reid
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January 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When you are NOT inspired is the most important time to create.
By doing it without the inspiration-joy reward, you are telling you brain that creation IS your normal, not a once in a while thing.
It's time to break the habit of not creating.
youtu.be/OT_vUNvZqkE
By doing it without the inspiration-joy reward, you are telling you brain that creation IS your normal, not a once in a while thing.
It's time to break the habit of not creating.
youtu.be/OT_vUNvZqkE
Lost my favorite ladle today. Oh the pancakes we made…
January 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Lost my favorite ladle today. Oh the pancakes we made…
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I have a little cnf piece in the Winter Issue of Writers Resist.(Thank you @mynachang.bsky.social for the recommendation!) Thought it was fitting to share today. 💪🏼🏙️🚊
www.writersresist.com/2025/01/15/y...
www.writersresist.com/2025/01/15/y...
You Don’t Run – Writers Resist
www.writersresist.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I have a little cnf piece in the Winter Issue of Writers Resist.(Thank you @mynachang.bsky.social for the recommendation!) Thought it was fitting to share today. 💪🏼🏙️🚊
www.writersresist.com/2025/01/15/y...
www.writersresist.com/2025/01/15/y...
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January 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
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The number of stories that came out of this workshop last year was absolutely wild. Sign up now to join in the 2025 March Micro Marathon challenge and soak up the daily water-filled sponges* of writing inspiration we'll be handing out along the way (we love a sports metaphor)
*biodegradable
*biodegradable
SmokeLong's March Micro Marathon is a high-energy peer-review workshop, series of 3 webinars, 3 competitions, and two months of SmokeLong Fitness (April/May). We can't wait to draft thousands of micros with you! Sign up now or by February 28! www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...
January 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The number of stories that came out of this workshop last year was absolutely wild. Sign up now to join in the 2025 March Micro Marathon challenge and soak up the daily water-filled sponges* of writing inspiration we'll be handing out along the way (we love a sports metaphor)
*biodegradable
*biodegradable
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Stoneybatter
January 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Stoneybatter
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Have you signed up? We're going micro in March! 24 writing tasks, webinars with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @taracampbell.bsky.social, and @christopherallen.bsky.social, an interview with Michelle Ross and the editors of 100 Word Story. And more! Write with us!
www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...
www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...
January 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Have you signed up? We're going micro in March! 24 writing tasks, webinars with @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @taracampbell.bsky.social, and @christopherallen.bsky.social, an interview with Michelle Ross and the editors of 100 Word Story. And more! Write with us!
www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...
www.smokelong.com/the-march-mi...
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Join us on January 26 at 6pm NYC (online) as Erin Vachon brings us "Revision for Alchemists: Transmute your Flash into Gold"! If you're participating in SmokeLong Fitness, this webinar is included! www.smokelong.com/product/revi...
January 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Join us on January 26 at 6pm NYC (online) as Erin Vachon brings us "Revision for Alchemists: Transmute your Flash into Gold"! If you're participating in SmokeLong Fitness, this webinar is included! www.smokelong.com/product/revi...
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I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
December 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
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True luxury is found in the simplest moments.
December 18, 2024 at 8:59 PM
True luxury is found in the simplest moments.
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12 years since Sandy Hook and still, we're mourning lives lost to mass shootings.
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We want action.
Repeat after me: #EndGunViolenceNow
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We want action.
Repeat after me: #EndGunViolenceNow
December 16, 2024 at 9:04 PM
12 years since Sandy Hook and still, we're mourning lives lost to mass shootings.
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We want action.
Repeat after me: #EndGunViolenceNow
➡️Over 1.2 million Americans shot
➡️480,000 killed by guns
➡️5,400+ mass shooting incidents.
NO MORE "thoughts and prayers". We want action.
Repeat after me: #EndGunViolenceNow
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Try to make your mental illness work with you, not against you. Become a writer.
December 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Try to make your mental illness work with you, not against you. Become a writer.