regret to inform I am simply writing it and this manuscript at the same time because once I've given something a certain amount of thought I have no choice but to manifest it

what do you mean I have to write it

I hope so! Arrogant and solipsistic character X narrates and is too self-absorbed to see the little love story with Y and Z happening in the background. I feel like if done right you could tease out the story just enough to drive readers insane in a good way...

I like writing stories that aren't the thing I set out to write about, I am very normal

Boy, I wish I was born with this kind of power. I'm sensitive to caffeine and generally have to split a Coke over two days, but this stuff is like unlocking your third eye. Shame about it being a dangerously addictive stimulant!

But wait! Government shutdowns have happened before but SNAP has never been defunded, why is it happening now? - Because the government refuses to use the money available to fund SNAP. We do in fact have the resources and ability to fund it but the government refuses to do so, because cruelty.

What's going on? - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be defunded because of the ongoing government shutdown. This means recipients will not have benefits available November 1st. SNAP isn't small - about 42 million Americans (12%) use it, and roughly half are children.

our house is over 100 years old so we are part of a long lineage of idiots and every day during renovations our general contractor points out something and goes "why is it like this" and, sir, we don't know either

I would watch an entire movie about Sergio St. Carlos

Might pick up a cigarette habit at Thanksgiving if only so I can excuse myself at length

I am a firm supporter of this shutdown going on as long as it takes to determine whether Article I still exists and if not then you might as well send us all home forever. But I would have rather heard nothing than "sorry about treating you like hostages, have some soup and cookies!"

there are 10,000 reasons to be mad at bsky staff but this is not one of them! If the past week is any indication we can rest assured they'll botch something else for real tomorrow.