#Readers

#Genesis 22:1-19The (near-)sacrifice of Isaac. I have three things to say about this famous story. Here’s the list in brief:1. Biblically, it’s not a particularly important story at all.2. In
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Last year, in full knowledge of Johnson’s dishonesty and other terrible flaws, The Times urged readers to vote for him. It was an act of breathtaking cynicism. Johnson was never
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Right, I am doing this (with pinto beans: butter beans were sold out, presumably because all Guardian readers in Bromsgrove are making baked beans this weekend) https://twitter.com/WvSchaik/status/1316812715478921221 Having soaked and
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I’ve been going back and forth with friends who are submitting to the writing fellowships this year. Many have change their submission guidelines. Some are taking specs and others new
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sometimes people are such morons. a lot of readers have no idea how badly the feedback they give can affect the writer. and i know this is a topic that
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The mainstay of online advertising is "behavioral advertising" in which ads are placed based on dossiers of your activity and preferences that have been compiled by Big Tech giants and
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ok i said this in a reply to somebody but mapleshade's vengence's themes would've been way more clear if oakstar hadn't exiled the kits with their mother. mapleshade, who has
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Gonna subscribe to the first Irish newspaper to get rid of its Op-Ed section.The hate-click for ads model is dead.There's no reason to keep the Corens, Quinns etc in place.Stop
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THREADHappy Friday night dear reader!I (John) am reflecting on the past couple months of stories and I just want to say: THANK YOU and WHAT ELSE.1. Thank you. The response
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April is when TWO of my books were originally published: THE DEFIANT HEIR and THE UNBOUND EMPIRE, books 2 & 3 in Swords & Fire. I can't believe that they're
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I get asked a lot why I don't make the characters in my books explicitly asexual and aromantic if I talk so much on here about fictional representation of strong
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“The media isn’t reporting on this!”First, do a Google. If it’s true your local newspaper, nonprofit outlet, radio or TV station isn’t covering something, TELL THEM ABOUT IT. If “the
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If it wasn't for Becky Albertalli, I wouldn't have a career. A lot of us wouldn't.If SIMON were never written, we wouldn't have one of the most impactful pieces of
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The tarot and oracle decks I own: a thread Tarot in Wonderland: an Alice in Wonderland themed deck. It's new to my collection so I have not gotten much time
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1/ #theSteadyState will not retweet @realDonaldTrump trash-filled rants. Readers can find them. Instead we remind the public, that it does not have to be like this.We are familiar with the
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I too got my copy of @AlbertoCairo ‘s “How Charts Lie” and finally had the pleasure of reading it. This is a terrific book. It’s clearly written with wide insights
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