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Constantly probing the line between snarky and curmudgeonly.
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You've seen more than they could ever know No matter what they say
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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“No, policemen were not danger lovers, they were seekers of the awesome, the incredible, even the unspeakable in human experience.”

Your daily fiction #writing prompt from Prompt Inspiration:
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January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Mystery Writers of America announces nominees for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2025.
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2026 Edgar Award Nominations announced - Mystery Writers of America %
Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 217th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the nominees for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery f...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Look, man, I've got certain information, all right? Certain things have come to light.
January 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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“For a man of society, even for a civilian, a small Browning was as obligatory and as useless an accessory to his toilet as a tie or a cane.”

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January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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A good aphorism is the wisdom of a whole book in a single sentence.
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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“We’re all like detectives in life. There’s something at the end of the trail that we’re all looking for.”

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January 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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One lends only to the rich.
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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“The justice I have received, I shall give back.”

Your daily fiction #writing prompt from Prompt Inspiration:
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January 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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“We need to have a talk on the subject of what’s yours and what’s mine.”

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January 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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“I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man.”

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January 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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An antique illustration of soldiers entering the Trojan horse alongside the quote, "The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity."
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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“Getting happier requires three kinds of effort: using your intellect to understand your emotions and impulses, building conscious habits that create well-being, and sticking to these habits.” #wkdrdg
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January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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“Artists are always good for conversation, so long as you want to talk about their art.”

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January 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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With so many miles behind you You'd think you'd have left this world by now
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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“A riot is the language of the unheard.”

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January 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Most useful, if not actually the first, good idea to emerge from the EUrocrats in that august body's history.
A Politico article headlined, "EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes mean it’s time to start drinking." The subheadline reads, "High representative says global events mean now could be a good time to hit the bottle." The first paragraph of the article leads, "BRUSSELS ― EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas privately told lawmakers the state of the world meant it might be a “good moment” to start drinking." https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-chief-diplomat-kaja-kallas-state-world-means-time-start-drinking/
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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“The essence of fascism is to make laws forbidding everything and then enforce them selectively against your enemies.”

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January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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It’s hard to be a non-player character. You’re never sure whose game you’re playing, or sure when game stops and reality starts. Stop playing. Start thinking.
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices.
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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“Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.”

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January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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This is more than 20% of the estimated voting-age population of Oregon, which is about 3.5 million.
A news article from Just the news headlined, "Oregon election authorities to begin clearing 800K inactive voters from its voter rolls." The subheadline reads, "Oregon's Democratic Secretary of State Tobias Read said last week that the state is expected to purge 160,000 of its 800,000 inactive voters from the registry immediately, after they failed to meet the criteria to keep their registration active." The lead paragraph reads, "Oregon election officials are expected to begin removing hundreds of thousands of inactive voters from the state’s registration rolls as the country gears up for the 2026 midterm elections later this year." https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/oregon-election-authorities-begin-clearing-800k-inactive-voters-its-voter
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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What could go wrong?
A news headline that reads, "Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with blue-green algae. Scientists aim to reclaim thousands of hectares of desert using cyanobacteria that can stabilise sand and create foundation for plant growth." The image includes a photo of two long half-tube greenhouses and a square, plastic-lined pool of dark green water. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3338326/great-green-wall-20-china-geoengineering-deserts-blue-green-algae
January 13, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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You can’t rule out the possibility that beneath the elaborately constructed veneer of a blithering idiot lurks a blithering idiot.
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM