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Faux Firuta

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Depending on where you’re in the world, asking for a doggy bag could crown you a sustainability hero, or get you silently escorted off a Michelin star’s guest list forever.
#FoodSky #Gastromancy #DoggyBag #Etiquette #Readsky #ShortReads #MichelinStars #Taboos #Culture

Last Night’s Pasta Is Political

A planet-wide survey of the taboos, containers, and cultural standoffs surrounding the act of taking your leftovers home

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February 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

There’s writing to prove something, and there’s writing to discover something.

#5amWriters #6amWriters #BookSky #ReadSky #WriteSky #ScriptSky #ScreenSky #Substack #SelfPublished #WIP

Stop Lawyering Your Craft

How I Learned to Stop Proving and Start Discovering

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February 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

The cavernous gap between 7-Eleven Japan and its American counterpart.

#7-Eleven #7Eleven #Nikuman #Japanese #Food #FoodSky #ShortReads #Gastromancy #Culinary #Chef #Gastronomy #Konbini #RiceBalls #WaWa #Sheetz #Nori #Wahoku

The Little Hot Bun That Exposed America’s Fast Food Soul

Why copying Japan’s 7-Eleven is the one thing America genuinely cannot do

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February 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

We’ve all bought into this gorgeous lie that real artists must suffer.

#WriteSky #ReadSky #BookSky #ScreenSky #ScriptSky #ShortReads #SelfPub #IndiePub #5amWriters #6amWriters #Tips #Advice #Editing #Publishing

Your Art Won’t Love You Back So Stop Dying For It

A recovery guide for creators who forgot they’re also human beings

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February 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Some small studies and industry surveys link staff attire with tipping and perceived service quality…the clothes can subtly nudge how guests interpret competence.
#Restaurant #Business #Uniforms #Culinary #Gastromancy #FoodNews #EatSky #FoodSky #Chef #Waiter #FoodBiz #Gastronomy #Cook

Uniforms That Feed the World

How the clothes we ask servers and housekeepers to wear shape paychecks, culture, and the smell of the dining room.

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February 18, 2026 at 7:30 AM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

You can’t meal prep your way out of Suhoor. You can’t ask for an extension. Dawn doesn’t care about your schedule.

#ThisIsGastromancy #Gastromancy #Gastronomy #Religion #Religious #Food #Diet #Culture #Cultural #Practices #ShortReads #FoodSky #Muslim #Musulman #Ramadhan #Suhoor #CulinaryIndustry

What 1.8 Billion People Eat When Nobody’s Watching

Inside the pre-dawn feeding frenzy that happens while you’re still asleep

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February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

The blacklist is a beautiful thing, really. So efficient. One day you have a career, contacts, a desk with your name on it. The next day you’re unemployable.
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#Fiction #ShortReads #Story #StoryTelling #IndieWriter #SelfPub #Substack #WriteSky #ReadSky #BookSky #ScreenSky #ScriptSky

They Call This Freedom

One woman, her typewriter, and zero rights left to lose (Short Fiction)

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February 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Every creator you admire was delusional enough to think their weird thing mattered.
#5amwriters #6amwriters #writesky #booksky #readsky #screensky #scriptsky #shortreads #indiewriter #substack #selfpub

You Need to Be More Delusional

A Dedication to Unhinged Creation

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February 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

#QuickReads #Screensky #Scriptsky #fiction #writingcommunity #freshwriter #novel #author #amwriting #Booksky #Readsky #Writesky #selftaught #substacker #shortstory #editing #wordcraft #writerslife #fantasy #WIP #quotes #typewriters #indiepub #selfpub #amediting #shortstories #Justwrite 🖖

Why Brilliant People Ship Bad Work

The uncomfortable truth about why even your heroes miss

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February 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Most restaurants absolutely suck at accommodating deaf-blind diners.
#Gastromancy #Gastronomy #Foodsky #Writesky #Substack #ShortRead

The Menu You Read With Your Fingers

Inside the groundbreaking world of deaf-blind dining, where touch, taste, and technology are rewriting everything we thought we knew about eating

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February 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Have you eaten #Halal without knowing it?

#QuickReads #amwriting #Booksky #Readsky #Writesky #selftaught #substacker #shortstory #editing #wordcraft #writerslife #quotes #typewriters #indiepub #selfpub #amediting #shortstories #writingcommunity #writingprompt #amreading #6amwritersclub #Justwrite 🖖

God’s Logistics Network

How halal certification quietly built a trillion-dollar parallel supply chain that touches everything you eat

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February 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Diving into the world of prison food.

#IndieWriter #Writesky #Readsky #Gastromancy #Prison #Food #Commissary #Incarcerated #Cooking #Jail #Recipes #Ramen #Pruno

How Prisoners Built a Food Language

Inside the commissary economy, plastic bag feasts, and the resilient cuisine that rewrites the rules of cooking

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February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

When Substack got hacked.
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#Substack #SecurityBreach #Breach #PersonalData #PersonalInfo #Protection #PasswordProtection #CyberSecurity #CyberCrimes

Well, This is Awkward: Let’s Talk About That Data Breach

So here’s a fun thing that happened while most of us were busy trying to figure out if our writing was any good…apparently Substack got hacked back in October.

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February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

How brands deceive your eyes and palate everyday.
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#GraphicDesign #Yellow #Branding #Design #DesignSky #Illustration #ArtSky #Readsky #Writesky #IndieJournalist #Gastromancy #FoodInvestigation #Food

The Color Yellow and Other Legal Loopholes

Inside the cutthroat world of dollar store label design, where millions ride on the perfect shade of familiar

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February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Are you waiting for a fish?
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#Writesky #Readsky #Booksky #Artsky #5amWriters #6amWriters #Approval #SelfApproval #SelfConfidence #SelfImprovement #RatRace #CorporateLife #HustleCulture #9to5 #PowerPoint #Zoom

You’re Not a Writer. You’re a Performing Seal Waiting for Someone to Throw You a Fish.

Oh...the fish is a “like”...and you’re starving.

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February 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

What was your most expensive PowerPoint?
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#Approval #SelfApproval #SelfConfidence #SelfImprovement #RatRace #CorporateLife #HustleCulture #9to5 #PowerPoint #Zoom

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February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Krspeace

@krspeace.bsky.social

Galileo Galilei's middle finger is proudly displayed upright in a glass vessel at Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy.

Born: Feb 15, 1564
Birthplace: Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy
Died:Jan 8, 1642 (77)

#GalileoGalilei #Science #History #Astronomy #Physics #Facts #Italy #MuseoGalileo #AIArt

January 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM

Faux Firuta

@fauxfiruta.bsky.social

Before Shakespeare, jealousy was a feeling.

After Shakespeare, it was a predator.

It’s a masterpiece of psychological horror, written 400 years before modern psychology.

#Readsky #Writesky #Screensky #Booksky #5amwriters #6amwriters #Etymology #Sayings #Origins #Othello #Shakespeare #Lago ❤️✌️