jacqui shine
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guide to preparing for surgery (feel free to save and share) https://shorturl.at/D7QMJ
"stealing" "stories"
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"stealing" "stories"
hi!!! you KNOW i wanted to pop in there about editors stealing stories, but i'm mature now
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
hi!!! you KNOW i wanted to pop in there about editors stealing stories, but i'm mature now
i answered "both," which is, they said, the "right answer"
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
i answered "both," which is, they said, the "right answer"
the thing is, you can FEEL that any awkwardness is on the editor's shoulders, but that doesn't mean that's how it will go down
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
the thing is, you can FEEL that any awkwardness is on the editor's shoulders, but that doesn't mean that's how it will go down
i guess it tells us “basic observation skills” were never that good in the first place
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
i guess it tells us “basic observation skills” were never that good in the first place
so you literally see no difference or intensification or change, huh, weird, sounds like it wasn’t that strong an education
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
so you literally see no difference or intensification or change, huh, weird, sounds like it wasn’t that strong an education
he doesn’t imply it, he straight up says it!
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
he doesn’t imply it, he straight up says it!
get jamie raskin too while you’re at it
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
get jamie raskin too while you’re at it
yes, i tend and nourish my figurative language in the garden in my mi—
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
yes, i tend and nourish my figurative language in the garden in my mi—
me: are you saying my wanting to send hakeem jeffries a fax that says YOU’RE A LOSER is a trauma response
my therapist: no, not exactly
my therapist: no, not exactly
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
me: are you saying my wanting to send hakeem jeffries a fax that says YOU’RE A LOSER is a trauma response
my therapist: no, not exactly
my therapist: no, not exactly
sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't; i try to err on the side of keeping the commas if there's any chance that's why they're there.
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't; i try to err on the side of keeping the commas if there's any chance that's why they're there.
but some of it is dependent clauses after conjunctions that don't take a comma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (too much time proofing yesterday, lol.)
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
but some of it is dependent clauses after conjunctions that don't take a comma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (too much time proofing yesterday, lol.)
yeah this is sometimes a hard needle to thread—some comma usage is part of the author's style idiom!
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
yeah this is sometimes a hard needle to thread—some comma usage is part of the author's style idiom!