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Doug
@dougg.bsky.social
No kids, three money

PNW
I was recently reading a (fiction) book I thought was remarkably well written precisely because of the fine-grained nuance in word choice. The difference between using the *most* right word and just fumbling through a thesaurus is extremely noticeable.
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What’s 650 words, like a page and a half single spaced?
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
One day *I’m* gonna have two bathtubs in my mud room
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The “full bath #2” with three sinks and no toilet or bathtub is pretty great too. Taking notes.
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
New Yorker style is soooo quirky omg
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Oh no, that sucks man
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
That’s a super interesting lens. Hadn’t occurred to me but it immediately makes sense.
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
She’s so fucking good
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM