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At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Jennifer Eagan was asked about AI and what it meant to “writers,” as persons, as a collective, as a profession. Her response was largely . . .
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SO WHAT IS NEXT? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE WRITER
At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Jenifer Eagan was asked about AI and what it meant to “writers,” as persons, as a collective, as a profession. Her response was largely, “Look, we’ve f...
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January 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Jennifer Eagan was asked about AI and what it meant to “writers,” as persons, as a collective, as a profession. Her response was largely . . .
. . . Read more — —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/so-what...
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THE KENT-STATE MOMENT, DEATH OF A CIVILIAN
What would a decent administration do? Arrest the ICE officer who fired at a civilian and prosecute. Mount aN investigation into ICE training, procedures, policies. Fire all who have made this organization what it is. Establish Inspector Generals.
What would a decent administration do? Arrest the ICE officer who fired at a civilian and prosecute. Mount aN investigation into ICE training, procedures, policies. Fire all who have made this organization what it is. Establish Inspector Generals.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
THE KENT-STATE MOMENT, DEATH OF A CIVILIAN
What would a decent administration do? Arrest the ICE officer who fired at a civilian and prosecute. Mount aN investigation into ICE training, procedures, policies. Fire all who have made this organization what it is. Establish Inspector Generals.
What would a decent administration do? Arrest the ICE officer who fired at a civilian and prosecute. Mount aN investigation into ICE training, procedures, policies. Fire all who have made this organization what it is. Establish Inspector Generals.
A Quick Note On Craft and Unlikely Choices
Let’s talk point of view [WHAT? AGAIN?]. Third Person is so strong, so adaptable. Third person comes straight out of Fairy Tales. Once upon a time a little schmoe of a kid lived in a castle …. Read More —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/on-the-...
Let’s talk point of view [WHAT? AGAIN?]. Third Person is so strong, so adaptable. Third person comes straight out of Fairy Tales. Once upon a time a little schmoe of a kid lived in a castle …. Read More —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/on-the-...
On The Other Hand: A Quick Note On Craft and Unlikely Choices
Let’s talk point of view [WHAT! AGAIN?]. Most fictional work, and most of my work, is in third person point of view. It’s so strong, so adaptable. You can have a separate narrative voice, one that kno...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
A Quick Note On Craft and Unlikely Choices
Let’s talk point of view [WHAT? AGAIN?]. Third Person is so strong, so adaptable. Third person comes straight out of Fairy Tales. Once upon a time a little schmoe of a kid lived in a castle …. Read More —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/on-the-...
Let’s talk point of view [WHAT? AGAIN?]. Third Person is so strong, so adaptable. Third person comes straight out of Fairy Tales. Once upon a time a little schmoe of a kid lived in a castle …. Read More —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/on-the-...
Scott Archer Jones, Craft for Readers and Writers, Dark Street Descends
Observation 1 — a craft challenge
There is a street that plunges down straight away from the front windows. At 10 p.m., you see a light flickering, possibly a candle on the sill. READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/10PiW3A5M...
Observation 1 — a craft challenge
There is a street that plunges down straight away from the front windows. At 10 p.m., you see a light flickering, possibly a candle on the sill. READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/10PiW3A5M...
Craft for Readers and Writers
Observation 1
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December 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Scott Archer Jones, Craft for Readers and Writers, Dark Street Descends
Observation 1 — a craft challenge
There is a street that plunges down straight away from the front windows. At 10 p.m., you see a light flickering, possibly a candle on the sill. READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/10PiW3A5M...
Observation 1 — a craft challenge
There is a street that plunges down straight away from the front windows. At 10 p.m., you see a light flickering, possibly a candle on the sill. READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/10PiW3A5M...
Jam Yerself Into A Box:
The cynic puts all human actions into two classes: openly bad and secretly bad. – Henry Ward Beecher
I’ve been pondering Archtypes lately. Cynic, Burnout, Conspiracy Theorist, Angry White Man, Entitled Influencer. .… READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/daPhvLv8e...
The cynic puts all human actions into two classes: openly bad and secretly bad. – Henry Ward Beecher
I’ve been pondering Archtypes lately. Cynic, Burnout, Conspiracy Theorist, Angry White Man, Entitled Influencer. .… READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/daPhvLv8e...
Archtype and Prison
Jam Yerself Into A Cynic’s Box
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December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jam Yerself Into A Box:
The cynic puts all human actions into two classes: openly bad and secretly bad. – Henry Ward Beecher
I’ve been pondering Archtypes lately. Cynic, Burnout, Conspiracy Theorist, Angry White Man, Entitled Influencer. .… READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/daPhvLv8e...
The cynic puts all human actions into two classes: openly bad and secretly bad. – Henry Ward Beecher
I’ve been pondering Archtypes lately. Cynic, Burnout, Conspiracy Theorist, Angry White Man, Entitled Influencer. .… READ MORE —> archerjonesscott.com/so/daPhvLv8e...
Just Missed Another world
The Trio That Should Have Reshaped Jazz
Scott Archer Jones
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The Trio That Should Have Reshaped Jazz
Scott Archer Jones
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December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Just Missed Another world
The Trio That Should Have Reshaped Jazz
Scott Archer Jones
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The Trio That Should Have Reshaped Jazz
Scott Archer Jones
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Champagne Margarita
Psychic Preparation:
When you have only one party a year, you can commit the huge errors that a practiced host and hostess so facilely avoid, including human tragedy and charges of involuntary manslaughter. Read more here —> archerjonesscott.com/so/69Pgm-mfq...
Psychic Preparation:
When you have only one party a year, you can commit the huge errors that a practiced host and hostess so facilely avoid, including human tragedy and charges of involuntary manslaughter. Read more here —> archerjonesscott.com/so/69Pgm-mfq...
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Champagne Margarita
Psychic Preparation:
When you have only one party a year, you can commit the huge errors that a practiced host and hostess so facilely avoid, including human tragedy and charges of involuntary manslaughter. Read more here —> archerjonesscott.com/so/69Pgm-mfq...
Psychic Preparation:
When you have only one party a year, you can commit the huge errors that a practiced host and hostess so facilely avoid, including human tragedy and charges of involuntary manslaughter. Read more here —> archerjonesscott.com/so/69Pgm-mfq...
Rebecca Makkai, Layers of Interiority — And Scott’s Examples for each layer. From our series of craft for readers and writers.
Explore the Layer Cake of Character — Read more —> archerjonesscott.com/so/1aPgDrjkF...
Explore the Layer Cake of Character — Read more —> archerjonesscott.com/so/1aPgDrjkF...
Craft for REaders and Writers
Rebecca Makkai, Layers of Interiority Coupled with a Melodramatic Example
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November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Rebecca Makkai, Layers of Interiority — And Scott’s Examples for each layer. From our series of craft for readers and writers.
Explore the Layer Cake of Character — Read more —> archerjonesscott.com/so/1aPgDrjkF...
Explore the Layer Cake of Character — Read more —> archerjonesscott.com/so/1aPgDrjkF...
We're serializing Alphabetic Karma. Final posting. When we left Kim last, Kim and Tony had both been shot + Kim had retired from truck-boosting.
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When I turned twenty Uncle Zach and I had to tap into our hard-way gains. Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/76PfucHu6...
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When I turned twenty Uncle Zach and I had to tap into our hard-way gains. Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/76PfucHu6...
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're serializing Alphabetic Karma. Final posting. When we left Kim last, Kim and Tony had both been shot + Kim had retired from truck-boosting.
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When I turned twenty Uncle Zach and I had to tap into our hard-way gains. Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/76PfucHu6...
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When I turned twenty Uncle Zach and I had to tap into our hard-way gains. Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/76PfucHu6...
We're serializing Alphabetic Karma. Sign in every Wednesday and Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
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This new career worked pretty well for a while. Uncle Zach never heard me coming or going at night, as he lay exhausted from breathing
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This new career worked pretty well for a while. Uncle Zach never heard me coming or going at night, as he lay exhausted from breathing
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Serializing Fiction
Alphabetic Karma, Part 7
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November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We're serializing Alphabetic Karma. Sign in every Wednesday and Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
# # #
This new career worked pretty well for a while. Uncle Zach never heard me coming or going at night, as he lay exhausted from breathing
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# # #
This new career worked pretty well for a while. Uncle Zach never heard me coming or going at night, as he lay exhausted from breathing
Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/29PfeqhdP...
Alphabetic Karma, Part 6
Over the next few weeks, we're going to serialize Alphabetic Karma.
---The first summer was killer and not in a good way. On Sundays, Iʼd sit outside with Uncle Zach as he told me lies about his glamor crime days. Read more —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/alphabe...
Over the next few weeks, we're going to serialize Alphabetic Karma.
---The first summer was killer and not in a good way. On Sundays, Iʼd sit outside with Uncle Zach as he told me lies about his glamor crime days. Read more —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/alphabe...
Alphabetic Karma, Part 6
Over the next few weeks, we're going to serialize Alphabetic Karma, a short story originally published by Hawkshaw Press. Sign in every Wednesday and Sunday to get the next paragraphs. When we left Ki...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Alphabetic Karma, Part 6
Over the next few weeks, we're going to serialize Alphabetic Karma.
---The first summer was killer and not in a good way. On Sundays, Iʼd sit outside with Uncle Zach as he told me lies about his glamor crime days. Read more —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/alphabe...
Over the next few weeks, we're going to serialize Alphabetic Karma.
---The first summer was killer and not in a good way. On Sundays, Iʼd sit outside with Uncle Zach as he told me lies about his glamor crime days. Read more —> www.archerjonesscott.com/post/alphabe...
Serializing Alphabetic Karma. Sign in Wednesday and Sunday to get the next bit.
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She had a scar on her face. It began a half inch above her eyebrow and ran clear down to her chin. It was bad-ass. She was lucky she hadnʼt been blinded.
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She had a scar on her face. It began a half inch above her eyebrow and ran clear down to her chin. It was bad-ass. She was lucky she hadnʼt been blinded.
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A Serialized Short Story
Alphabetic Karma, Part 5
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November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Serializing Alphabetic Karma. Sign in Wednesday and Sunday to get the next bit.
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She had a scar on her face. It began a half inch above her eyebrow and ran clear down to her chin. It was bad-ass. She was lucky she hadnʼt been blinded.
Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/19Pf4x4w3...
# # #
She had a scar on her face. It began a half inch above her eyebrow and ran clear down to her chin. It was bad-ass. She was lucky she hadnʼt been blinded.
Read more — archerjonesscott.com/so/19Pf4x4w3...
Serializing Alphabetic Karma, a short story. Sign in every Wednesday and Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
“Huh. So thatʼs how it is. You better come in.” He rolled backwards into the scant living room .
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“Huh. So thatʼs how it is. You better come in.” He rolled backwards into the scant living room .
Read more —>
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Serializing Fiction
Alphabetic Karma, Part 4
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October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Serializing Alphabetic Karma, a short story. Sign in every Wednesday and Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
“Huh. So thatʼs how it is. You better come in.” He rolled backwards into the scant living room .
Read more —>
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“Huh. So thatʼs how it is. You better come in.” He rolled backwards into the scant living room .
Read more —>
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Serialized fiction: When we left Kimmie last, she'd just avoided being shopped for 4 days of smack.
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I hitched back across town. For a half hour, I begged my father to forgive and forget, there on the front stepʼs Italian stones. Read More: archerjonesscott.com/so/77PeWkw02...
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I hitched back across town. For a half hour, I begged my father to forgive and forget, there on the front stepʼs Italian stones. Read More: archerjonesscott.com/so/77PeWkw02...
Serialized Fiction
Alphabetic Karma, Part 3
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October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Serialized fiction: When we left Kimmie last, she'd just avoided being shopped for 4 days of smack.
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I hitched back across town. For a half hour, I begged my father to forgive and forget, there on the front stepʼs Italian stones. Read More: archerjonesscott.com/so/77PeWkw02...
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I hitched back across town. For a half hour, I begged my father to forgive and forget, there on the front stepʼs Italian stones. Read More: archerjonesscott.com/so/77PeWkw02...
Alphabetic Karma, Part 2
When we left Kimmie last, she had been dumped in a downtown park by her father.
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. . . She slumped on the other end of the bench and asked, “Are you in some kind of trouble?”
She was in her mid-twenties going on forty.
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When we left Kimmie last, she had been dumped in a downtown park by her father.
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. . . She slumped on the other end of the bench and asked, “Are you in some kind of trouble?”
She was in her mid-twenties going on forty.
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Wednesday’s Installment
Alphabetic Karma, Part 2
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October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Alphabetic Karma, Part 2
When we left Kimmie last, she had been dumped in a downtown park by her father.
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. . . She slumped on the other end of the bench and asked, “Are you in some kind of trouble?”
She was in her mid-twenties going on forty.
archerjonesscott.com/so/7dPeC8qFn...
When we left Kimmie last, she had been dumped in a downtown park by her father.
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. . . She slumped on the other end of the bench and asked, “Are you in some kind of trouble?”
She was in her mid-twenties going on forty.
archerjonesscott.com/so/7dPeC8qFn...
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Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings
No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Alphabetic Karma
Over the Next Few Weeks, we'll serialize "Alphabetic Karma," originally published by Hawkshaw Press. Sign in every Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
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The second time my parents threw me out,
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Over the Next Few Weeks, we'll serialize "Alphabetic Karma," originally published by Hawkshaw Press. Sign in every Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
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The second time my parents threw me out,
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Serializing a Short Story
Alphabetic Karma
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October 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Alphabetic Karma
Over the Next Few Weeks, we'll serialize "Alphabetic Karma," originally published by Hawkshaw Press. Sign in every Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
******
The second time my parents threw me out,
… read more archerjonesscott.com/so/09PdyNnSN...
Over the Next Few Weeks, we'll serialize "Alphabetic Karma," originally published by Hawkshaw Press. Sign in every Sunday to get the next paragraphs.
******
The second time my parents threw me out,
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New Blog Post, for your Sunday Reading Enjoyment
A Flash Story- Bereavement
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October 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Moth and the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards
The Moth Won An Award In Fiction - Crime,
AND —— read more here: www.archerjonesscott.com/post/the-mot...
The Moth Won An Award In Fiction - Crime,
AND —— read more here: www.archerjonesscott.com/post/the-mot...
October 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The Moth and the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards
The Moth Won An Award In Fiction - Crime,
AND —— read more here: www.archerjonesscott.com/post/the-mot...
The Moth Won An Award In Fiction - Crime,
AND —— read more here: www.archerjonesscott.com/post/the-mot...
The Moth, a crime noir picaresque, Winning Awards
The Moth, published by Fomite Press, has taken two EVVYs in the Colorado Independent Publishers Association's annual book awards.
In addition, the Moth was a finalist in the 2025 Faulkner …. Read more here: archerjonesscott.com/so/71PcIABeI...
The Moth, published by Fomite Press, has taken two EVVYs in the Colorado Independent Publishers Association's annual book awards.
In addition, the Moth was a finalist in the 2025 Faulkner …. Read more here: archerjonesscott.com/so/71PcIABeI...
New Blog Post
Scott Archer Jones Scores An Award
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September 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Moth, a crime noir picaresque, Winning Awards
The Moth, published by Fomite Press, has taken two EVVYs in the Colorado Independent Publishers Association's annual book awards.
In addition, the Moth was a finalist in the 2025 Faulkner …. Read more here: archerjonesscott.com/so/71PcIABeI...
The Moth, published by Fomite Press, has taken two EVVYs in the Colorado Independent Publishers Association's annual book awards.
In addition, the Moth was a finalist in the 2025 Faulkner …. Read more here: archerjonesscott.com/so/71PcIABeI...
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Fire RFK Jr. NOW!
Since he was confirmed in February 2025, RFK Jr. has put the health of Americans at risk. Under his direction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, Dr. Susan Monarez, was fir...
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Feed the Rich
Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729
The remaining children may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune...always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully, so as to render them fat for a good table… Read More www.archerjonesscott.com/post/a-modes...
Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729
The remaining children may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune...always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully, so as to render them fat for a good table… Read More www.archerjonesscott.com/post/a-modes...
A Modest Proposal to Aid the Rich
A Modest Proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick.by Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729It is...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Feed the Rich
Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729
The remaining children may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune...always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully, so as to render them fat for a good table… Read More www.archerjonesscott.com/post/a-modes...
Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729
The remaining children may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune...always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully, so as to render them fat for a good table… Read More www.archerjonesscott.com/post/a-modes...
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Creating Mutual Aid Community Response Teams (Part 2) · Indivisible
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The public deserves to know the extent of Epstein’s abuse and to hold accountable anybody—regardless of political affiliation—who enabled it. Add your name to the petition to demand the Department of Justice and White House publicly release the files.
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Release the Epstein Files
The public deserves to know the extent of Epstein’s abuse and to hold accountable anybody—regardless of political affiliation—who enabled it. Add your name to the petition to demand the Department of ...
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The public deserves to know the extent of Epstein’s abuse and to hold accountable anybody—regardless of political affiliation—who enabled it. Add your name to the petition to demand the Department of Justice and White House publicly release the files.
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Thirteen Ways To Fake Scots Speak
Much like most USA'ns, Scots do not say “do not want to.” The Scots say “dinna.” This is a wonderful opportunity to advance your resistance to something. I dinna wan to sit by Robert, that feckless shite.
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Much like most USA'ns, Scots do not say “do not want to.” The Scots say “dinna.” This is a wonderful opportunity to advance your resistance to something. I dinna wan to sit by Robert, that feckless shite.
Read More here … archerjonesscott.com/so/14Pb8SHXZ...
New Blog Post
Thirteen Ways To Fake Scots Speak
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September 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thirteen Ways To Fake Scots Speak
Much like most USA'ns, Scots do not say “do not want to.” The Scots say “dinna.” This is a wonderful opportunity to advance your resistance to something. I dinna wan to sit by Robert, that feckless shite.
Read More here … archerjonesscott.com/so/14Pb8SHXZ...
Much like most USA'ns, Scots do not say “do not want to.” The Scots say “dinna.” This is a wonderful opportunity to advance your resistance to something. I dinna wan to sit by Robert, that feckless shite.
Read More here … archerjonesscott.com/so/14Pb8SHXZ...