the number of frighteningly illegal---like, unbelievably unconstitutional, full on Revolutionary War-levels of outrages---things that happened over the last 43 days is too long to list. and we're supposed to go back to work tomorrow and pretend it never happened. neat!

for people with significant savings or a partner in private industry, this was rough but manageable. for families where both parents are feds, particularly with kids in daycare, losing funds for two mortgage payments on top of everything else was devastating. and for what?

your care and craft and dedication, not to mention your immense talent, is legitimately inspirational to so many - thank YOU for sharing it with us!!

regret to inform I am simply writing it and this manuscript at the same time because once I've given something a certain amount of thought I have no choice but to manifest it

what do you mean I have to write it

I hope so! Arrogant and solipsistic character X narrates and is too self-absorbed to see the little love story with Y and Z happening in the background. I feel like if done right you could tease out the story just enough to drive readers insane in a good way...

I like writing stories that aren't the thing I set out to write about, I am very normal

Boy, I wish I was born with this kind of power. I'm sensitive to caffeine and generally have to split a Coke over two days, but this stuff is like unlocking your third eye. Shame about it being a dangerously addictive stimulant!

But wait! Government shutdowns have happened before but SNAP has never been defunded, why is it happening now? - Because the government refuses to use the money available to fund SNAP. We do in fact have the resources and ability to fund it but the government refuses to do so, because cruelty.

What's going on? - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be defunded because of the ongoing government shutdown. This means recipients will not have benefits available November 1st. SNAP isn't small - about 42 million Americans (12%) use it, and roughly half are children.

our house is over 100 years old so we are part of a long lineage of idiots and every day during renovations our general contractor points out something and goes "why is it like this" and, sir, we don't know either

I would watch an entire movie about Sergio St. Carlos