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fun, useful piece with bonus points for the eye-catching phrase "success-minded business jerks recommend networking"

Spring: ἔαρ, τὸ: from IE *ves-r, cf. vernal. Summer: θέρος, τὸ: from a root meaning “warm, heat” Winter: χεῖμα, τὸ (ancient word for winter) Fall: φθινόπωρον, τό: from φθιν #Solstice

My favourite putdown, though the victim was me... Guest: "How many languages does he speak?" Wife (drily): "Twenty. Two words in each".

Raising this as an excellent example of article writing structure. Starts in a specific time and place, adds sensory details, humanizes it with family connection and tradition...and then establishes credentials

A LOT of spiders can travel through the air by "ballooning". But they're not catching the wind with a big web. They're riding a planetary electric field.👇🏽2/ theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

The day after tomorrow is called "overmorrow." dictionary.com/browse/overmor…

I am harried by this story

This post from a blind user helps explain the kinds of details that it’s useful to include and the kinds of things it’s better to skip: bighack.org/avoid-these-mi…

Did the beans take 20 years to roast or are they really people or

"While literary fiction and poetry are devalued," says Siri Hustvedt, "fictions circulate as truth... the world is drowning in propaganda." #PENAmerica #Fiction #Truth

“At times, I know I have slept; at others, I only suspect it.” Aliquando dormisse me scio, aliquando suspicor #Seneca

Listen as loud as possible

Emails with 50–175 words are more likely to be read and get a reply. 📧

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I think about this prompt often. Sometimes it helps. Sometimes you just need more blocks.

you’re 1/4”* tall. You have to choose 3 foods: One to explore One to consume One to take a nap on * 0.635 cm

Writing tips. By Roy Peter Clark. poynter.org/reporting-edit…

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A story for people who like lemon in their iced tea: summersetreview.org/24spring/lonel… Thank you @SummersetReview