Number of drafts -short story
So I’ve done it! Feeling good. I’ve finished the first draft of a short story I’ve been working on for a few months now. Obviously I need to go back over it, but what’s your process for subsequent drafts? How many drafts do you do? When do you give it to an outside set of…
An open letter to whom it may concern.
I have repeatedly been spoon-fed the idea that my best skill in life is not singing and bringing joy and illumination of the human condition onstage, but instead that I am to be an online performer of pornography, sold a promise that I can make large sums of money if I only would agree to…
Right by your side
If you’re ever feeling alone at all, Just pick up the phone and give me a call, If you’re low and need to meet up, Theres a smile waiting over a coffee cup. If you feel like you’re completely done, We can lace up our shoes and go for a run. If life feels like…
A superhero called “A stitch in time” who only saves nine people at a time.
Imagine a superhero character called “A stitch in time” who has the power to save people from imminent danger, but the catch is that he will only save precisely nine people at a time. If there are more people he will only save nine. If there are less he won’t even bother. Whether it is…
What would you do with $100k?
Rather than putting it into the stock market into an Index Fund, I’d want start a new business (my 3rd). A little background, I already own a logistics company in transportation of goods and do not want to add more to it. Not looking to go into real estate just yet. Just wondering what some…
Go Find Yourself
Go Find Yourself Experimented with raps and poems hope it’s good They say to fit in, Mirror the fake, Chase perfection, But all we got was hate. Try as you might, We get dissected, We live day by day, Don’t know what to do. Found out true happiness wasn’t true, Daily doses of short pleasures…
Any Freelance Creative Writing Internship postings?
I was just wondering if anyone knew some entry-level high school friendly Freelance creative writing internships or gigs. Something with less than 10000 words, with a focus on writing grunt work(video game item descriptions, book blurbs, etc.). And that offers fair pay for hard work. submitted by /u/Weary_Butterfly4459 [link] [comments]
The Solsticeshire Journals, 1802
June 8th, 1802 Mother had me go to Mrs. Walker’s farm this morning to buy some milk and eggs for breakfast. It is a long walk to get there, but Mrs. Walker always gives me a glass of fresh milk to drink. She is kind. On my way there, I noticed wild flowers growing next…
Found these micro “nurse caps”- first thought was: pet paw covers. But please tell me what dis isss (They look essentially like nurse caps or commercial kitchen cook net caps)
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Until Valhalla
You spent your final days in my office, getting to know me and my friends and I never knew the fight you were up against. A custody battle for your little one after your sixth – and final – deployment. Laughing with us, telling us stories, mouth full of dip giving me advice about fatherhood…
I have 2 stories and I don’t know which one is better/should continue.
I have 2 stories that I love, however I can only focus on one of them so I need to choose which one I should continue and maybe eventually turn into a manga. I wrote 3 chapters of each story so people would get a taste of the stories and know which one is better/more…
Soup draft bar idea, what’s your thoughts?
I came across a tweet that sparked an interesting idea: having 20 soups on tap. You could use a sous vide water bath to keep them at the perfect temperature, along with a pump system to circulate and serve the soups efficiently. There could also be a wall of soup cans; domestic and foreign. Here’s…
Glass House
My masculine is absinthe Perpetually cold, brown baby and no regular joe My daughter fly, my living is slow Lawyer on retainer in tow But I must say I got my priorities straight submitted by /u/Strange-Ad-1089 [link] [comments]
One, Two, Three…Gone
I know you. I know you so well, I could chart your movements in the dark. This is your vanishing act—the one you’ve perfected over time. One step, two steps, three… and then, like smoke in the wind, you’re gone. I’ve seen it before. I’ve watched it unfold so many times that I’ve memorized the…
Fires of Hell
If I get sent to the depths of hell, The Devil I’ll have something to tell. I’ll live here in eternal damnation, So with the Devil I can have this conversation. I’ll tell him that I see heaven every time we talk, And that on Earth an angel does walk. I’ll tell him that I…
Heavy balls dug low from the garden UK
Heavy balls dug up from the garden in south east of England. They feel heavy enough to be metallic but don’t seem to attract a magnet. submitted by /u/Soop_dragon [link] [comments]
Side Project Idea
I am working on an AI-powered tool that helps you understand the true meaning behind corporate emails. It analyzes the tone, detects passive-aggressive language, and translates confusing jargon into simple, honest language. With a fun and easy-to-use interface, not only makes email communication clearer but also adds a bit of humor, helping you decode what…
A Story I am Developing about a character that can control space itself.
Constructive criticism is welcome. In a remote part of the universe… at some point in time… An organic stew simmers on Astryx in much the same way life flourishes here on Earth. Just as tides ebb and flow across Earth’s shores, cosmic energies pulse across Astryx’s surface, guiding life in similar directions. The atmosphere on…
Netflix has finally gotten people excited enough about boxing to cancel their subscriptions to Netflix.
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Intelligence test required to have “write” access on the Internet.
If you can’t pass tests that assess basic knowledge and mental acuity, you’re restricted to “read” access on the Internet. submitted by /u/Royal_Lightning [link] [comments]
The more expensive the hotel, the less likely you’ll get a free breakfast.
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There are twins out there who have a different birthday.
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Every newborn gets a $4000.00 one-time deposit at birth into a ROTH IRA that invests in the S&P 500. This would work to replace social security.
Every newborn gets a $4000.00 one-time deposit at birth into a ROTH IRA that invests in the S&P 500. If a person dies before age 60, their total funds initial deposits for new children. Once a person dies, the remainder of their balance funds are deposited into new children’s accounts. The remainder is never inherited…
We may never know with full certainty what the world record is for “earliest childhood memory any human can ever remember”.
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Car crash
You came in and stole my heart, Broke it up and sold it for parts. Like an engine removed from a car, Without that beat I couldn’t get far. We came to a screeching stop, It was as if the wheels came off. No warning of what was coming up, I didn’t have a chance…
Idea Feedback
Hey Reddit! I wanted to share an idea I’m working on called Dbrain—an AI-powered platform where you can chat with your files and instantly get insights from them. Whether it’s a PDF, Excel sheet, or Word doc, you just upload your file and ask questions about it like you’re talking to a friend. For example,…
Simultaneity of Life
Somewhere in a universe, within the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster, surrounded by the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, and revolving around an average-sized middle-aged star, sat a blue marble. On this blue marble, something wonderful happened. There had been nothing like it before, and nothing quite comparable to it after. The exigence defied many rules enforced…
I was able to increase 6X my salary by updating my skills, over a period of time, here’s my story
Hey Erfan again, working over a decade as a UX/UI designer. At some point in your career, you might notice you are stuck in growth. You need to learn constantly and maintain a work-life balance. I found in my day job, that my learning phase is limited, I am learning or growing my career in…
Fenced in chair with a pulley system on rails over a canal
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I am a software engineer looking for partners to work on any kind of project
I am a software developer, I am sick of working 9 to 5, looking for someone who have a business a startup idea or other developers that plan to make something useful and can benefit from my experience, I can spin up full stack solutions including AI (no frontend) I made so many projects that…
Undead Originz (uncompleted) (swearing) (first draft)
Sugar Honey Iced Tea- S.H.I.T Funny Uncle Carrying Kittens- F.UC.K 1949 New Jersey Mic Beeps This is the end My worst fears have at last come to fruition. The research facility here in Berlin has been overrun by *static if you’re listening to this , it means that our world is in great danger .…
Highly insulated glove with a hole to allow a rod? to pass through? Made in Australia. Cannot figure out what it is used for?!?
Highly insulated glove with a hole to allow a rod? to pass through? Made in Australia. Cannot figure out what it is used for?!? submitted by /u/Silent_Syllabub_2351 [link] [comments]
Everything I Learned Running a Trading Card Business for 3 Years and How I Would Start Over
Total Earnings : $27,000 Risk Level : Low risk/startup costs ($287 for equipment and $100 for inventory) Difficulty : Easy to start, hard to scale Side Hustle Score (1-10) : 4 To date my most profitable and longest running side hustle has been selling trading cards. Over the last 3 years, I have made $10,000…
Skinny cross-shaped object laying underwater at the top of Montmorency Falls in Quebec City
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Execute a criminal on death row by lethal injection, firing squad, guillotine, electric chair, gas chamber and hanging all at the same time
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Did my business have value?
After 6 years I’m selling my business to my partner. We bought the store at $420k averaging 800k annual revenue 65k profit. From 2019-2023 we averaged 1.1-1.2 million with 90k annual profit. I’m 2024 we did 1.2 million revenue but only 35k profit. This business is not profitable this year due to increase costs. He’s…
Salvaging wrecked supercars
Im 17, going to be 18 in dec. I am coming into ~200k in inheritance money and want to open a business with that money. I have been thinking for a while about what I could possibly do, and today I came up with the potential business idea of salvaging supercars and selling the usable…
Metal, gold and silver, 1 inch long, very light, fell from every vent in new apartment
Metal thing fell from vent, roughly 1 inch, gold and silver, found on floor underneath all vents in new apartment Moved into a new apartment turned on the heat for the first time, within 30 minutes all vents made a loud noise and a pop. Found roughly 8 of these scattered underneath all vents. Metal…
Even if an animal species were to evolve into a human-like intelligent beings, humanity would likely surpress this growth if not by accident or unintentionally.
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Asking tall people offer to reach the high shelves is sort of a compliment, but asking short people to reach the low shelves seems like an insult.
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Google maps but for advertising
So here’s my idea let me know what you think. The concept is simple if you want to advertise something you billboard, bins, train, etc. you would simply go onto our website and on it would be a map of all available locations, their price for advertising and a picture of what it would look…
NFL linemen should wear some type of glove that makes holding impossible
We all hate seeing your team pull off an awesome chunk play just to have it called back for some ticky tack offensive holding penalty. Why doesn’t the NFL design some sort of glove that makes holding impossible so they don’t need to worry about it as a penalty anymore. I am thinking something along…
Weird wooden gate on staircase in old house?
House was built in the late 1800s, used to have servants quarters up on the top floor where this gate is. House owner and I can’t figure out what it was used for, potentially for a pulley system of some kind?? submitted by /u/figgity_figgity [link] [comments]
Found in garden, lemon pips in crumbly substance
Looks like this stuff started as a ball and I found half in the front garden half in back garden. Pretty sure it’s not animal dung as doesn’t smell. I think it’s man made somehow. Some light pressure made it crumble from ball shape into powdery substance. I’ve seen these pips in our dogs ‘output’…
