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Nancy Marguerite Anderson<p>THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS THAT WAS TRAVELLING WEST toward the Rocky Mountains and the territory beyond, was called in Columbia Express. It would end its journey at Fort <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a>, on the Columbia River, after seven or so months of paddling across the continent and back. Even through they joined the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Saskatchewan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatchewan</span></a> Brigades at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Edmonton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edmonton</span></a> House, they still remained separate from those brigades. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YorkFactoryExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YorkFactoryExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/columbia-express/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nancymargueriteanderson.com/co</span><span class="invisible">lumbia-express/</span></a></p>
Madeline Bodin<p>I think I promised and/or threatened that I would occasionally post my own work. Here's an essay I wrote for a cool "day in the life" project. Please check out the other days/writers too! <a href="https://bigtablepress.com/2025/08/22/august-8th-madeline-bodin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigtablepress.com/2025/08/22/a</span><span class="invisible">ugust-8th-madeline-bodin/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Karen Conlin<p>As we hurtle toward Q4 of 2025, and perhaps even begin contemplating Q1 of '26, I have a question for genre fiction writers:</p><p>Are you looking for a professional editor?</p><p>If so, I might be the one for you. More than a decade of experience as owner of my own business, another two decades of editorial experience in various industries. Semi-retired, but always happy to take on a project that's the right fit.</p><p>Details at </p><p><a href="Https://grammargeddon.com/karen-s-conlin" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">Https://grammargeddon.com/kare</span><span class="invisible">n-s-conlin</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SpecFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecFic</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFiction</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> </p><p> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span></p>
Stephen Cox Author<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> Aug. 22 Talk about an affirming experience you've had amongst your writing peers.</p><p>I've had good reactions to my work, people helping out of the goodness of their hearts, and made some good friends. I've been given chances and welcomed in. I've also had people deliver hard critique which was justified. </p><p>Yes, plenty of setbacks too.</p><p>Much about the writing trail is hard but I dedicated my latest book to the friends I met on the way. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 22</p><p>Good day!</p><p>I’m off to hike in the Rattlesnake Wilderness this morning. It requires that I reach the trailhead around sunrise so I have enough time.</p><p>Lately, doing a little drafting in the morning, then editing the rest of the day has been energizing me. I’m grateful.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
Liana Brooks<p>Tropes and cliches are like pizza and milkshakes and fries. They may not be astounding and new, but they are delicious and we all have our favorites.</p><p><a href="https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Editing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lianabrooks.com/editing-servic</span><span class="invisible">es/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Editing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LianaEdits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LianaEdits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a></p>
Nick East (Indie Writer)<p>How about something so horrifying you are physically unable to describe it? 🤔 😁 Change it up a bit...</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writingcommunity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writingcommunity</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/writing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>writing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/humour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>humour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/authorindiespeak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>authorindiespeak</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WritingMemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingMemes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/IndieBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Writerdons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writerdons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writinglife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p>
Nancy Marguerite Anderson<p>AS HE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF THE TERRITORY WEST OF THE ROCKIES with the outgoing York Factory Express, the artist, Paul Kane, finally arrived at Boat Encampment, having made his way up the Columbia River at last! His descriptions of the journey are excellent. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YorkFactoryExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YorkFactoryExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/boat-encampment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nancymargueriteanderson.com/bo</span><span class="invisible">at-encampment/</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 21</p><p>Good day!</p><p>Yesterday morning I changed things up. After my walk, I worked on drafting a backstory novella that’s linked to Book7.</p><p>How refreshing!</p><p>Yoga for mind &amp; fingers.</p><p>Then, after a break for a late breakfast, I edited another chapter in Book4 &amp; felt refreshed.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
❄️Faerie❄️<p>Today's <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MicroPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPrompt</span></a>: Forget</p><p>Reply with:</p><p>+ A <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> that contains the prompt word (derivations and tense changes ok), or<br>+ An excerpt from your current <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> that contains the prompt word, or<br>+ A <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a>!</p><p>The only rules: keep it to a single toot and be sure to check out the other replies!</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/amWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Nancy Marguerite Anderson<p>SOUTH OF FORT COLVILE, THE INCOMING York Factory Express men continued their descent of the mighty Columbia River, on their way to Fort <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WA</span></a> after a seven month long journey to Hudson Bay and back. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YorkFactoryExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YorkFactoryExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/final-leg/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nancymargueriteanderson.com/fi</span><span class="invisible">nal-leg/</span></a></p>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 761 — Tell us about your funniest character.</p><p>It's Junk, by far. He's so silly and ridiculous, and we absolutely love him for it. He's a favorite of mine (and the readers) by far, and he totally deserves it. 😋 </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheCityOfOpulence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCityOfOpulence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalDystopiaSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDystopiaSeries</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldbuilding</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
TinJar<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/style/harry-potter-fan-fiction-romantasy-manacled.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/20/style/h</span><span class="invisible">arry-potter-fan-fiction-romantasy-manacled.html</span></a></p><p>Then there is this explosion of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romantasy</span></a> </p><p>Which other genres are in demand among the tiny percentage of people who actually read <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> as entertainment?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)<p>Your characters have to do something they don't want to. So they don't, and everything turns to shit. Perhaps they shirk their responsibilities. Perhaps they get distracted half way through and leave it unfinished.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Nancy Marguerite Anderson<p>JOHN GREIG WAS A MILLER WHO WORKED AT FORT COLVILE. When he retired from the Company he rode over the HBC Brigade trail to Fort Langley, on his way to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a>. In his later years, he spent many hours telling his friends about his experiences in the York Factory Express. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YorkFactoryExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YorkFactoryExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/john-greig/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nancymargueriteanderson.com/jo</span><span class="invisible">hn-greig/</span></a></p>
TinJar<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5dcf01d6-7a70-4990-9ae6-217d07c9d674" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.ft.com/content/5dcf...</a> "Americans surveyed the proportion who read for pleasure on an average day fell from 28 per cent in 2003 to 16 per cent in 2023." And I started writing <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fiction" target="_blank">#fiction</a> in the past 3 years. 🤷‍♂️ <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23booksky" target="_blank">#booksky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23authorsky" target="_blank">#authorsky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23amwriting" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23books" target="_blank">#books</a><br><br><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5dcf01d6-7a70-4990-9ae6-217d07c9d674" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Reading for pleasure falls by ...</a></p>
LordWoolamaloo<p>Last day of my festival break, meeting chums from work for dinner then a show one our own is in. </p><p>Meantime, cuppa in Project Coffee and working on another film festival review. Thin, Bluetooth keyboard paired with generic tablet is easier to carry around than the laptop...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a></p>
E.S. Raye<p>When writing the first draft of Gas Giant Gambit, I struggled with not editing as I went, but it ultimately proved the right strategy for me.<br>Knowing that this time around on Shallow Trenches/Open Skies' first draft, I have wholly embraced the power of:</p><p>"Its only job is to exist!"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> 20</p><p>Good day!</p><p>Each day has been 80-90F (26.6-32.2C) lately, which is comfortable, but also the most consistently hot we’ve been all summer.</p><p>Seems late in the summer for it to actually become summer, but that’s the climate these days.</p><p>Meanwhile, the days grow shorter.</p><p>Be everwell.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HealthyLifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyLifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/GetOutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutside</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HikingAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HikingAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a></p>
Christina Anne Hawthorne<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 20<br>education for all?</p><p>In Carrdia? There are no governing mechanisms in place (it existed, but the overthrow blew it up).</p><p>The university in Transgamete is available to all wealthy sons &amp; a handful of wealthy daughters (most girls are tutored). There are some (mostly) who sons are sponsored.</p><p>A few smaller colleges exist, like in Vernathia, for the withered middle class. Basic education depends on generosity. Riparia wants to change all this.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>
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