When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
Awesome! Thanks. 🙏
@jenichappelle.bsky.social Just wanted to double check something I looked for on the #revpit FAQ page that wasn’t explicitly stated: Can we submit a MS that we’ve subbed in prior years that was not selected?
Your yacht will never find out anything damning about your business.
Devastated to see what’s happening at a place that I loved because it was the writing home of so many people I loved. what a gutting week
Please read this.
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What are we even doing…
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
This… is sending me mixed messages?
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Then you're desperately trying to jot them all down before they completely bury you. It's invigorating and a little terrifying, and leaves you feeling like you got run over by a steamroller.
We talk a lot about "writer's block," but not nearly enough about "writer's avalanche" -- that feeling of just going about your day, doing the dishes or walking your dog or whatever, and getting blindsided by a flash of ideas that swamp you all at once.
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I am SO excited for this!
TFW: You finish a "clear out all the clutter" revision and get rid of 8,000 words the story just didn't need.
Like cleaning your whole house, but SO much better.
Every time that happens, I wonder about all the places/situations that I - as a white, cis, heterosexual - take for granted. I try to see the ways our society tells anyone who is not those things that they don’t belong. And I try, in whatever ways I can, to make that less true.
I hope you do to.
But every time I encounter one of these “specifically for right-handed people” things or situations, I have to adjust, make do, develop a work around. Every time, it’s forcibly reminding me, “You are left handed and this is not made for you.”
We live in an officially “post-handist” society. No one is tying my hand behind my back to force me to use my right hand, like they did to my grandmother 100 years ago. No one is calling me a witch or the devil or whatever. In fact, most people don’t care one bit that I’m left handed.
By now, some of you are probably reaching the point of, “Jeez! We get it! You’re left-handed! Why you gotta harp on it so much.”
But the thing is, it’s not really about being left handed.
Bear with me…
Things that are oddly perfect for left-handed people:
#2: Nutrition labels
For most boxed foods, when a lefty grabs it off the grocery store shelf, just turn the box toward you and read it!
Righty? Your hand’s over the label. Do they not want you to know what’s in it?
Then we started kissing. Like this...
Things that are oddly perfect for left-handed people:
#1: Toilets
I suspect the flush handle is conveniently (for me) on the left because social convention is to greet someone (shake!) using your right hand. So people don’t wanna flush with that one.
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Things you may or may not have noticed are designed specifically for right-handed people:
#10: (Some) handles
We're a "keep to the right" culture, so even lefties reach for double-doors with our right hand to swing them open, but there's also unnecessarily handed ones like the ex. below.
Why?
Things you may or may not have noticed are designed specifically for right-handed people:
#8: Inside pockets
#9: Outside pockets
Things you may or may not have noticed are designed specifically for right-handed people:
#6: Can openers
#7: Wind-up watches
Things you may or may not have noticed are designed specifically for right-handed people:
#5: Desks
Sure, you can have the drawers on the left -- if you're willing to pay more for a bigger/custom/modular model. Again, most offices/hotels/schools don't bother. *bigger sigh*
Things you may or may not have noticed are designed specifically for right-handed people:
#4: Adjustable desk chairs
The knob is usually on the right side. Sure, you can pay extra for a version w/ the knob on the left (or TWO knobs), but most offices/hotels/conference centers don't bother. *sigh*
Things you may or may not have noticed are designed specifically for right-handed people:
#3: ATMs & credit/debit card slots/swipes
If you hold your card facing you with your thumb on the front (like everybody does):
Righties -- you're all set!
Lefties -- Sorry! BACKWARDS.
