Joni Hubred

AM Radio Sales. I quit after a week. The boss talked me into "giving it another chance" and then fired me two weeks later.

That’s exactly what the judicial branch was designed for, a check and balance to prevent executive overreach. Which I learned in SIXTH GRADE CIVICS CLASS.

She makes me want to use my legal name. I don’t like my legal name.

I'm sure nobody ever barged into Nancy Pelosi's office. Except for that little January incident a few years ago.

It's interesting that authors have the option (for a larger fee) to work with human editors using the software. I'd called that hedging a bet.

Edward looks like he's up to something.

Clicking through to all these is the best rabbit hole I’ve ever followed.

An excellent point.

Authors, if you see this, it's a sign to post the first line of your book.

"If not for her commitment to a morning routine, someone other than Sylvie Berg would have discovered Loretta Swenson’s body lying in the middle of Main Street. "

Love this perspective, from the ever-wise @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.

Great reviews, congrats!

They got laid and dumped. Oldest story in the book.

I don’t think JD should be opening up the IQ can of worms.

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I've never read or purchased a book based on what another author said about it. I agree - I want writers working on books, not blurbs.

The trying, and nothing else Choosing creation even on the darkest of days.

"The German painter Gerhard Richter called art 'the highest form of hope.' Hope, too, requires more effort than despair. Art always reaches upward, even when it comes from the depths of our souls. Even when our arms feel too heavy to lift."

I'm having a heavy-arm week.

Not kidding, I have six pounds of coffee in my freezer and am buying extra every week. It’s like COVID and toilet paper - some things you can’t do without.

Optimist: The cup is half full.

Pessimist: The cup is half empty.

Writer: Where the hell did I put my cup?

Easiest follow ever. Thanks for putting this together.

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Here’s a Who to cheer you.

Welcome to the whole world, Kevin.

Thanks for this reminder. I'm reminded of Howard Zinn's quote: "Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."

And just like that, my TBR list doubles.

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LUCKY. I can't count how many bags of those things I've just given up on.

Felt pretty good to block The White House and his official accounts.