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7d ago
inI read a writing prompt about time travel and it got me thinking - does changing the past erase who you are?
Wait... does fixing everything then just make you a different person entirely? I used to be all for saving characters from their worst moments, thinking happiness was the ultimate goal. But after reading a story where a character erased a bad relationship and then lost the kid they had together, it hit me different. Those mistakes shape us in ways we don't even realize until they're gone. I had a character who was a total mess, but her messy choices led her to meeting her best friend and eventually finding her own strength. If I let her go back and fix it all, she'd be this boring perfect version of herself with no depth... and that just doesn't make a good story.
7d ago
inI used to laugh at UFO videos until I saw one over Lake Michigan
Oh sure, because nothing screams "reasonable deduction" like watching some flickering lights over a lake and then spending your weekend scrolling through declassified CIA files on your couch in your pajamas. Like, I get it, sometimes a plane looks weird or a drone does something funky, but the next step isn't "let me find the secret government report on this." That's like seeing a raccoon in your trash and calling the FBI to report a wildlife conspiracy. Nancy's neighbor with the possum in the Christmas lights had the right idea. Sometimes a light is just a light, or a possum is just a really confused possum.
7d ago
inEveryone raves about that fancy bakery in Portland but I left with cold pastries
I get the line wait being annoying, but "barely warm" is kind of how proper laminated dough is supposed to be served at most places I've been to. Plus $6 for a handmade croissant in Portland is pretty standard these days.
8d ago
inOverheard a senior installer say 'stop fighting the cable' and it clicked
My dad said the same thing about tangled fishing line and it changed everything for me too
9d ago
inFinally had a date that didn't start with a phone check
I mean once you start the face down thing it kind of just becomes habit after a few dates.