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Meet 75 New Writers Who Joined Us Today

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Meet 40 New Writers Who Joined Us Today

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Curated Stories

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Dayon Cotton #self

The Harsh Military Lesson That Transformed My Life “There's a light at the end of the tunnel”

Ahmed Sherief #leadership

Building Sustainable Teams — How The Future of Leadership is Being Shaped by Introverts The era of forcing people to work is over.

Aaron Teater #philosophy

The Hidden Beauty of Communism Exploring the finer points of Marxist thought.

Danielle Godfrey #lifestyle #addiction #self #mental health

Here’s Why I Never Want To Be ‘Drunk’ Again It’s not just the hangover.

Thomas Dylan Daniel #cryptocurrency

The Best Way To Spend Your Cryptocurrency Learn how to maximize your crypto purchases with a debit card.

Jessica Lynn #relationships

Don’t Be the Friend Who Is Always Late Understanding the psychology behind chronic tardiness.

Najwa Helyer #digital life #social media

The War on Social Media It has fostered polarization and misinformation, and people are falling for it.

Bashar Salame #marketing

Build Better Marketing Campaigns Understanding why MAGA works, how change is complex, and the importance of repetition.

Jack Sutherland #relationships

How to Make Your Relationship Last Despite being a natural phenomenon, romantic relationships can be challenging to sustain.

Daniel Hopper #marketing

How Keywords Increase Your Audience and Bring You Customers If you want to be discovered online, effective keyword usage is essential.

Yoli Knight #poetry

Bread A poem connecting creations and their creator.

Emily Wilcox #self

All Habits are Bad Habits In the distance, the sound of James Clear sharpening his pitchfork can be heard.

Simon Spichak #food #lifestyle

How to Brew the Perfect Coffee The science behind crafting the ideal cup of coffee.

Kelly Fox #equality #true crime

Learning of Kathy’s Kidnap, Rape & Murder Pay. The. Price.

Mollie Gray #self #relationships

Why Giving Love a Chance is Always Worth It Take it from someone who regrets a poor romantic decision.

Henner Townlove #science

Place Your Bets, a Velociraptor vs a Modern Bird Spoiler: Velociraptor does not win.

Venessa Yeh #design #technology

Design Thinking is the Heart of Technological Innovation A discussion about the complex problem of human-computer interaction and potential solutions.

Dr. Audrey #self #society

Wishing Things Were Back to Normal is the New Normal But what does normal truly mean?

Raisa Nastukova #world #mental health

Kashmir’s Unprecedented Mental Health Crisis 86 percent of respondents have experienced crossfire, and 83 percent have faced round-up raids.

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Mete Cilingir

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Bryan Dijkhuizen

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Augustine O. Ojeh

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Rosalind Pagan

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Robin G Murphy

Middle Age is the New Adolescence Our appearance changes, and so do our perspectives.

William Samayoa

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Shayan Riyaz

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Salman Amin

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Thakur Rahul Singh

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The Conscious Wordsmith

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Kyle Chastain

The Surprising Benefits of Believing In a Higher Power What science reveals about faith.

Daniel Hopper

How Keywords Increase Your Audience and Bring You Customers The importance of using keywords for online visibility.

Aldric Chen

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Kriss Patel

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Samreen Khanam

An Ode to Poems Dedicated to all beautiful poems ever written.

Yoli Knight

Bread A poem connecting creation and creator.

Carl L Lane

Not Everyone Who Wants to Be a Writer Can Write Honesty with oneself is crucial for aspiring writers.

Liam Ireland

Be Happy And Shine Embrace the present moment!

Michelle Aarons

3 Life Lessons I Learned from Jaime Lannister Don’t let failures define you.

Geetika Sethi

Beyond -The Look of Love Living with eternal love.

Susannah MacKinnie

Haunted New Orleans Ghosts and monsters roam the streets at night.

Floyd Mori

Life is Not Fair and Never Will Be Racism and hatred often interfere.

Trista Ainsworth

The Beauty of Accepting Life Day 65: Find peace through acceptance.

Danell teNyenhuis Black

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Selbi

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John Levin

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Marty de Jonge

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Michelle Aarons

How Your Typing Posture Affects Writing Quality Physical discomfort can hinder your writing.

Jai Shankar Pandey

HOPE When the flesh and blood are fettered.

IM?B??G F?MI??

Jagged Rocks and Glistening Stones A nature study poetry challenge.

James G Brennan

Reward A tanka prompt response to Lucy (the egg girl).

Joan Kent, PhD

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Thomas Dylan Daniel

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Boateng Sekyere

Five World-Changing Philosophies That Can Actually Change the World Five principles to enhance society.

Erin King

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Michelle Aarons

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Ester Deluna-Thompson

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Randy Wolken

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Alexandre Porto

How to Write Stories That Will Be Published Be authentic in your writing and love your subject matter.

Britni Pepper

A Real Hoot A fantasy journey to an undisclosed land; come explore with me!

Jennifer M. Wilson

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Florian Hoffmann

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Eunice Gikonyo, Msc Psychology

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Kristina Segarra

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Sahiba Faisal

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Julene Cole

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AHK

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Matilda Swinney

Your Stats are Ruining Your Success Stop obsessing over them.

Felipe Sanchez

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J M Mantium

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Charlotte Zobeir Ali

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Brian E. Wish, PhD

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Austin Chan

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Vee Goldman

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Michael Thacker

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Martin D. Hirsch

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Taylor Foreman

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Joey Bertschler

The Baffling Daily Recommended Amounts of Sugar Analyzing medical school guidelines.

Timothy O’Neill

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Terry Mansfield

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Wolfie Bain

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