Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
@YNB OOF! Sorry, YNB. I honestly can’t believe you thought of that many words that _didn’t_ have another letter in play. Kind of an accomplishment in itself. Annnnd … now you feel better??
@gaylaworrell@SlackHQ@SlackHQ I have similar clients with similar GIF sadness. I believe Slack should unlock this feature and undo this grave injustice.
I just realized that bags of shredded cheese are just the adult equivalent of Big League Chew, and boy does that make eating cheese even more exciting than it used to be.
He had just won over $250 million. He was tingling all over.
Actually, just his arm was tingling.
Actually, it was a stroke.
A stroke of good luck!
Wait. No. He fell to the floor drooling. He died.
It was just a stroke.
#winning#lottery#WritingCommuntiy
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Countless people had wished and prayed to gods they didn’t even believe in to be in his position. As he sat on his shabby couch in his shitty home, watching on his bulky, outdated television, holding his lottery ticket, every single number was called out in order ...
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“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,” everyone said. But Valerie quite liked lemons just the way they were. So if anyone ever threw the old adage her way, she just smiled as if she knew a secret ...
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When the paramedic arrived at the grizzly scene, the driver was hanging halfway out the front window and death was near.
She held his head as he gasped, “Is my family alright?”
She looked to the back of the car, then back at him. “They’re fine,” she said ...
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they stopped into a coffee shop to kick off the day.
“Howdy, neighbors! What can I get for you all today?!”
Seth and his wife gave each other an uneasy glance.
“Nope.”
“No fucking way.”
Less than a week later, they were comfortably back in their Brooklyn apartment.
After a decade becoming one with the great city of New York, Seth accepted a job that would bring him and his wife to Colorado.
On their first day, they stood in awe of the distant mountains, breathing in the fresh air. And just like they did every Saturday in New York ...
@CamieElias Twisting and turning away from me.
So slowly, jealous would be a snail's pace.
But so surely, that I can no longer see your face.
All I ever wanted was to grow old with you,
as the moss grows old with the tree.
Instead, you're twisting and turning away from me.
#poetry#fiction
@CamieElias Twisting and turning away from me.
So slowly, jealous would be a snail's pace.
But so surely, that I can no longer see your face.
All I ever wanted was to grow old with you,
as the moss grows old with the tree.
Instead, you're twisting and turning away from me.
#poetry#fiction