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There once was a man who did not serve in Afghanistan, but he was a marine in the nineties. Right after the Gulf Wars, deployed to Somalia.
Jamie LeFebvrePublished 2 years ago in JournalThe 1 Book on Creativity I've Recommended 100 Times
The best books are able to make coherent sentences from thoughts your mind can only mumble to itself. I’ve only ever read one book that has put my thoughts to words, and it’s one that I’ll be recommending to friends until the end of time.
Justin BoyettePublished 2 years ago in Journal5 Easy Ways to Become Your Nurse's Favorite Patient
Disclaimer: I used to work in on a medical/surgical unit and in ambulatory surgery. I have since shifted over into health and wellness freelance writing. The information included in this article is based on my personal experience and does not constitute medical advice.
Jessica FreebornPublished 2 years ago in JournalDear Writer: You Must Read Stephen King’s Memoir
What does it take to be a good writer? Stephen King is the master when it comes to writing. His book, On Writing, is the funniest and the most well-written book I’ve ever read. It is a biography/guide on how to become a better writer. Stephen breaks down tools, examples and secrets which will improve your writing.
Ionutz KazakuPublished 2 years ago in JournalCreatd Chairman Letter
It had become apparent, in the weeks following the announcement of our Rights Offering on May 26th, that the market did not then have an appetite for the transaction we had envisioned. Context is everything and time provides for alternative opportunities. On July 29th, after careful and logical consideration, we announced that we had elected not to proceed with the offering. Since May 26th, CRTD has traded 78MM shares—nearly five times its public float of 17MM. I am confident that I, personally, count nearly half of those holders in my personal network. CRTD has traded from a recent high of $1.50 on May 26th to a historical low of $0.60. All of this has given me more confidence to move forward with our new plan of action. A team like ours must bet against the consensus and be right.
Jeremy FrommerPublished 2 years ago in JournalIn My Opinion, Materialism Is Both An Healthy And Unhealthy Way Of Viewing Life
Before I share my set of beliefs on the idea of materialism, I have a poem I would like to start with! It’s called Temporary Happiness. I hope you enjoy this insightful poem!
Talia DevoraPublished 2 years ago in JournalMulti-Level Marketing Is the Gutter of Capitalism
I’ve never been in an MLM, but for some reason I’m addicted to watching anti-MLM content and listening to stories of people who have been in them and got screwed. It’s clear that most people in MLM’s make almost no money or lose money, based on income disclosure statements from the company’s themselves, the federal trade commission, and experiences told from people previously in MLMs.
Jessica MannPublished 2 years ago in Journal5 Reasons Why You May Want to Alter Your Online Identity
Are writers who use pen names and avatars to mask their true identities cowards? I used to think so, at least when it came to content creators. It’s one thing to be a woman trying to get her novel published in the 1800s and quite another to be one writing essays and opinion pieces today. Or is it?
Denise SheltonPublished 2 years ago in JournalFive Steps to Create Your Own Hypertext Fiction
For the more experimentally-minded writer, hypertext fiction - a form of nonlinear interactive fiction using electronic documents - is a form with a lot of potential. However, creating hypertext fiction requires a set of technical skills that many writers don't possess.
Andrew JohnstonPublished 2 years ago in JournalInspirational | She is 68 years old and her life has just begun
Recently, an old friend asked me to chat. She said that she has been very troubled recently, and her memory is getting worse and worse. It was obviously a few minutes ago, and it was completely forgotten in a blink of an eye. I can't always lift my spirits, and my brain and heart often feel inexplicable emptiness... I asked her one sentence and told her two words: How long is the brain useless? action. For girls who have the same troubles, I just want to turn your eyes away, just like Cersei, the love-hate queen in "Game of Thrones"~
Salman Rushdie, New Yorker
Horrifying news is all the more shocking if you yourself were only just talking and laughing with the victim of a terrible attack. Just a few days before Sir Salman Rushdie was gravely injured onstage in Chautauqua, in western New York, I was chatting with him in the lounge of a private members’ club in lower Manhattan, the city that, for the past 23 years, has been the writer’s adopted home. We were a gathering of three — Salman and I and Jeremy Frommer, Executive Chairman of Creatd, Vocal’s parent company and one of my oldest friends. Turns out that Rushdie and Frommer were members of the same club — when I’d discovered that the two of them hung out there, I felt I had to bring these unique people together.
Erica WagnerPublished 2 years ago in JournalClimber's Choice
There is a mountain, towering into the clouds, which is difficult for birds to cross. No one knows how high it is. There are two roads in front of and behind the mountain for climbing. The main road in front of the mountain is paved with stone steps, straight and magnanimous; The back mountain path is full of thorns and twists and turns.