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How I Finally Stopped Panicking About Essay Deadlines. AI-Generated.
I used to leave essays until the last possible moment. Not because I didn't care. Because starting felt impossible. I'd open a blank document, type a sentence, delete it, type it again slightly differently, then close the laptop and make coffee. Repeat until 2am. Submit something I wasn't proud of. Move on.
By Jason Glades5 months ago in Writers
Creation
Creating and realizing that there may be some erroneous, yet perfect thoughts about what one wishes to share in words or pictures
By Mark Graham5 months ago in Writers
Anonymous and Lost
I am anonymous, and I am lost On a path whose beginning is unseen, and whose end is unknown. Every day, a new dust settles in my eyes,
By Fahim Arezou5 months ago in Writers
The Salt Rooms
By the time the world learned Amber Gray's name, she had already disappeared into it. The irony was not lost on critics, me included. Here was a woman who spent most of her life writing about being unseen. About masking, performance, motherhood, survival, faith, exhaustion, and reinvention. Only to become fully visible once she was no longer present to interrupt the narrative being built around her. In death, Gray became easier to categorize. Easier to mythologize. Easier to consume.
By Amber5 months ago in Writers
Sinus issues
Swollen faces indicative of sinus headache/infection nasal discharge undulating pain of the face systematically making one feel absolutely ___________!
By Mark Graham5 months ago in Writers
Far too young to have died.
Author Profile: A.D. — The Vanishing Girl of Ebony Origins. A.D. died far too young. That is the first sentence in nearly every retrospective written about her.
By Antoni De'Leon5 months ago in Writers
Writing Can Be Addictive
Addiction is a long-term health issue. It involves a strong urge to use a substance or act in a way that causes harm. This can lead to physical, mental, or social problems. It shows a weak ability to control impulses and a changed reward system in the brain.
By Calvin London5 months ago in Writers
Keeping Motivation Moving Confounds Me
So I’m coming up on my 200th story here, and I must say it seems like diminishing returns now. I’m sure a lot of you can relate, and if you have any advice, please comment.
By Gabriel B. Shames5 months ago in Writers
The Contract with Earth
I have spent so much of my life trying to understand why being alive could feel this heavy . ###*********### . Not heavy in the poetic way people speak about sadness
By Nash Georges5 months ago in Writers
Listening to Mambo No. 5. Top Story - May 2026.
I saw recently a video about a writing technique used by Stephen King. Allegedly, Stephen King listened to Mambo No. 5 so many times while writing one of his novels that his wife threatened to divorce him. Now, maybe I’m just perpetuating an internet rumor, but I decided the concept of listening to one song over and over again was intriguing to me. The idea is that endlessly listening to the same song puts you in a kind of flow state for lack of a better term. So, I thought I’d give it a try.
By Raine Neal5 months ago in Writers
It's A Challenge
Introduction My first challenge today is to get this article published before I have to run off to York. Yesterday was slightly traumatic having to deal with disappearing parcels and potential thefts, but they are now all in hand and dealt with but on to the subject of this thing.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Writers
Before Reading or Listening to Peter Thwing (AI Intro - ChatGPT). AI-Generated.
(This reader’s guide was drafted with AI assistance through ChatGPT and shaped from a broader conversation about how Peter Thwing’s essays, stories, podcast episodes, and series function as a connected body of work.)
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in Writers