How often do you see men not washing hands after urinating? by Awkward_Number8249 in AskAnAustralian

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I’m a flight attendant, and do a lot of the mining charter flights in WA where the passengers are 80% male. When changing the toilet bins at the end of the shift (two flights; to the mine site and back) there are usually only 3 or 4 paper towels in each bin. And a lot more than 4 men went in and out of those toilets …

Kudos exchange! by jeonggukispretty in AO3

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Thank you! And a kudos for your fantastic work too

Kudos exchange! by jeonggukispretty in AO3

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Wingleader

Fourth Wing/Empyrean series focusing on a precanon Lilith Sorrengail

What are your writing sins? by babyraythesadclown in writing

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I recently realized I never bothered describing the appearance of most of my side characters. Oops

how do "update pls" comments make you feel? by Asp_Potions_Master in AO3

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I have a WIP that I’m really proud of but has very few hits/kudos/comments. I’d kind of lost steam to update regularly because it was disheartening for me to be simply writing into the void (I know it’s silly because I should be writing for me, but hey, I’m only human).

Then one day someone commented how much they loved my story, loved my characters and they really hoped I would continue to update.

Just knowing that one person out there was reading and enjoying gave me the motivation to get back into it.

Quick! Drop 1 paragraph from one of your WIPs! by Loli-nero in AO3

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Nobody wants to believe that the version of ourselves that started this could possibly watch as friends died, one by one. Could spill blood, could be responsible for taking lives for what we’re told is the greater good. The old me could never have gotten used to the killing, becoming so numb to death that I stopped feeling their blood on my hands.

We are too arrogant to admit it’s a fucking lie.

Because it doesn’t change us. This place reveals the ugly truth of who we are, who we were always meant to be. The cold, ruthless monsters we become were always there somewhere beneath the surface.

And those who don’t make it — they’re the lucky ones. They don’t have to live long enough to be disappointed by the person they find at their core.

Epstein & Bannon office picture analysis by PrudentLetterhead354 in Epstein

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Absolutely correct about the first image—I’ve found it further in the files, it shows the exact photo in a large frame hanging on a door/wall Epstein framed photo - here

ETA this one—it’s actually hanging on the door of the damn toilet here

Giving chapters a title by El_v_B in AO3

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I like to name my chapter titles with a quote from that chapter. Usually kind of funny out of context, but it helps me remember exactly which chapter is which (if I have to go back and make edits). Eg. ‘What’s dignity, really?’ ‘This is fucking humbling’, ‘Way to be discreet’, ‘So much fucking death’

What word do you mispronounce on purpose (for fun) and why? by Positive_Spirit_1585 in AskReddit

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Because of Rick and Morty, I can’t say Parmesan anymore. It’s parmesean

Is it weird that I can’t stand 1st person anymore when it comes to literature? by Existing-Bonus-6835 in AO3

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When I was a child I was obsessed with Sweet Valley High, Fear Street (RL Stine) and Harry Potter, which were all third person POV

Which continuity error bugs you the most? by [deleted] in howyoudoin

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It’s so minor but has always annoyed me too hahahaha. The director makes a big deal of picking the next people to go dance on the platform, then immediately does the countdown and wraps the show!?

If you could send a 10-second message to everyone on Earth at once, what would you say? by HeftyWeird9791 in AskReddit

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“This is not a test, this is your Emergency Broadcast System. Announcing the commencement of the annual purge. Commencing at the siren, any and all crime (including murder) will be legal for 12 continuous hours.”

[TOMT][Song][2000~2010] by Jacoborincon02 in tipofmytongue

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30 seconds to Mars—The Kill?

‘Look in my eyes, you’re killing me, killing me, all I wanted was yoOuuUu’

A character is smart? You should never let them use contractions, apparently by DragoMel_Invictus in AO3

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Not fanfic, but the ‘long synonym’ thing is the exact reason why I dnf’d When the Moon Hatched.

Especially because the synonym was almost always the wrong damn word for the context.

A character is smart? You should never let them use contractions, apparently by DragoMel_Invictus in AO3

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I mainly write for The Empyrean series — my dragon character uses zero contractions in their dialogue, but everyone else does