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Proverbs of Smog #40

1 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.07

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Forty 1. The spectrum is a zoo. 2. All spectrums are the matrix. 3. To be on it is to be in it. 4. People trap and capture their own hearts in the wild to be 5. Free, break their own  6....

When Day to Day Language turns Ugly

29 Jan 2026 3 minute read 4 comments rah $0.19

Language is flexible and adaptable and probably none more than the English language due to its evolution and its tendency to suck in other languages over the centuries. Now in many ways the trend has reversed and English is giving back to world more...

An Accidental Catfish!

28 Jan 2026 2 minute read 2 comments rah $0.18

Several years ago, I embarked on writing a novel, but before I did that, I spent the best part of four years developing the four main characters. One of the things I wanted to do was to discover their real voices so I created social media profiles fo...

Writing Without Permission - Improvement

28 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments karoshi31 $0.21

Improving to write looks difficult to navigate. Read books, push forward, and the results will come. On the internet, there are conclusions about doing courses. But wouldn’t AI do it for you? I know AI writing is very bad. No matter what improvements...

Being a good writer isn’t the same thing as being good at a writing job

19 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted $0.10

About 20 years I ago I decided I’d have to figure out a way to turn writing into a full-time job. And I did. It took a while, and it wasn’t easy, but I managed. And I learnt a few things along the way. Some of the things I learnt are related to th...

Step by Step: Why I Value Earning Cents in a World of "Get Rich Quick" Schemes

14 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments floc1960 $0.06

In my country, there is an old saying: "De mica en mica s'omple la pica" (Bit by bit, the sink fills up). It’s a philosophy of patience, persistence, and realism. Today, I looked at my dashboard. I earned $0.19 from some surveys and a few cents from...

Even if the World were, We are NOT PERFECT!

13 Jan 2026 3 minute read 1 comment RionWeb3 $0.11

Have you ever wondered what a perfect world would be like, whether it would be closer to our current world or like the past? Even if such a world existed, if we were placed in it unchanged, would we have any problems? Let's start by talking about...

Proverbs of Smog #37

13 Jan 2026 1 minute read 2 comments Nathan Payne $0.07

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Thirty-Seven 1. Leopard print sunset; kittens in the Cool Whip. 2. Depart from me, ye pie rats! 3. Is this a motel, or a hungry Bible 4. Whale? 5. Sunlight has ripped the roof off. 6. The...

surviving the morning

11 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.08

Sensei never believed in the term “work-life harmony”. He dismissed it as a fluffy concept designed by organisational psychologists to help them advance in their career. Useless and impractical — like the appendix in his body.   But that Sunday, insp...

Sain't

10 Jan 2026 8 minute read 1 comment Nathan Payne $0.06

"As the ICE agent in question attempts to walk around the SUV, apparently to assist his colleague in removing the poet from her vehicle, you can see that her tires are aimed screen right."Breitbart   An angry lesbian is dead, an ICE agent is under fi...