You can only become a better writer by writing. Also your friend should be more supportive. Lastly, I’m sure a story like that will have no problem finding an audience.

Maybe a loose fit, but not that loose.

Given the number of times the, er, woke side of things gets blamed for terminology, I think it communicates the sentiment perfectly. When we try using very specific terms like white privilege or toxic masculinity , a great many people obtusely (intentionally in many cases I think) find those terms confusing or assume they mean something different than they do.

You hear “no one is illegal on stolen land” and you know exactly what they are trying to say. Anything more complicated would be too long or end up trying to be specific in a way that would confuse things, IMO.

Cheese is unhealthy for mice.

April 29, 1992 by Sublime has been looping in my head for days.

https://youtu.be/e1dPKfxRhk0

Yes I was fully expecting the details to be “It was a Republican-sponsored bill in 1992” or similar. It’s just too damn believable.

I’d live the rest of my life with just a little more spring in my step knowing death wasn’t the end.

I was the same. “They must have had a reason…”

I used to assume police were generally trustworthy and I could believe their version of any given event. Now I believe nothing they say without supporting video evidence.

This is the clear solution and I can’t believe it doesn’t get brought up more often.