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Who Gets the Book Thrown at Them? (opens the original)
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Three names: Crystal Mason. E.L.A. Chanel Miller.Their stories are different, but each bore the brunt of injustice while others—the folks society deemed worthy of protecting—well, their futures were too promising to ruin. So they were given grace.Until the outcry became too loud to ignore.How loud can you scream?Subscribe nowWho Gets the Book Thrown at Them?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="htt
SORRY DOESN’T GIVE TIME BACK (opens the original)
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There is nothing worse than looking into your child’s eyes and realizing they’ve been struggling—and somehow, you missed it. I know that look. And years later, I still carry the guilt.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="720" src="https://subs
Before She Says A Word (opens the original)
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The best dress in the room doesn’t need three paragraphs. Jane Austen can slay it in five words: “Their dress had every advantage.” Translation: fashionable, confident, ready for the room—but perhaps not much more.And Bob Mackie? He could obliterate us all, defining a character or a career with carefully sewn sequins.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com
AI Is Hiding Bodies and Money (opens the original)
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Writers, if you’re letting AI write your scenes, your chapters, or your books, I have one question: What exactly do you own? I went looking for answers and found the bodies—the AI Gamble can cost you everything.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UJZY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8e26e24-d461-449f-940e-d7d
From GPS to Jolene (opens the original)
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One gave us a better way to navigate the world. The other wrote songs that imagined a bigger one. But Gladys Mae West and Dolly Parton had something else in common: they outsmarted the stereotypes waiting for them.From GPS to Jolene<img alt="" class="sizing-n
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