@BobLonsberry
Looking at the MCFW notes, it looks like RPD had an appropriate response time. Also, assuming a death is blamed upon a singular factor is poor journalism. This patient was dead when 911 was called. Mudslinging like this is just taking advantage of a tragedy to push a narrative.
'Submitted my second story for
#ShortStoryChallenge2021
! I definitely felt like the judge feedback from the 1st round helped me tighten up my writing. Thanks for the help
@nycmidnight
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@BobLonsberry
I remember seeing all of the “Healthcare workers are heroes!” banners and getting random “thanks” and “kudos” from people while working as a paramedic in 2020. The whole time I was thinking, “This is fake. This will go away and people will hate you for being exhausted again.”
If you were to grade a movie on its ability to be humorous, dark, meaningful, and clever; JoJo Rabbit would take the cake. Best movie I've seen in a long time.
Done! Definitely taut the line with the subject (probably going to be disqualified). But, I had a lot of fun writing this.
Genre: Romance
Subject: Practice makes perfect
Character: Cafeteria worker
#ShortStoryChallenge2021
Everyone believes that class designations are dependent upon personal wealth, but they are actually dependent upon how long you allow your tea to steep for.
people. Look for the true altruists. Ideas kill, find the people that just want things to be better, then the ones simply fighting for a team. Good and evil exist. Educate yourself and use logic. It’s not as complicated as everyone wants you to believe it is. (3/3)
Mayor Malik Evans has announced the Lockwood-Alhart House, the last cobblestone house in the city of Rochester, will be acquired by the city land bank for preservation
Positives of riding your bike to the airport: you don’t have to pay for parking.
Negatives: you will be sweaty, the body scanning machine will detect this, some TSA agent will have to pat down your junk.
1730 words in to this story. I feel like the word count will be doubled before I actually finish it. I'll have to prune it down a bit. Definitely procrastinated until the last minute.
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Carbon dioxide is one of the major gases responsible for leavening in baking.
In bread making, the yeast organisms expel CO₂ as they feed off of sugars. CO₂ expands and moves as the bread dough warms and bakes in the oven
Wine bottle: "This zinfandel is layered with notes of dark cherry and toasted oak. It pairs perfectly with any meat dish."
Me: "Nice. It's chicken nuggets and wine night, baby!"