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Writing

FalloutShelter

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2. I have.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:45 PM

Friday

On a couple of occasions. After re reading a passage or paragraph and saying to myself…
“Damn that’s good.”
Then… after a quick high…
right back to self doubt and criticism.

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I have. FalloutShelter Friday #2

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It's entering the zone peggysue2 Friday #6

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if you wrote it on a computer Trueblue Texan Saturday #11

Yes. FemDemERA Friday #8

Yeah. Then they figured out who was writing the bouncing checks. 3Hotdogs Friday #9

I have been in the flow as you describe... Trueblue Texan Saturday #10

In small doses PATRICK Monday #12

I wish I could access it so freely and easily... Trueblue Texan Tuesday #13

Appreciate everything, even a good horror GOP presidency, like a glass of fine old prussic acid PATRICK Tuesday #14