Even in fiction, men get away with more — I first heard the term Mary Sue when I was seventeen and posted the first chapter of one of my stories to an anonymous critique board. It didn’t go well for me, though it did fuel me with enough spite to power me through nearly ten years of writing. What is a Mary Sue? The…

Ever heard the saying, “Speak wisely or stay silent”? 🤔 This guide dives deep into understanding the power of words and the strength of silence. How do some people charm us with their words, while others know just when to keep quiet? ✨ Let’s unwrap the magic behind smart conversations…

Liberating ourselves from the shackles of class-based thinking and the rigid structure that TypeScript so keenly enforces — In Object Oriented Programming, class-based inheritance is a fundamental concept. It’s one of the first things you learn in any programming course. It’s also a common topic for a programming job interview questions or exercises. Inheritance is the mechanism of extending functionality and type from one class to another. I…

Print pitching is a whole other beast. When you land a placement, however, you’ll score major credibility points as a writer or industry expert. — Writing an article for a local newspaper, trade magazine, or even national magazine is simpler than you think. But simple doesn’t mean easy. For freelance writers and industry leaders, a byline in a print publication is synonymous with credibility. Media publications often reserve their print edition for the cream of…

A few months ago, I not-so-subtly asserted myself as biracial while having dinner with a new coworker. “I’m a Capricorn,” she’d said. “Yeah…my mom’s black,” I responded (not verbatim, but the exchange was similar). Whoa. What? Immediately after I injected that part of my identity into the conversation, I had…

Readers crave more than a retelling of facts. Here’s how to enliven your writing by developing your key message first. — I’ve written 4 books and over 60 scientific articles. These are the lessons about writing that I teach to my students. Sitting down to write does something weird to the human brain. Suddenly, even the most articulate storyteller is at a loss for words. Each sentence becomes a painful battle…

And here’s what you can implement today to land that dream client of yours. — If there is only 1 concept I want you to take away from this article — it’s frame control. The person who controls the frame in a conversation wins. …

We need to address our real issues and work for a better future — I remember being 18. It was a tough year. It felt like a maximum amount of pressure with the least amount of power. When I was 18, I took a year off school and worked. I had a miserable job and I lived at home. It was the low point…

Walter Rothschild may have been the heir to a massive banking empire, but he sure had a lot of free time on his hands. The photo above illustrates Rothschild’s attempt to convince people that exotic animals were not as untameable as previously thought. …

As the right wing moves to immiserate or kill everyone but cis, straight white guys, the targets don’t even know they’re in the same fight. — Writing about gender as a trans feminist feels like a fool’s errand in 2022. For one thing, our enemies understand the field of play better than we do. …

In the ideal Caribbean future, its people aren’t plagued by their troubles but rather heroes in their own story. — By Kay-Ann Henry for Quaint Revolt. All over the world, spaces with concentrated levels of culture and history still suffering the effects from colonization and present-day social turmoil will lay ground plans as to how said space can be one that survives in a new era. This is the question…

“How many times does the past have to repeat itself to stay in the past?” wrote Kyiv resident Tony Solovjov on Medium last weekend. …

La clasificación que utilizamos al describir las personas nos muestra lo que valoramos y deseamos. Todos clasificamos, la diferencia está en las características que utilizamos para la clasificación. — Se suele decir que podemos conocer una persona según la forma en la que trata un camarero, si es agradecida, prepotente, empática , si se cree con derecho absoluto, etc. …

Originally written on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 Clouds I’m sitting on my terrace, glancing at the clouds drifting by, much like life does before our very own eyes. Nothing but masses of water droplets, yet these clouds come to life once the sun’s rays hit their surface. An act of nature…

Have you ever felt the need to scribble a lot of sentences, get everything ready, all set to write, and have nothing left to pen? I would like to call it, “Thinker’s block to writing,” akin to a lot of sentences, scrolling in the head while undergoing daily, mundane tasks…

One person’s junk is another person’s precious memory — It seemed like any other thrift shop you’d find in a rural community. But this shop was in my hometown and operated by a distant cousin. That made certain the possibility of finding something worth at least a dime. My granddaughter was intent on shopping for old vinyl records. She…