when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet

reading a memoir is so crazy to me. you remember stuff you did?

Started off the day just fine slicing my thumb open in the same stroke as an apple

1. Islamic Republic of Iran officials are forcing Iranians to give false testimony against Baha’i people.

The Baha’i, a religious minority in Iran, have long faced persecution at the hands of the regime.

In 1991, Ayatollah Khamenei signed a confidential memo known as “The Baha’i Question.”

When a Mind-Reader Retires (a short story)

Here's a short story I wrote that is lowkey a thinly-veiled Charles Xavier character study?
He misses the noise.
nasimwrites.substack.com/p/when-a-min...

I swear I'm about to post thinly veiled Charles Xavier fanfic on Substack. Someone tell me there's an audience overlap.

With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new mission Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in the new government and they're extending their reach to all of Syria.

Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in the new government and they're extending their reach to all of Syria.

This ultra-small generator is designed to harness energy from even the smallest rivers, like those flowing through urban areas between homes. It can power street lights, offering a sustainable solution for remote or urban communities to generate their own electricity.

Hi Jon, would love to discuss this opportunity if you want to DM me! I'm an experienced copy editor and would be happy to do a trial run to see if it's what you're looking for.

Since we're all thinking about how to strengthen our communities these days, I thought to share this graphic I helped my teen sibling and cousin make in English and Spanish 💚

I've figured it out. I'm too exhausted to write articles and I'm too distracted to write a novel. So this year, it'll be short stories of all kinds. Weird stuff. Fun stuff. #writing that makes you laugh sometimes, I hope. I started yesterday by finally putting in writing my detachable hands idea.

A brief history of the detachable hands industry (A short story.)

It took a surprisingly long time for detachable hands to take over the market. But once they appeared, they became the Next Big Thing pretty much overnight. Everyone was talking about detachable hands.

nasimwrites.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...

Hooters and Nanowrimo dying on the same day? God's putting together a hell of a band

on the one hand, whimsy is critical during these times.

on the other, if you pull an April Fools joke on me I might hit you with a brick. idk.

where is the support group for people whose partner is so wonderful it's frequently overwhelming

Apostrophes was the Greek god of confusing grammar.

I miss when writing was the main form of content we consumed (this makes me sound old and bitter)

Never be afraid to write your heart out. To write your ass off. To write until your hands cramp. Because when you look back at the miles of ink behind you you might just have a masterpiece.

sometimes when i'm writing a sentence i really like it feels like i'm playing the piano

Today I found out I have 17 people subscribed to my... YouTube account? Sorry to disappoint, guys.

This time it's cheesy and more than a little personal. nasimwrites.substack.com/p/on-love-an...

Thank you for sharing, beautifully written. I just "got out" myself last year so this hit home.

Wild that every piece of software has decided we need Clippy now.

The Future Is Too Easy | Defector LAS VEGAS — There is something unstable at the most basic level about any space with too much capitalism happening in it. The air is all wrong, there’s simultaneously too much in it and not enough of ...

Some gorgeously written truths in this article. defector.com/the-future-i...

Slept 3 hours yesterday so made sure to go to bed on time last night. It is now 4am and I am AWAKE.

That's your employer right there!!

One of the things I think I will miss the most the day I become a mom is the ability to just wear whatever I want to sleep. Will I need PJs™️? It seems unprofessional to wear anything less!

god, I HATED my beeping refrigerator and was so happy when we moved to an apartment with a shittier fridge

Setting cruel deadlines for myself on purpose just so I can tackle the massive pile of work ahead of me.