Looking for a synonym for "punking out" that isn't homophobic, but not as bucolic as "chickening out" I could just go with "being a coward", I guess, but I'm kind of hoping someone here has something cooler for me.
Kaylee: Captain seem a little funny to you at breakfast this morning? Wash: Come on, Kaylee. We all know I'm the funny one.
'Heart Of Gold'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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erikaj - Aug 01, 2025 10:10:21 am PDT #6707 of 6718
Always Anti-fascist!
dcp - Aug 01, 2025 10:34:53 am PDT #6708 of 6718
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Hmmmm.
Wimp out. Duck out. Wave off. Turn tail. Tuck tail and run. Flee. Scamper. Scuttle off. Collapse. Flinch. Cringe. Avoid and evade.
erikaj - Aug 01, 2025 3:14:43 pm PDT #6709 of 6718
Always Anti-fascist!
OK, some decent options...not sure which I, or my character, might spark to, but I have some time to think about it.(I think it's hard to do submissions in August.)
erikaj - Aug 21, 2025 1:16:09 pm PDT #6710 of 6718
Always Anti-fascist!
I've been catching up on One Story's craft lecture series(so far a decent value) and today's installment was writing about objects, so I picked one that's kind of defining. [link]
-t - Sep 05, 2025 10:55:33 am PDT #6711 of 6718
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Great news, erika! Congratulations!
And motivation for me to catch up on my EQ backlog that has been languishing all year...
Laura - Sep 05, 2025 2:00:27 pm PDT #6712 of 6718
Our wings are not tired.
Love reading that news, erikaj!
Calli - Sep 06, 2025 3:46:54 pm PDT #6713 of 6718
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Congratulations, erikaj!
sj - Sep 18, 2025 1:10:52 pm PDT #6714 of 6718
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Congratulations, erika!
erikaj - Sep 21, 2025 2:06:16 pm PDT #6715 of 6718
Always Anti-fascist!
Oh, thank you. Women editors matter, I think.
-t - Oct 03, 2025 12:09:22 pm PDT #6716 of 6718
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hey, is anyone doing #FirstDraftFall with WeeknightWriters? I am thinking about it. I have a project I want to work on and a little external structure would probably help with that...and people I already know also doing it would be even better...