I'd Rather Be Writing

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Laugh and Cry and See Past All the Lies of Main Street, USA
On anther morning of betrayal, I wanted to offer some words of comfort
2 hrs ago • 
Walter Rhein
22:52
Your Patriarch Is An Abusive Sex Fiend and Liar, and He Always Has Been
We have to quit our addiction to toxic men who can't control themselves
6 hrs ago • 
Walter Rhein
7:48
I Don't Feel Like Feeling Defeated This Morning
The corporate Democrats just confirmed every criticism progressives have ever had about them--again!
9 hrs ago • 
Walter Rhein
Conservatives Are More Likely to Engage in Self-Harm and They Need Help
Do we need to set up a suicide hotline for repentant MAGA?
13 hrs ago • 
Walter Rhein
Writers Shouldn’t Be Expected to Flee Platforms Because of Hate Speech
Everyone must be free to oppose malicious behavior as they see fit
Nov 9 • 
Walter Rhein
8:05
DEATH OF A MAYFLY - Chapter 1
Click the above voiceover to hear this chapter read by Walter Rhein of I’d Rather Be Writing.
Published on The Panicked, Unpaid Writer • Nov 9
How We Used to Get in Trouble as Kids, Plus Some Movie Talk w/ Dash MacIntyre
A recording from Walter Rhein and Ben Ulansey's live video
Nov 9 • 
Walter Rhein
, 
Ben Ulansey
, and 
The Halfway Cafe
1:14:19
The Week Even Republicans Kind of Admitted Our Healthcare System is Broken--10/31 to 11/6
Mamdani won and the Democrats decided to pretend as if he doesn't exist
Nov 9 • 
Walter Rhein
Why You Must Consider the Possibility That All Billionaires Are Evil
Don't censor your thinking out of loyalty to your oppressors
Nov 8 • 
Walter Rhein
6:46
I Get Biblical and Tell Satan Worshipping Republicans to REPENT!
A recording from Walter Rhein and Shane Yirak's live video
Nov 8 • 
Walter Rhein
, 
Shane Yirak
, 
Melissa Corrigan, she/her
, and 
Arturo Dominguez
1:33:34
The Hays Code Made Censorship the Status Quo for American Writers
The effects of government overreach still influence our modern literature
Nov 8 • 
Walter Rhein
You're Not a Man if You Support the Republican War on Women
My daughters deserve better than this cruel world created by sick, predatory conservatives
Nov 7 • 
Walter Rhein
7:35
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