u/1gazillionpangolins

We’ve all heard this anecdote before. People say that Stephen King said that his childhood babysitter was obsessed with locking him in a closet and farting on him, and it made him grow into a better writer. (I have not read King’s memoir myself to confirm this, as I am completely illiterate). I would like to hire somebody to lock me in a closet and fart on me every day so I can become as skilled as Stephen King and for no other reason.

Requirements:
- Must be 23-29 years old
- Must have an ass diameter of at least 40 inches or (I assume) 12,900 centimeters
- Must be female or fem-presenting
- Must be goth. NO POSERS!

Job duties:
- Hehe, dooty

Starting salary:
- Experience and exposure

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I’m writing a steamy office romance set in New York, but I’m worried that readers won’t understand such an intricate setting. In the prologue, should I just discuss how the New York region was inhabited by Algonquian-speaking cultures before becoming a Dutch colony? Or should I go back further and explain how melting glaciers dumped a bunch of sediment into the ocean 10,000 years ago, which formed Long Island? Or better yet, should I explain how the aforementioned glaciers were the result of a gradual global cooling trend that began in the Cretaceous? Since there’s a New York, readers need to know about the history of Old York, so how much detail should I use when explaining the War of the Roses? Obviously I need to relay all of this information to the audience at some point, but I’m confused about how much should be explained up front versus gradually sprinkled into the story.