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#QuestionOfTheDay in sports, the "Ewing Theory" posits that some teams where the superstar player receives inordinate media and fan attention but the team doesn't do well, actually do better when the player is gone.

https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/010509a

My question in the same vein is: name a work of fiction (game, anime, manga, TV show, book, whatever) that you think is better when the main character/hero/protagonist isn't around.

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NEW RELEASE!
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A young girl discovers independence, responsibility, and newfound confidence after being sent to live in a farmhouse with her extended family. #ebook #fiction

Find it here: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/dorothy-canfield-fisher/understood-betsy

AO3 is entering a new era

… funny I browse AO3 and don’t recognize any names from this article!

https://www.polygon.com/culture/532463/ao3-history-destiel-future-ranking-ships

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#PennedPossibilities #PennedPossibilities side prompt: Elevator quick pitch of your WIP, only the worst pitch ever.

A daemon and a day angel fly to the moon. The lunatics there believe they're really a demon and an angel. They're as right as they are wrong.

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

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#mystery #thriller #romance #sf #sff #sciencefiction
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/22/the-power-of-live-music-aria-meets-jaxon-king/
Aria eagerly anticipates a concert by her favourite band, Feather Crest, but faces a breakup just before the event. Despite her heartbreak, she attends and finds solace in the music.
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/24/a-loud-sexist-man-meets-his-match-with-lydia/
The biting January wind whipped down the cobbled street, carrying the scent of coal smoke and damp wool with it; London, in its usual grey mood, seemed to mirror the simmer anger radiating from William
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/02/a-dog-lavender-and-creative-awakening/
On a heavy summer night, writer Paulette struggles with a creative block. While walking on the beach, she encounters a scruffy dog that smells of lavender, sparking memories of an old woman who cared for plants.
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/02/from-confusion-to-acceptance-a-transgender-narrative/
Sam’s struggle with identity and anxiety culminates in a poignant confrontation with their father, Vincent. Despite initial confusion, Vincent learns to support Sam’s journey to becoming Samantha
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/03/26/the-magic-of-bookstores-sammys-heartwarming-experience/
After assisting the eccentric Mr. Abernathy in finding a unique historical book, their conversation turns humorous with unexpected revelations.
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/10/when-warnings-fail-a-comedic-hospital-slip-up/Nurse Isabella at Santa Maria Nuova Hospital witnesses a tourist’s impending slip on a freshly waxed floor. Despite her humorous attempts to warn him, he misinterprets her efforts.
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/09/unraveling-secrets-the-search-for-missing-lydia/
Thomas, Miquel, and Norina contemplate investigating possible cultist involvement. As tensions rise, Lydia endures captivity, facing the threat of the men behind her abduction
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/06/desperate-calls-a-tale-of-kidnapping-in-1910/
Thomas Davidson searches desperately for Lydia, who has gone missing. After struggling to find a phone, he contacts Wilson for help. Meanwhile, Lydia is held captive by cultists
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/10/exploring-ancient-athens-a-tale-of-celestial-insight/
In 428 B.C. Athens, amidst the chaos of the Peloponnesian War, Elpis, a celestial being with a keen interest in humanity, navigates the bustling marketplace.
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/13/unwavering-love-a-tale-of-strength-against-adversity/
Raven and Yasmin, a young couple facing bullying due to their relationship, navigate the challenges of love amidst hostility
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/12/eliza-and-tyler-a-tale-of-love-and-vulnerability/
In a moment of intimacy, Eliza wrestles with feelings of disappointment after a Tae-Kwon Do competition, confiding in Tyler about her self-doubt
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/12/the-witch-hunt/
The year was 1675. Thick and suffocating fear clung to the cobbled streets of Clitheroe, Lancashire. It had festered for weeks, fuelled by whispers and half-truths, all directed at one figure: Ereliva
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/12/the-saviour-from-the-shoreline/
Mercy having escaped from the markets; is chased by the monsters who have hurt her, as she navigates the dense swamp she eventually finds herself at the shoreline along a narrow beach, here she meets her saviour; Alfred
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https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/12/from-affair-to-empowerment-a-novels-true-story/
Amelia, a budding author, falls for Julian Thorne, her literary agent’s charismatic CEO, who betrays her with lies about his marriage and success. Upon discovering the truth, she exposes him in a viral article, transforming her pain into strength
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