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The Pen And The Sword
Us waxing poets Like blunt knives against hydras A pyrrhic bulwark ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Matthew J. Frommabout 4 hours ago in Poets
Faith in Fear
Fear, what a feeling you are Your abiity to make me beieve I am less than I am To make me run away from things that are good
By Harydo Neonabout 4 hours ago in Poets
John Gilchrist embraces portraying Mikey in the Life Cereal Commercials
"Give it toMikey, he hates everything." "Hey Mikey, he likes it." These words are from the Life Cereal Commercial, where a little boy named Mikey (John Gilchrist) was eating a bowl filled with the product. This was one of the most popular television commercials from the 1970s.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout 4 hours ago in Geeks
The Digital Nomad Blueprint. AI-Generated.
In a not-so-distant future, where technology thrived and the world became increasingly connected, many people chose to break free from traditional lifestyles. Among them was a young woman named Mia. Mia was a digital nomad, traveling the globe with her laptop, working remotely while exploring new cultures. Her heart was set on living life to the fullest, but she was also searching for something greater—a sense of purpose.
By Hamad Afridi about 4 hours ago in Education
*2* The market’s dirty secret: how to stop being a disguised "speculator" and start building real wealth!
A shift happens when long-term investing becomes less about separate choices and more like following a set pattern - suddenly it gets unclear. Where one person sees patience, another spots gambling. Often it has nothing to do with stocks or bonds. It's how someone acts that draws the line, not what they hold.
By Lucimanabout 4 hours ago in Education
A Landmark Trial Is Putting Social Media on the Stand
When people talk about the harms of social media, the conversation usually centers on screen time, a culture of comparison, or teenagers being glued to their phones. But a trial unfolding in Los Angeles is forcing a much bigger question into the spotlight: Are social media platforms intentionally designed to be addictive?
By Socialodeabout 4 hours ago in 01
On the Last Page of the Third Book
Chest inflates, recall and relive tribulations. Triumph settles in.
By Jada Fergusonabout 5 hours ago in Poets
The Trappist Adventure: Chapter 4
Darkness surrounded him as he lay on the cold floor and let the sensation ease the pain of his wounds. Johnny didn’t know how long it had been since their capture. He only knew that it felt like an eternity in hell. Even worse, Johnny had no idea what they did with the doctor.
By Jason Ray Morton about 5 hours ago in Fiction
The Ancient Art of Screwing Up
“I think we’re going to get in trouble.” Ariana Starcove, mage apprentice to Grand Sorcerer Erdwin, would have mocked Serena for the supreme level of understatement if she wasn’t so scared. Not scared of getting in trouble, at least not immediately, but of the source of the wild bangs and flashes from the other side of the bookshelf. The wooden structure, lined with rare arcane tomes, was the only thing giving shelter to Ariana and her fellow apprentices from the powerful magical artifact which was currently… active.
By Joe Morganabout 5 hours ago in Chapters
Newfound
soft, rhythmic rasping sandpaper tongue across fur feline sound, newfound
By Gabriel Huizengaabout 5 hours ago in Poets
Custard
“Custard.” Derek Santiago said flatly, the fingers of his right hand continuing to drum against the counter. “You asked for custard.” Patricia answered nervously, though there was the slightest hint of sullen defiance in her tone.
By Joe Morganabout 5 hours ago in BookClub
Nuclear Transmutation: The Accidental Dream of Making Gold. AI-Generated.
Picture a laboratory humming with quiet intensity, banks of instruments blinking in the low light, and somewhere inside a shielded reactor chamber, something almost magical is happening. An element is changing. One thing is becoming another. What was mercury is now, atom by atom, becoming gold.
By CurlsAndCommasabout 5 hours ago in Earth