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Anime Movie Review - Mari Okada's Maboroshi Among the Best of 2024. Content Warning.
Mari Okada's "Maboroshi," delivered in 2023, is a charming yet disrupting anime film that dives into the intricacies of youthfulness caught inside a stale reality. This survey will investigate the film's assets and shortcomings, zeroing in on its topical lavishness, spellbinding visuals, and the waiting inquiries it abandons.
By Bikash Purkait2 years ago in Fiction
The Darkest Widow
Written for Belle's unofficial challenge, 'Inside the mind of an animal' Details after the show. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
By Lamar Wiggins2 years ago in Fiction
The King
Munch, munch, crunch, munch, snap Narrator: "In the land of Garden Beautiful, sounds weave a parade of the amazing, bizarre, and curious. Some sounds are haunting, and eerie which stir the imagination into fright and fear. Others are like a melody of tranquility, gently arousing the senses with their serene beauty."
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in Fiction
A Love to Die For. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Sophia stood at the edge of the dance floor, the lights casting an amber glow on her fiery red dress. The annual masquerade ball was the highlight of the year, and tonight, she intended to steal the show. Her mask, a delicate lace that traced her features, only heightened the mystery that surrounded her.
By Mubashira Kachhot2 years ago in Fiction
Silently, I Watch
What is that small creature? It smells good, but it's nothing I have ever tried. It has golden eyes like me and longer fur—oh, it has claws, but they don't look helpful!
By Andrea Corwin 2 years ago in Fiction
THE INHERITANCE - part four
THE INHERITANCE – part four ……… Welcome home ++++++++++ Kate Sullivan inherited the house that once belonged to her great-grandmother. The old stone house sat on the edge of a ten-acre plat of land in Aughacasla, Ireland. Two weeks ago, she’d never heard of the small town and now, she owned a piece of it.
By Margaret Brennan2 years ago in Fiction
Disquiet in the Night
It was just another day when Zoe awoke. She rose, brushed her teeth, showered, and dressed for work as usual. Before heading out the door of her loft apartment, she stopped in the small kitchen to enjoy a cup of coffee and a piece of buttered toast. It was while she was sipping her coffee that she remembered the dream – the same dream once again.
By Cindy Calder2 years ago in Fiction
The Window. Top Story - June 2024.
Like clockwork, the nightmare I desperately wanted to rid myself of every night, was back again. Alone in a room with a dim flickering light overhead, the silence deafening as I sat on the concrete floor. A small window on the wall in front of me, teasing the freedom I could have.
By Timberly Price2 years ago in Fiction
Don’t React Immediately
The donkey was tied to a tree, and a devil came and untied it. The donkey ran towards the fields and started destroying the standing crops. When the farmer’s wife saw this, she angrily killed the donkey. Upon seeing the donkey’s dead body, the owner of the donkey became very angry and shot the farmer’s wife. The farmer, enraged by his wife’s death, shot the donkey’s owner. When the donkey’s owner’s wife heard of her husband’s death, she ordered her sons to burn the farmer’s house.
By Ameer Bibi2 years ago in Fiction
Dreamed a Dream. Top Story - May 2024.
“When I consider this carefully, I find not a single property which with certainty separates the waking state from the dream. How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?”
By Noaria072 years ago in Fiction
The lifelong friendship between two people that ends in a bittersweet farewell
In the heart of a small town, where the whispers of the wind harmonized with the rustling of leaves, there existed a bond forged in the furnace of childhood innocence. Lily and James, two souls entwined by fate's gentle hand, embarked on a journey of friendship destined to weave through the tapestry of their lives.
By Labu Hossain2 years ago in Fiction
Wisdom Over Ivory. Content Warning.
"As I stand here in this tight, confined space, all I can hear is groans, moans and then silence at varying intervals. There is a pungent stench, something foul in the air, that's for sure. It feels worse than any swamp I've ever played in... something uncomfortable. It feels unsteady, and there's a thickness in the air. If I were a more superstitious mammal, I would say there is a stink of death in the air. The increasing temperature as it hits midday is not helping things feel any fresher or more comfortable.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Fiction