Perspectives

A Dream, A Daughter’s Sacrifice... and the Arrival of a Deer. Content Warning.
We often think some stories happened only once. Like, long ago, a father saw in a dream that God asked him to sacrifice his son. So, shaking with fear, he took the child to a lonely place. His hands trembled, the knife shined, but just as he was about to go through with it, something divine happened. A voice stopped him. The boy was saved, the father’s faith passed the test, and today, people remember that day by offering animal sacrifice.
By Usamaabout a year ago in History
Was Attila The Hun A Hero?
Most of the World Considered Him a Monster... A Plague... A Barbarian... This is the General History Taught about Attila the Hun.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHMabout a year ago in History
מָשִׁיחַ/Μεσσίας/Χριστός. Honorable Mention in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
He considers the place across the valley before him with quiet solemnity. “The Garden of Eden, paradise, is never more than a moment away. A simple choice, a willingness to see & enter in.”
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knockabout a year ago in History
Where the Spirit Horses Drink. Content Warning.
This story contains sensitive content Where The Spirit Horses Drink By Johanna Lor Rain Parry ---- this story is based on true events, and real experiences. It includes historical trauma from indigenous genocide.
By Johanna Parryabout a year ago in History
The Lioness of Brittany. Honorable Mention in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
He knew I was coming. A message in each wake of destruction I moved through. Only few are spared. My message was strong. Brought to him in bright red. In anger. In terror. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
By Amyabout a year ago in History
The Algorithm’s Whisper: A Tale of Google News
In the heart of Silicon Valley, where glass buildings gleamed under the relentless California sun, Aisha Malik sat in her cramped apartment, staring at her laptop. The Google News app glowed on her screen, its algorithm curating a stream of headlines tailored to her every click, search, and idle scroll. Aisha, a freelance journalist with dreams of breaking a world-changing story, relied on Google News to stay ahead. But lately, something felt off. The app wasn’t just showing her stories—it was predicting them.It began innocently enough. Aisha, 28, had been researching a local startup, NexGen Analytics, rumored to be manipulating data for political campaigns. She’d searched for terms like “data privacy,” “algorithm bias,” and “NexGen controversy.” Within hours, Google News flooded her feed with articles about data scandals, whistleblowers, and obscure blog posts hinting at NexGen’s shady dealings.
By TrueVocalabout a year ago in History
An Unsettling Confrontation.
The terrifying incident of being nearly run over while peacefully protesting is far more than a personal affront; it represents a deeply unsettling challenge to the very foundation of democratic society. To experience such a blatant act of aggression—a vehicle used as a weapon against a civilian exercising their constitutional rights—is to witness a profound betrayal of the ideals this nation purports to uphold. This experience forces a confrontation with the bewildering truth that some individuals are willing to resort to monstrous tactics, directly contradicting the solemn military oaths sworn to defend the country against fascism.
By Sai Marie Johnsonabout a year ago in History
"Janet Horne" — The Last Witch Executed in Scotland. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
Imagine you're Janet Horne, an elderly woman living in Dornoch, a quaint little seaside town in the Sutherland county of Scotland's Highlands. It’s 1727, and you lead a modest life — not unusual for that time or place — with your daughter. Life isn’t easy, but it’s yours. You have the love of your daughter and the duty of caring for her to keep you going, despite the creeping onset of an illness we’d now recognise as senility.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in History
A Day on Milecastle 46
"What?" cried the merchant, "three solidi for a handful of silver? You can't be serious!" The legionnaire shrugged as he did the math in his head while his steelyard beam finally came to balance in his hand. "Well, you've declared the silver, sixteen bushels of barley, twenty bolts of woolen fabric, all those vegetables, am I forgetting anything, Tertius?"
By Ian Readabout a year ago in History
The Fisherman. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
Un, Deux, Trois, Quatre, Cinq… The Fisherman felt the cold water of the channel still clinging to his catch’s smooth scales. It was healthy, meaty—a good day's catch. His little woven carrying basket sat full when the Fisherman carved his path back to his humble home through the sandy beaches of the Norman shore like he did every day when the sea lay calm.
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in History
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Broken... I just finished viewing a film from 2021, based on the true life events of an honorably discharged marine, Brian Brown-Easley, called breaking. It's an all too familiar story of a neglected soldier who has been forgotten, overlooked and abandoned following their injuries, (mental and physical) after loyally serving their country.
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a year ago in History
Chevalière D’Eon. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
History can make myths, provide heroes, take control of our collective memories. History has a powerful hold on the stories we tell. And just as importantly, the stories we don’t or can’t tell. History is a memory, a shared past, made concrete in the words of books. And books can be burned. Burning a book is an attempt to cover the footpath that got us to here. It is a way of shutting down lives that appear out of context, peculiar, not like “us”. It leaves some lives, nameless.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in History