Humans

Reckoning Tree, Remembering Tree. Top Story - October 2026.

It was the first nip of the season. Hal reached into his closet--the one with the two-tiered horizontal poles holding different seasons’ coats. He only needed to reach along the bottom rung to the coats and jackets used for light winter and rain. There was no need for the ladder yet to move down the ones for the severe winter temperatures to come and the snow.

Tears of Fear. Top Story - October 2026.

I’ve seen my mother cry many times in my life. I have seen her weep in amazement at everyday joys. Sunsets, sunrises, the morning glow of dew on leaves. The first breath of her first grandson.

The Repast. Top Story - October 2026.

Globs of golden macaroni and cheese, brown on top with bits of black pepper, sat on the plate next to the collard greens, fried chicken, and sweet potatoes. The men, women and children, clothed in their somber attire found refuge and relief in this ritual. Aunt Azalea had just put her husband in the ground. She gasped at the sight of someone she had missed at the funeral. Smiles abounded. A hug and a slow, rhythmic rocking ensued.

Who?. Top Story - October 2026.

Content note: this story deals with domestic abuse and thoughts of suicide. …Sobbing. "Mother, please help me!" A loud, drunken voice yelled, "She is not going to help you; she knows better!" The young man looked at his mother with desperate tears in his eyes, wanting her protection. She stood by the sink, tugging her sleeve down over the purple bruise on her wrist, the way she always did. They shared a moment's stare, looking directly into each other's eyes, into each other's souls. Her lip trembled. For a second, he thought she would speak. The mother broke into tears and hung her head. Then the back of his stepfather's hand caught him across the jaw. A chair crashed to the floor beside him, and the kitchen spun as the young man's vision went blurry. He tasted blood. His stepfather was looking down on him, laughing, and said, "You are as worthless as she is; why don't you do us all a favor and end it."

Same Again?. Top Story - October 2026. Content Warning.

Ah held mah heid up wae mah weary hands, the weakness flowing through mah body. It had been a day. In fact, it had been a lifetime. A lifetime of mistakes an ah dinnae ken how the fuck ah wis gonna change anything.

Hong Kong Diary - Yet Another Bloody Murder. Top Story - September 2026.

Living in the ex-British colony of Hong Kong is an exercise in cognitive dissonance. On the surface, the city is a triumph of aggressive Asian efficiency. The streets are impossibly clean; you could realistically eat your lunch off the pavement though society prefers you to do so in a designated area. It is a safe, frictionless, well-organized society, albeit one where the prevailing sense of democracy has been recalibrated to “just listen to what the school principal says, and no running in the hall.”

We Don't Change. We Get Rewritten. Top Story - September 2026.

Life is made up of unpredictable chapters, each one leaving its mark on the main character —  you.  The same way we get pulled into a good storyline, the different stages of our lives have a way of reshaping who we are; adding depth, complexity, and intrigue to our personalities. Do these chapters make us better? Stronger? Do they break us?

BAD MANNERS. Top Story - August 2026.

Bad Manners Ignorant or ignoramus ** I’ve known Jeanine for well over twenty years and throughout those years, she’s always proved her ignorance. While she attended college and spent the next twenty-five years in military service, her course of studies, somehow, went awry.

Sculpting the Self, Freeing the Other

Fate Deals the Cards. Freedom Chooses How You Play.

I Said “It’s Fine” Until the Empty Medicine Box Broke Me

Are Humans Truly Social Beings, or Are We Fundamentally Individualistic?

The Great Debate: Does the Four-Day Workweek Save the Frontline, or Is It the Start of Hell? (Part 2)

The Great Debate: Does the Four-Day Workweek Save the Frontline, or Is It the Start of Hell?

Twin Flame Birthday Numerology:

Aquarius Woman and Scorpio Man Compatibility Score