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Your gross scars reflected . Top Story - July 2025. Content Warning.
Your gross scars reflected – in the right eyes! By Ross E F Lombardi . <NOTE: At the time of writing, The world adult population, defined as those 18 years and older, is estimated to be around 6.2 billion.>
By Ross E Fortune Lombardiabout a year ago in Humans
Just notice that to truly know where and when the depth of Your mind carry real Open heart . Top Story - July 2025.
I had boyfriends who wanted to profit from my art, which led me to blocks from the inside out so I decided never to pursue that plan while they were in my life. But when I was free, not promoting myself, not exhibiting my work or anything like that, someone noticed my art and decided to buy everything at once, and I became a millionaire overnight. I spent all the money on learning what I loved I didn't buy a single thing for pleasure. I spent a lot of money to thank others and support them, but I no longer felt happy, it wasn't even half of what I felt before, and it was a lonely, lonelier path, so I decided to spend it all as quickly as possible, to give it away to those whom the universe had given guidance to, and when I became poor again, all my happiness and health returned to normal. From that moment on, I never dreamed of wealth, and this is not just one example from my life; I have been like this since I was very young, in my whole being. Having more does not bring a shred of joy, because all you want is life, health, joy in the present, and the courage to discover the world on your own.
By Antea Lumina Kala Matylda about a year ago in Fiction
Under The Bed. Top Story - July 2025. Content Warning.
When I was a child, I had this odd friend. He wasn't some cuddly creature or a person like other imaginary friends were. No. My imaginary friend was this odd leathery creature with narrow black eyes and a huge, jagged tooth grin. That looked to be too big for his narrow face. Claws that wereabout three inches long and a sickly shade of yellow too. Long, disturbingly thin limbs that were a distinctly unnatural shade of white.
By Raphael Fontenelleabout a year ago in Horror
The Monkey and the Shark. Top Story - July 2025.
There was once a shark, that was born among the mangrove trees. She had many brothers and sisters and, while she knew she would have to return to the sea when she was old enough, she was enjoying her youth in the root pools.
By ThatWriterWomanabout a year ago in Fiction
THE FLOOR IS YOUR FRIEND. Top Story - July 2025.
In case of emergency.When fears threaten faculty.The floor is your friend.Through ALL the mists of absurdity. There is a constant shore-of-surety.The floor is your friend.Take a helping hand from gravity.Crouch down and breathe steadily.The floor is your friend.Kneel, should you feel trembly.Alarm reduces with connectivity.The floor is your friend.Close your eyes to reduce sensitivity.Feel the wood, stone, tile with acuity.The floor is your friend.Soak in the glory of its solidity;a tonic of stoic sensibility.The floor is your friend.Enjoy the respite from insanity.Relax in edge-to-edge familiarity.The floor is your friend.The beneath-your-feet remedy:Mother Nature's gift for stability.The floor is your friend.Cuddle into its enormity.Become one with a planetary entity.The floor is your friend.Anchor to universal perpetuity.No longer a singularity. The floor is your friend.Drift, a mere twitch inside an eternity.A grain within a galaxyThe floor is your friend.Feel the peace of enduring constancy.And be. Breathe.Just be.The floor is your friend.
By Caroline Janeabout a year ago in Poets
I'd Like A Room Please. Top Story - July 2025.
I travel a lot for work and usually stay at one of the major hotel chains. Their rooms are normally clean, beds comfortable, and the interior walls soundproof enough that if the person next door sneezes, I don’t feel compelled to say, “Bless you.” Unfortunately, none was available for this trip.
By Mark Gagnonabout a year ago in Horror
I Wrote This Challenge Winners
It takes a different kind of bravery to tell your story out loud. For this challenge, we asked you to write something only you could say, and then actually say it, with your voice, on camera. And you delivered with truth, courage, and unforgettable moments.
By Vocal Curation Teamabout a year ago in Resources
It is Time to Call a Truce in the War Against Parts of Ourselves. Top Story - July 2025.
One of the most irritating aspects of many religions and spiritual systems is their overuse of terms and concepts associated with war and warfighting in their philosophical musings about the self. It also happens to be highly hypocritical in many cases, since many of these same religions and systems of spirituality teach that war and fighting are evils to be avoided at all costs. Essentially they tell us that war is bad, unless it is a war against ourselves, or parts of ourselves. In that case, war is noble and a thing to be valued. Eastern religions overdo this tendency in spades with Buddhism leading the way.
By Everyday Junglistabout a year ago in Humans
letters, elephants, and heartbeats . Top Story - July 2025. Content Warning.
"What is grief, if not love persevering?" - Vision, from WandaVision Today is a hard day. I stand in front of the door, brushing my hand on the small elephant patch glued to the center.
By Alexandria Stanwyckabout a year ago in Fiction
Drinking, Dancing, Loving, and Birthing to 'You’re My Angel'. Top Story - July 2025.
Written for Annie Kapur’s ‘Sing Us the Song of the Century’ Challenge. s the Song of the Century' Challenge. 'You’re My Angel' by Darren Styles has been comfortably weaving its way through my life over the last 16 years.
By Sandy Gillmanabout a year ago in Writers
