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Rocking Chairs and Sweet Tea
Walking in the front door I can almost hear the sizzle of the bacon frying in the cast iron skillet and smell grandma’s biscuits baking in the oven. It has been too long since I have been in this house and every step I make through it holds hundreds of memories. I didn’t live in this house growing up, but I did a lot of growing up in this house.
- Runner-Up in Summer Camp Challenge
The Tomato
I can still smell the tomatoes in the picture above. Earthy, with a dulcet sweetness, like the smell that follows a torrential downpour on a hot, sticky summer's day.
Caroline JanePublished 2 years ago in Feast What It Really Means To Be A Creator Today
My interest in the world of creativity started in 2008 after I failed my first guitar exam. Our teacher knew how hard it was to play the guitar so he was not strict in the marking process. All he wanted was for us to at least have an understanding of the guitar fundamentals.
James SsekamattePublished 2 years ago in BeatHalcyon Daze
The humble ham sandwich has never tasted as good as it did in the summer of ’86. Who knows what sorcery my Aunt Elaine employed, but somehow, in her hands, two ordinary slices of bread, a smear of margarine and the cheapest deli ham became something magical.
Allie MacBainPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesDoctor Who: Is Neil Patrick Harris Playing The Celestial Toymaker?
There's been some exciting news for Whovians this week, with the announcement that Neil Patrick Harris, star of shows such as How I Met Your Mother and Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, will appear in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary special. Harris joins David Tennant, returning to his role as the Tenth Doctor, and Catherine Tate as popular companion Donna Noble.
Kristy AndersonPublished 2 years ago in GeeksNostalgia is the Food of Summer
I hate watermelon. Lemonade is too tangy. When I was twelve we visited a museum and I saw how hot dogs were made. I haven’t eaten one since.
Breanne RandallPublished 2 years ago in Poets"Hi, My Name Is..."
I am an addict, But not in the way you think. My addiction is touch, physical contact, intimacy. The rush of dopamine I receive from an accidental brush of a hand is embarrassing.
McKenzie KeathleyPublished 2 years ago in PoetsThoughts Of An Introvert in Love
There is something creepy about love expressed through abstinence and forbearance. Those piercing stares of desire you direct towards your person of affection as if begging them to notice you. More often than not, it's as if they don’t see you even when you can clearly see them looking at you.
James SsekamattePublished 2 years ago in HumansThank you 'UNSPLASH'!
Everyday, we swing by your lovely photographic home With high hopes in procuring a gem from your plethora Of ocular breathtaking delights to the senses
Novel AllenPublished 2 years ago in Poets- Runner-Up in Summer Camp Challenge
The Summer of Stranger Things
It was my family's equivalent of zucchini. Not that my brothers and I hadn't had our share of variations on that vegetable: zucchini bread, zucchini casserole, baked zucchini, boiled zucchini, fried zucchini—and on and on. The three of us grew to hate the very site of the indestructible plant slowly taking over my mother's garden. For years afterward I couldn't look at zucchini, never mind eat it, but that summer the speckled green vegetable was impossible to avoid.
Lori LamothePublished 2 years ago in Feast The Statistical Drake Equation:
Abstract The creation of the Drake Equation by Frank Drake was viewed with skeptical criticism by fellow scientists because the numbers which he used for the variables in the formula were far too optimistic to be true. If they were true, we should have already established contact with extraterrestrial life a long time ago. But when we look out into the endless expanse above us, filled with vast resources and beautiful galaxies, stars, constellations and nebulae, we can see nothing that would suggest a space faring, communicative civilization. No evidence for them at all to ever exist. Of course, this brings into question the Fermi Paradox, formulated by Enrico Fermi. According to Frank Drake’s calculations, there should be at least 36 technologically advanced alien civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy capable of establishing contact with us. However, this number was calculated using incredibly optimistic numbers.
Philip KupczykPublished 2 years ago in FuturismWhy I Am Becoming Comfortable Telling My Guy Friends That I Love Them.
Because nothing makes me more uncomfortable. Like a lot of men, I grew up around an emotionally unavailable father. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great guy and I love him, but he’s a product of his toxic upbringing. I’ve always had problems expressing my emotions to people, let alone my guy friends. Even expressing myself to those I’m closest with is hard.
Joshua ReedPublished 2 years ago in Confessions6 Best LGBTQ Romance Novels of 2022
Readers might see themselves reflected on the pages of a variety of romances. I've compiled a list of some of my favorite LGBTQ romance novels, in which characters of all genders and sexual orientations discover love. These LGBTQ romances are sure to warm your heart, regardless of your sexual orientation.
Diane HayesPublished 2 years ago in PrideThe Third Ingredient
I am seven years old. We live in England, near Norwich. My dad’s business has exploded, and we are suddenly wealthy. He buys a proper English country house, something of a dream of his. It has a big garden, and my dad - rather optimistically, considering English weather - buys a barbeque.
Madoka MoriPublished 2 years ago in FeastWhy I Can Rarely Use Logic With My Dog, Libby
Libby Pro. Short for Libby Provencio. Also known as “Mooch”. Our unofficial fourth child in our family. She’s been a part of our family for over five years now, and a huge part.
Jason ProvencioPublished 2 years ago in PetlifeThe Summer spent on the Deck
Growing up, we didn't have a lot of money. Most days, the only time I ate was at school. I remember when I was about fourteen, I was worried that my Dad didn't have food at home to eat and I put my lunch sandwich in my sweatshirt pocket to bring home to him. During the summer I was able to escape my house to my grandparent's house.
Last Light
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Isolated in the deep forest, there was no one to see the candlelight, or wonder at its meaning. But in the village, beyond the wood’s leafless branches, three figures woke in three separate houses. Each of them felt the candle come to life at the cabin, and each of them felt cold fear burn within them.
Deyna DoddsPublished 2 years ago in FictionWhy 'Netflix for Books' Will Never Work
Publishing is filled with pretty smart people. Admittedly, I'm biased about this, because some of them publish my books. But I'd say that even if they didn't. When it comes to producing books in a fickle, strange industry, the business is filled with people who know how to get it done.
Jackson FordPublished 2 years ago in GeeksViva Elvis
Introduction To Viva Elvis I bought this album when it was released. On listening to it I think a lot of Elvis Presley fans will be shocked and appalled, I thought this was an Elvis album, the cover features The King prominently displayed against his name in gold block letters against a purple background,
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 2 years ago in BeatThreaten Your Tree and It Will Bear Fruit
I Talk to My Plants While some articles claim that talking to plants makes them grow, there is no scientific evidence to prove it. It does not matter anyway, there are plenty of people who do it — myself included. Other than to seem crazy to some people, there’s nothing wrong with telling a plant how beautiful it is, or how tall, or asking it why it looks sad. In some weird way, I think they do hear us. Here’s my take on this topic.
Debbie CentenoPublished 2 years ago in Earth