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Dax and the Sound of Survival
An honest reflection on Dax, his emotional lyricism, and the way his music explores pain, faith, masculinity, healing, and survival in a world that often rewards performance over truth.
By Flower InBloom25 days ago in Beat
The Strawberry Chapter 6
Chapter Six seems to have taken a life of its own. This will be the third time I have tried to revise it, as I have lost all previous revisions. So here I go again. I get the impression that what I was trying to say wasn't being written the way it should have, and I just needed to start over again to get it right.
By Katherine Aguilar25 days ago in Chapters
"The Algorithm Didn't Find Me — I Found Myself"
"The Algorithm Didn't Find Me — I Found Myself" You were never meant to be an algorithm's favorite. You were meant to be someone's reason to keep going. This poem is your permission slip.
By Dr Hamza Yaqoob 25 days ago in Poets
The 200 Million Dream
Huy did not come from a rich family. He worked as a junior IT staff in Bình Thạnh. Salary: 12 million per month.
By Zidane25 days ago in Trader
Amelia and the Secret in the Moon
Far to the North, where the sun sleeps for much of the year, lived a little girl, Amelia. She lived with her father but he was often gone hunting over the frozen artic steppes. With no other children to play with she found herself making friends with the small animals of the Tundra: a lone baby reindeer who lost its mother, a small arctic fox, and an owl. Most of the time she was alone and she spent her time taking care of the house and using her imagination to keep her company.
By Eda Marie25 days ago in Fiction
quarter-life crisis
I dream sweaty about levitating my mother's face, aghast, popcorn ceiling of houses past / yellow roses, worse-for-wear and
By Erin Latham Shea25 days ago in Poets
Bomb Cyclone Coming: Michigan Faces Extreme Weather From Thunderstorms to Record Blizzard. AI-Generated.
A Storm of Extremes Approaches Michigan Michigan residents are bracing for an extraordinary weather event as a powerful bomb cyclone moves toward the region. Meteorologists warn that the rapidly intensifying storm could bring one of the most dramatic weather swings of the season—ranging from spring-like thunderstorms to dangerous blizzard conditions in a matter of hours.
By Ali Khan25 days ago in The Swamp
Rains Inundate Hawaii, Closing Schools and Causing Landslides. AI-Generated.
Heavy rains have swept across parts of Hawaii, triggering widespread flooding, forcing schools to close, and causing dangerous landslides that have disrupted transportation and daily life. Local authorities have issued multiple warnings as saturated ground, overflowing streams, and blocked roads create hazardous conditions for residents and visitors across several islands.
By Ali Khan25 days ago in The Swamp
Vanished Without a Trace
Vanished Without a Trace: The Disappearance of Diamond Bynum and King Walker On the morning of July 25, 2015, a quiet block on Matthews Street in Gary, Indiana became the center of a mystery that still haunts investigators, family members, and the surrounding community nearly a decade later.
By Dakota Denise 25 days ago in Criminal
Trump Puts Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Under Pressure With Call to Send Warships. AI-Generated.
In a move that has sparked intense discussion in diplomatic and defense circles, Donald Trump has reportedly urged Japan to consider deploying warships to support security operations tied to rising tensions in the Middle East and surrounding regions. The request has placed pressure on Japanese political leaders, particularly Sanae Takaichi, who is closely associated with Japan’s security and defense policy debates.
By Ali Khan25 days ago in The Swamp
FCC Chair Threatens to Throttle News Broadcasts Over ‘Hoaxes’ About Iran War. AI-Generated.
In an increasingly tense political climate, the head of the Federal Communications Commission has sparked controversy after warning that broadcasters spreading what he described as “hoaxes” about a possible war with Iran could face regulatory consequences. The comments from Brendan Carr have ignited a debate across the media industry about the balance between combating misinformation and protecting press freedom.
By Ali Khan25 days ago in The Swamp
All I ask
Whatever happened to just meeting you getting coffee and enjoying the view walking streets and holding hands Can't sing but I know Boys2men
By Quentin woodard25 days ago in Poets