Arfoo

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"Grammar Smackdown: Why French and I Need Therapy"
When I moved to Paris, I imagined a version of myself that wore scarves correctly, ate pain au chocolat without flaking it all over my shirt, and casually tossed around French idioms like someone who wasn’t raised on suburban pop tarts and Nickelodeon.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Chapters
“The Weight of Silence”
The city was cold, though it was early spring. The kind of cold that wasn’t in the air but in the walls, in the streets, in the way people walked—with their eyes down and their hands buried deep in their pockets. The kind of cold that seemed permanent.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Criminal
"Justice and Innocence in a Divided South"
A Story of Justice and Innocence: A Retelling of To Kill a Mockingbird In the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, the air was thick with the heat of a long summer and the tension of racial divisions. It was a town where people knew each other’s business, yet some secrets were too deep to uncover. Among the residents was Scout Finch, a young girl with a sharp wit and a fierce sense of justice. She lived with her father, Atticus Finch, a well-respected lawyer, and her older brother, Jem. The Finch family was known for their integrity and fairness, qualities that stood in stark contrast to the prevailing attitudes in the town.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Fiction
"The Price of Perfection"
Brave New World: A Retelling In the not-too-distant future, society has undergone a drastic transformation. The world is governed by a powerful and totalitarian World State, a global society where happiness and stability are maintained through strict control and the suppression of individual freedoms. This is a world where every citizen’s life is preordained from birth, and individuality is a thing of the past. The people of this world live without the burdens of emotion, choice, or meaningful relationships, and are instead conditioned to be content in their designated roles.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Beat
"The Ministry of Truth"
1984: A Story of Surveillance and Suppression In a dystopian future, the world is divided into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. The story unfolds in Airstrip One, formerly known as Britain, a province of Oceania. The Party, led by the elusive figure known as Big Brother, controls every aspect of life, down to the very thoughts of its citizens. The Party's slogan, "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength", encapsulates the twisted logic that governs this society.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Writers
"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark"
Hamlet: A Prince's Descent into Tragedy In the cold halls of Elsinore Castle in Denmark, Prince Hamlet mourned his father, the late King Hamlet. Only weeks had passed since the old king’s mysterious death, yet Queen Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, had already remarried. Her new husband was none other than Claudius—Hamlet’s uncle—who now sat on the throne. This sudden shift filled Hamlet with grief and suspicion. Something about his father’s death didn’t feel right.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Art
"The War of the Ring"
The Crown of Embers In the twilight of the Third Era, the land of Virelia stood on the brink of ruin. The ancient Crown of Embers, a relic forged in the heart of a dying star, had resurfaced after a thousand years. Said to grant immense power to the bearer, it had once plunged the world into an age of fire and shadow before being sealed away by the Seven Kings.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Earth
"A Silence in Holcomb"
In Silent Dust A True Account of a Murder in Alder Creek The town of Alder Creek, nestled among rolling wheat fields and weather-beaten barns, was the kind of place where front doors stayed unlocked and gossip moved faster than the mail. Population: 623. The air smelled of old earth and diesel. Life was simple, and crimes—when they happened—were petty: a stolen lawnmower, a missing bottle of gin from the general store, teenagers caught smoking behind the grain silos.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Proof
"The Price of Love"
It was the night before New Year’s Eve, and the city bustled with the final rush of shoppers clinging to their last-minute hopes of joy. The snow had only just started to fall, lacing the air with a hush that made even the clamor of the streetcars seem distant. In a small second-floor apartment at the edge of the city, Anna paced the narrow room, her fingers absently twisting the hem of her coat. She had counted the money three times: seven dollars and twenty-four cents. It hadn’t grown.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Fiction
"Behind the Pattern: A Descent into Madness"
The house was too quiet. Not the peace that settles gently over a room when the day ends, but a brittle, strained quiet that presses on the ears. Margaret noticed it first on the third day. The wind outside barely moved the lace curtains that hung over the tall windows, and even the floorboards, once fond of creaking under her steps, had gone still.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Art
"Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha"
In the town of Dustville, nestled somewhere between forgotten highways and tumbleweed trails, lived a man named Elliot Crane. Elliot was no ordinary man—at least, not in his own mind. By day, he worked at the town library, restocking dog-eared romance novels and cleaning ancient microfilm readers. But by night, he became Sir Ellion the Bold, defender of the virtuous, slayer of tyranny, and wielder of a mighty blade (which was, in truth, an old fencing foil from a high school play).
By Arfoo8 months ago in Art
"Gripping Loose Ends"
I met Cal at a film screening at the old warehouse near Brunswick Street. He sat cross-legged on the concrete floor, smoking clove cigarettes, his hair a mess of curls like someone had stirred it with a fork. He laughed too loudly at the wrong moments, and when the projector jammed, he fixed it without being asked. That was the first thing I noticed about him—his ability to slip into spaces like he belonged there. Like he had always been there.
By Arfoo8 months ago in Styled