Novel Allen
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You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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Beginning today 4/5/2024...I shall be highlighting works by exceptional Black authors on this platform. Chapter 1.
Winner of the True Colors Challenge 3 years ago. Karlton A. Armistad is Andrew Little. Here, pseudonyms abound. My life as a flow of colors - First place winner.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Chapters
The lifestyle of Introverts. Top Story - April 2024.
I am an introvert and in my earlier years, I often felt that perhaps I should have tried to be more extroverted, that in order to fit in, I needed to be like everyone else. My discomfort around people made people either uncomfortable, facetious or puzzled. This then made me feel as if my natural way of being was not conducive to a successful or a fulfilling life—But the implication there is that being introverted is a problem that needs to be solved, which can sometimes be all too convincing in a world that seems to reward self-promotion over quiet reflection.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Writers
Voodoo lurks beneath the 🌴🌿 Caribbean trees
The moon watched from high above the Caribbean night sky as the seven cloaked Voodoo priestesses silently made their way into the heart of the forest. The trees swayed and moaned, as if knowing the terrors which this night had long waited to unleash upon some deserving, but unsuspecting souls.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Fiction
When the pen is mightier than the sword!
Long ago in a landed forest of written words, where many liked to concoct imaginative anecdotes, narratives, fables, parables and myths, there dwelled an evil wizard. Prince Volcan was the last in a long line of horrible, wicked and conniving storied royalty. For as long as anyone could remember, the royal witches and wizards had been capturing people's souls and forcing them to spin all sorts of mystical and unbelievable tales.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Fiction
The whispered whimsy of seashells
Amethyst sat by the seashore staring far into the distance, looking with eyes that saw not the present, but the not so distant past. The long ago past blended with the illusion of time, warping the memories, as if bending time in refracted rays of nostalgia. She held the seashell to her ear and listened to the voices of those beyond the confines of her sentient world. What was out there that lived and thrived, where everything existed without the inevitable connection one to another. Independent beings roamed wild out there, each having a mind of their own.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Fiction
Screens, teens and the loss of brain power
Screens and teens: How phones are breaking children’s brains Phones may be the number one issue that homes, schools and the younger generation are struggling with. Students have them out at all times, clutched in their hands like shiny, black security blankets. They will message each other from across the room during lessons, or scroll social media, or listen to music; meanwhile, teachers etc. are desperately trying to claw their attention back and get them to engage with the real world.
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Writers
