Richard Bailey
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I am currently working on expanding my writing topics and exploring different areas and topics of writing. I have a personal history with a very severe form of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.
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Why Do Couples Text at Odd Hours? Signs It Matters
In today’s digitally-driven world, communication doesn’t follow a 9-to-5 schedule. Text messages can pop up at any hour—2 a.m., 4:37 a.m., even just before dawn. For couples, these late-night or early-morning texts can hold deeper meanings, whether it’s a signal of emotional closeness, distress, or even hidden dynamics.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Humans
Ragnarok X: Next Generation Life Skills Guide – Best Skills to Level First
In Ragnarok X: Next Generation, combat might be the flashiest part of your adventure, but life skills are where long-term power and wealth begin. Whether you want to master the economy, craft powerful gear, or simply become self-sufficient, knowing which life skills to level up first can save you time, Zeny, and endless grinding later on.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
How to Recognize Attachment Styles in Your Romantic Partner
In every romantic relationship, invisible patterns shape how we connect, communicate, and handle conflict. These patterns often stem from our attachment styles, deep-rooted emotional blueprints formed in early childhood that influence how we relate to intimacy and closeness.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Humans
Ultimate Pet Guide for Ragnarok X: Next Generation – Best Pets and How to Get Them
If you’ve spent any time roaming the vibrant world of Ragnarok X: Next Generation (ROX), you’ve likely noticed players accompanied by adorable, powerful, and sometimes downright bizarre pets.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
How to Farm Zeny Fast in Ragnarok X: Next Generation — The Ultimate Guide to Getting Rich
Zeny is the lifeblood of Ragnarok X: Next Generation. Whether you're upgrading gear, buying rare materials, or simply trading in the exchange, you’ll quickly find that your in-game ambitions are limited by your wallet.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
The Gravedancer’s Waltz - Part 5
The estate no longer shimmered with illusion, it sagged under its own truth. What had once been gilded grandeur was now bone and rot, memory stripped of its polish. Faded roses wilted in the garden below, their petals unmoved by wind, for even the air no longer pretended to flow. The sky was not night nor dawn, but something between, a lavender-hued stasis where stars drifted like silt.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
Best Class for Beginners in Ragnarok X: Next Generation – A Detailed Guide for New Players
If you're diving into Ragnarok X: Next Generation for the first time, one of the most important choices you'll make is picking your starting class. This decision shapes your early-game experience and influences your long-term playstyle.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
Top 10 Hidden Secrets and Easter Eggs in Monster Hunter: Wilds
Monster Hunter: Wilds continues Capcom's tradition of densely layered worlds packed with life, danger, and mystery. But beneath the surface of every hunt lies something deeper, an entire web of secrets and Easter eggs quietly waiting for players to stumble across.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
How to Farm Rare Materials Fast in Monster Hunter: Wilds
In Monster Hunter: Wilds, rare materials are the lifeblood of progression. Whether you're crafting the next tier of armor, upgrading your weapon of choice, or preparing for an Elder Dragon encounter, you’ll need a consistent and efficient way to gather rare resources.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Gamers
The Gravedancer’s Waltz - Part 4
The ballroom burned with moonlight. Not firelight, not candlelight, moonlight, bright and cold and wrong. It poured in through the fractured windowpanes like liquid memory, and wherever it touched, time unraveled. The chandeliers melted upward. Tables elongated. Violin strings snapped themselves back into tune, and the waltz played with aching clarity, notes like blades.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
5‑Minute Daily Micro‑Acts That Supercharge Joy
The Power of Small Moments Happiness often feels like a far-off goal, something to chase after a better job, deeper relationships, or more money. But joy doesn’t always arrive in grand, sweeping moments. Sometimes, it sneaks in quietly through brief, intentional actions. These are micro-acts, tiny practices, each taking five minutes or less, that can shift your emotional state and rewire your mind for greater joy.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Longevity
The Gravedancer’s Waltz Part - 3
A thin veil of dusk laced the estate, though time’s rhythm had already begun to stutter. Elira stood alone in the music room, her fingers brushing the spines of abandoned scores. Each parchment pulsed faintly with residual magic—inked not with notes but sigils. These were not mortal compositions. They were fragments of memory, twisted and set to melody. When she whispered a note aloud, a chandelier above her flickered in time.
By Richard Bailey7 months ago in Chapters
