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Risked It All – Don’t Disrespect the Flag Tee
iting> Link to buy : US Veteran If You Haven’t Risked Coming Home Under A Flag Don’t You Dare Disrespect It Unisex Shirt This isn’t just a quote. It’s a truth spoken by those who’ve worn the uniform, stood in harm’s way, and lived with the weight of knowing some brothers and sisters never made it back. For veterans, the flag is more than patriotic decoration — it is a daily reminder of the price of freedom.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Serve
Better to Be Short and Good-Looking Than Tall and Ugly
Last week, I wrote a poem for Ellie Hoov's Wonderland Challenge Day 4 :https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/queen-of-the-faguchi-s One of the creators, who was kind enough to read the poem and make a comment (Susan Fourtané), asked about the background of the poem. I explained it was originally a song I wrote years ago, but I would expand on it into a story. Here it is.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Humor
Don’t Argue with Your Wife… Just Apologize!
From Tension to Laughter in 30 Seconds Marriage is a beautiful blend of love, compromise, and—let’s be honest—occasional absurd arguments. My wife, Sarah, and I have been married for five years, and while we consider ourselves a great team, we sometimes trip over the small stuff. And when I say “small,” I mean microscopic. Like… dishwasher-level small.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Humans
The Lost Jungle of the Parrots
The Lost Jungle of the Parrots Long ago, hidden deep within the heart of the Amazon, there was a place untouched by man — a jungle so dense, so alive, and so vibrant that even the oldest maps didn’t mark it. The locals called it Selva Perdida — the Lost Jungle. Legends whispered of a mystical valley where parrots ruled the skies, intelligent and colorful, with voices that echoed the past and eyes that held ancient wisdom.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Fiction
The Eater of Men
The Eater of Men: In His Eyes, You're Meat There are some people who walk into a room and make the air colder. Not because of who they are, but because of what they are. When Malcolm Grieve walked into the diner off Route 41, his smile was wide and pleasant—but his eyes didn’t see people. They weighed them. Counted the ribs. Measured the muscle. In his eyes, you weren’t a person. You were meat.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Horror
Diary of a Forgotten Vampire
Diary of a Forgotten Vampire When You Read It, He Wakes. It was supposed to be a simple thesis. Emily Karr, a folklore graduate student, had been researching 17th-century vampire myths in Eastern Europe. Most of it was academic filler—plague hysteria, buried bodies, ancient rituals. But when she came across the legend of Valen the Pale, something clicked.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Horror
"The Witch Who Waits in the Well"
Startriting The Witch Who Waits in the Well Subtitle: Don’t Look Down, She’s Looking Up In the forgotten village of Thornevale, surrounded by skeletal woods and blanketed in perpetual mist, there stood an old stone well—long abandoned, shunned even by wild animals. The villagers called it Mira’s Mouth. They said it was cursed.
By Top stories 8 months ago in Horror
