Adventure
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On February 2, the dragon looks up. Town in the dusk, secluded place named bottle mud lane, a thin boy alone, as he according to custom, one holding a candle, a handheld peach sticks, shining on the place such as beams, walls, wooden bed, with peach branches tapping, hoping to drive snake, centipede, mouth murmured, is traditionally handed down the town's adage: February 2, candlestick beam, peach hit the wall, the human snake insect nowhere to hide.
By cijrch iufj3 years ago in Fiction
Now You're a Stensen
“Archibold, shut up and drink your blood!” came the shrill voice of Shavina from the other room. The young, pubescent vampire looked glumly down at his blood porridge. Shavina was a strict health addict who always made his blood curds, lovingly known as porridge, without sugar.
By Emily Marie Concannon3 years ago in Fiction
Fashion trends in jewelry
Times have changed, and with it, people’s views of what trendy jewelry should be like. While in earlier times, pretty pearl necklaces were the go-to option, nowadays, it is all about chunky chains and multi-colored statement pieces. Recent times have witnessed a growing demand for a bit of single statement jewelry paired with simple outfits like sweatpants and such. So, in this article, we will check out the trendiest pieces of ornaments that have become the talk of the town and a mark of Indian jewelry in USA.
By maaya fine3 years ago in Fiction
7464 in the New Year
"No! For the last time I absolutely will not donate the ottoman!" Cade slams the door in the face of his neighbor, who had been hounding him for weeks to donate to "the best charity on the block". He'd already sent four bags right after Christmas. He needed something new, something that stirred him out of this after-holiday funk. Commotion outside drove him to open his door again and he peered outside. Nobody on the porch. No sound in the street. But a shadow in his peripheral made him spin around. It was one of those silver drones, which seemed too big to be flying around where kids were playing. It whizzed past his head, barely missing him. He ducked, but by the time "Hey!" could come out of his mouth, it had changed direction and disappeared. He couldn't find anyone, even though he walked out to the street and peeked down the alley. A small box KER-PLUNKED onto his perfect grass. There was no need for a front yard anymore, but he still liked to keep it immaculate. He tried to open it, but there didn't appear to be a lid. There was something written on the bottom, a string of numbers. "Two, Two, Three, Dash, Six, Four, Six, Three," he read out loud. Someone must have meant to pass this to their friend and couldn't learn a simple instrument like a drone. He typed in the numbers to his phone, trying to see if they were connected to something familiar. It might be a phone number. But no luck. Maybe a code? He tried putting in letters in place of each, starting with B as 2. BBC-FDFC. Nope. He picked up the box and looked at each corner and all the edges. Definitely no opening, but there did seem to be letters here, scrawled in a light pencil, like someone tried to erase it. "Song" was the word, if he read it correctly. Just then, the phone rang.
By Hannah Marie. 3 years ago in Fiction
10 Comic Books Deemed Too Hot to Handle
10 Comic Books Deemed Too Hot to Handle The name of the 1954 book by psychologist Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. It wasn't a love story or an erotic thriller, either. He argued that it was an exposé of a product harmful to young people's mental health worldwide. Those violent and suggestive comic comics were his preferred target audience. He asserted that by exposing their young readers to violence and sex, these scandalous journals fostered misbehaviour. He bent facts and other data to match his idea when they contradicted it. Although his accusations were absurd, his assertions concerned parents, educators, and politicians. Publishers started to filter their titles so that the contents would be deemed acceptable by the Comics Code Authority (CCA), which was established in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America, and they also contributed to the comic book industry's voluntary self-policing. Surprisingly, some publishers, including the biggest and best-known in the business—Marvel Comics and DC Comics—continued to censor their own works even after publishers voluntarily withdrew from the censorship programme. These 10 comics were thought to be too hot to handle. They were consequently censored by their own publishers.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Fiction
A New Dawn
My hands shook with anticipation. The forest was dark, and the last breaths of light from my lamp trickled through the spindly fingers of towering pines. It seemed they wouldn’t tolerate it, at least not while the sun remained unsummoned. I held my breath against the void. This was my journey to take after all, my burden as was my brother’s before me. A shadow of doubt crept into the depths of my mind. What if I fail as Devon did? The thought made my jaw clench. It had been a year since he left for his journey and when the sun hadn’t peeked over the mountains the next day the whole village knew he had failed. I took a moment to master myself, reciting the litanies of calming as I took my first steps into the mist.
By J D Guzman3 years ago in Fiction
The Chronicles of Mordum Island Troubled Love
Part 1 Here’s something unintentional, a story of my life. Not interesting, not at all memorable. Just a story of love lost, disaster and pain followed after! Pay attention! I'll tell you about myself. It was at a place, I was younger. A time when I was naive. It started off as a normal day, me playing around outside with friends. I remember it like it was yesterday. Well, I'm pretty sure I was twelve. My friends and I were playing Mixup, which is where you pick or create a character to be and then a setting. Imagination could go anywhere!
By Silver T. Knight 3 years ago in Fiction
