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Horace. AI-Generated.
I don’t remember exactly where I got the watch, which bothers me more than it should. There are two possible stories I tell myself. The first is that it was a gift from my Uncle Linus, who once showed up for Thanksgiving dressed as Rasputin and handed me a velvet box containing a gold wristwatch and a lemon. No note. No explanation. The lemon had a single word scratched into its rind: BEWARE.
By Lorren8 months ago in Journal
The Curve in the Garden. AI-Generated.
I was ten years old the summer I first learned that fear can hiss. We’d moved in early June, boxes still half-packed, to an old farmhouse on the edge of nowhere. My parents called it “a fresh start.” I called it “too far from anything fun.” There was no cable, no neighborhood kids, and barely enough cell signal for a text to squeak through if you stood on the back porch with your phone raised like a torch to the gods.
By Lorren8 months ago in Journal
The Philosophy of Two Identities in Ukraine: Normativism and Positivism
Historical Introduction Some Ukrainians, scarred by the trauma of war, say: “We will never again have anything to do with Russians.” But many also recall the experience of the 1920s–30s, when Poles carried out a cultural genocide against Ukrainians in Galicia. This later led to a response — a real and bloody genocide committed by Ukrainians in the 1940s, known as the Volhynia Massacre or Volhynian Tragedy. Yet since 1991, every Ukrainian president has visited Western Ukraine or Poland to offer apologies, calling the events a “tragedy.” In turn, during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland received nearly a million Ukrainian refugees.
By Ilya V. Ganpantsura8 months ago in Journal
"Motivation"
Unlocking the Potential of Drive: The Essential Element for Individual and Career Advancement Inspiration is the internal energy that compels us to act. It ignites our aspirations, encourages us to tackle challenges, and provides meaning and guidance in life. Regardless of whether you're working to enhance your well-being, progress in your profession, or pursue a long-held ambition, this inner drive is what converts goals into accomplishments. However, what truly defines motivation, why does it matter, and how can we maintain it in our everyday existence?
By MD. SHARIFUL ISLAM KHAN8 months ago in Journal
How to Drive Traffic to Your Vocal Media Stories in 2025
Vocal Media has opened a door for writers to earn money through storytelling, blogging, and niche-specific content creation. But here's the truth — publishing is just the beginning. The real challenge lies in driving traffic to your articles, because without readers, there are no earnings.
By Muhammad waqas8 months ago in Journal
A Few of My Hyper-fixations Over The Years!
Over the years, I’ve had many a hyper-fixation. I have a rather obsessive personality, for better or for worse, and I feel deeply passionate about a great deal of things and people. So today, as I’m stuck home for yet another day with bronchitis and pink eye, I decided to write this up to make me feel a little better.
By angela hepworth8 months ago in Journal
I Quit!
I've been struggling to get help - either because people don't want to help or don't know how to help. So, at the height of my emotional distress... I thought about quitting.
By The Schizophrenic Mom8 months ago in Journal
One Who Seeks the Light
I’m leaving it all, my love: The village, the temple, this life we’ve built, and you. I don’t expect your forgiveness, but even so I’ve loved you since the day we met, and I love you still. I didn’t tell the temple, I can think of no good words for them, but for you above all I wanted to leave an explanation, a reason, if only to ease my own guilt.
By Judah LoVato8 months ago in Journal
(Un)scheduled
From Name: The person I want to be First Line of Address: Trust & Peace Lane 1 / Annex (under construction) Country: Inner Haven
By Jess S8 months ago in Journal
To Wholm It Apparently Concerned
Effective immediately, I hereby resign from my position as The Strong One™. Yes, that’s right, hang up the cape, fold the tissues, return the unpaid therapist badge. I’m done. Not retiring. Not on sabbatical. Done, as in: fire me, evict me, roll me out the back like unwanted furniture. I will not be lifting another goddamn emotional couch.
By Beyond The Surface8 months ago in Journal
I Resign From Being Your Dumping Ground
To: Whoever decided I could carry the whole damn world on my back Subject: I f*cking quit This is my official, public, and gloriously overdue resignation from the unpaid, soul-sucking, boundary-destroying job of being The One Who Holds It All Together. You know the type — the friend who always shows up, the sibling who fixes everything, the coworker who never says no, the person whose phone blows up when everyone else is falling apart but who gets radio silence when it's their turn to unravel.
By Rukka Nova8 months ago in Journal
To Whom It May Concern (and oh, it concerns many).
To Whom It May Concern (and oh, it concerns many), I hereby tender my resignation. Effective immediately, I am stepping down from my long-held, unpaid, and thoroughly exhausting position as The Strong One. I know this may come as a shock to some — after all, I’ve held this position for years, and I’ve worn it like a badge of honor (read: a straitjacket tailored in silence). But today, with the full authority vested in me by no one but my own fraying patience, I quit.
By Rukka Nova8 months ago in Journal