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The Uninvited Guest: A Tale of Second Chances and Dangerous Liaisons
College dormitories are petri dishes for secrets. When you cram six young men into a small room for four years, you think you know everything about them—their hygiene habits, their exam anxieties, and their taste in music. But sometimes, the person sleeping in the bunk next to you is living a double life that feels more like a noir film than a campus comedy.
By Elena Vance 6 days ago in Humans
I'm Going to Raise Myself An Army: The Necromantic General
Branchae surveyed the field in front of him. He had thirty zombies in the field, twenty with swords and ten with bows, versus forty orcs. He smiled. He had his twenty swordszombies charge into battle and his ten bowzombies rain arrows on the orcs. His bowzombies would keep changing targets when their targets were eliminated, with one looking for the chieftain. He sent his crawling hand off around the bend to look for the orc leader. The orc leader saw the hand and charged it. The hand retreated and the chieftain followed it. Once he popped into sight of the bowzombies, Branchae had them change their targeting; the chieftain was quickly peppered with arrows. The orcs were easily cleaned up.
By Jamais Jochim6 days ago in Gamers
GEO vs SEO: How Generative Engines Are Rewriting Search for the Modern Marketer. AI-Generated.
The rise of geo (generative engine optimization) is changing how marketers view SEO, AI, generative engines, and digital marketing. As generative AI tools and search everywhere optimization become part of daily life, it's important to understand the differences between geo and SEO as well as traditional SEO.
By Subhan Jalbani6 days ago in Writers
The Unbreakable Soul: From the Shadows of Failure to the Peak of Success
The Unbreakable Soul: From the Shadows of Failure to the Peak of Success By Hazrat Umer Why the secret to reaching the impossible is not talent or money, but the simple refusal to ever give up on yourself.
By Hazrat Umer6 days ago in Motivation
Is Physics Complete or Forever Unfinished? Exploring the Future of Fundamental Science
The Illusion of Completion in the Past This is not the first time scientists have believed physics was nearly complete. At the end of the 19th century, many physicists thought the major discoveries had already been made. Classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics appeared to explain nearly everything.
By shahkar jalal6 days ago in Education
Clan MacBean. Content Warning.
It was an eerie lit night. As I wandered across the moors. To find myself following the pursuit of all those missing people. The 1,000 odd people missing over a few years. The seers had met me at the inn and discussed what they had seen, in their dreams, for they say it is a man missing with his 40 odd strong clan. They headed for the mountains. Wild folk. Disappearing messengers into thin air. Never seen again. Scarier than anything from hell. This thing is human. Goes by the name of Seany Bean. His clan of 40 people wild as they come. To what means of disappearance I cannot say. The seers allude to maybe witchcraft. Surely not. The ancient wizardry still lingers of the highlands. Where druids would rule, they would use magic against the beasts that roamed wild.
By Karl McBeath6 days ago in Art
KINTSUGI
A survivor’s strength and resilience is highlighted by their conscious choice to maintain grace, politeness, and dignity, even after gaining intimate knowledge of abuse, betrayal, or the darker side of human nature. A woman can survive significant hardships, cruelty, depravity, callous intent, and stripping away at her core innocence, due to physical, emotional, and psychological trauma caused by others. A woman’s courtesy is not a sign of naivety or weakness, but a conscious, refined choice of reclaiming her power, beyond the forms of destruction, that many remain indifferent to. With courage, the soul enters into a reformative state of upholding standards, rather than descending into bitterness or reacting with the same brutality one was subjected to.
By ELISABETH BABARCI 6 days ago in Motivation
