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Peace
Oh, when I’m in your arms and the world grows quiet, I find peace. When your eyes lock into mine and we just stare — oh, that’s where I find peace.
By WiseWhale_21about an hour ago in Poets
✈️ “The Island That Wasn’t on the Map”. AI-Generated.
The storm struck without warning. Flight 907 had been cruising smoothly over the Pacific when the lights flickered, the engines groaned, and a violent jolt threw passengers into panic. Before anyone could make sense of the chaos, the plane plunged downward, swallowed by black clouds and lightning that cracked like shattered glass.
By Sherin ABUMUSTAFAabout an hour ago in Fiction
The Sound of Showing Up
When you first hear Marcel Marculescu, it doesn’t feel like you’ve discovered a rapper chasing attention. It feels more like you’ve stumbled into someone’s internal monologue—the kind that plays late at night when the screen is still glowing and tomorrow’s goals are already lining up in your head. His music isn’t loud for the sake of being noticed. It’s deliberate, thoughtful, and rooted in a very real version of modern life.
By mysoundMusicabout an hour ago in Beat
Some Questions . Content Warning.
The greasy sepulcher, the filthy ankh, a crucifix dripping blood: These are the images we hold dear? The ones we revere?
By Harper Lewisabout an hour ago in Poets
The Ghost in the Machine: Why Mass Effect Still Haunts Us 19 Years Later
In the world of video games, we are constantly introduced to new IPs. We see new ideas, new characters, and entirely new worlds, each usually striving for originality. However, after decades of game creation, true originality has become a rare find. Many try, but few truly succeed.
By josipabout an hour ago in Gamers
The Tragic Downfall of Light Gun Games
(Intro) One of the most enjoyable and sought-after experiences I looked for growing up and going to arcades were light gun games. Machines that put you front and center either fighting off criminals, potential worldwide disasters, or zombies created by an evil mastermind wanting to take over the world. And although arcades were the premier location to play most of this genre, there were other ways to experience this style of video game, albeit in a heavily compromised way. But, as the market for home consoles grew in the early 2000s, the need or even desire to find an arcade to experience these games diminished. To the point, that at least here in the states, arcades are still around but provide a much different experience than they once did. Places like Dave & Buster’s, Apex Entertainment and more focus on arcade games with the goal of winning tickets to cash in for prizes. Whereas years prior, those kinds of games certainly did exist, but there was a stronger emphasis on just playing games and experiences you couldn’t get anywhere else. There was no prize, no immediate gratification other than the experience itself. And maybe being allowed to stay on the machine until you lost, too. And light gun games were certainly at the top of the arcade food pyramid. Next to other genres, like classic racing games, and fighting games. So today, I wanted to just have a conversation about the light gun genre as a whole; go over some of its history, which games really gave this genre the popularity it deserved back in the day and ultimately why light gun games fell out of favor in an arcade setting. They’re still around don’t get me wrong, but good light gun games, that have tons of replay value, are challenging but feel fair, and ultimately give you that classic arcade experience have had a tragic downfall.
By Jirasuabout an hour ago in Gamers
Rage. Content Warning.
Content Warning: Domestic Violence, Assault Rage D. A. Ratliff “Who did this?” My voice echoed through the house. All I wanted was a cup of tea, but one of the twins, running through the house like maniacs, knocked it over. My nerves tingled, and every muscle in my body felt coiled like a spring. Survival seemed out of reach.
By D. A. Ratliffabout an hour ago in Fiction
Art Is A Perspective
Peeling the paint to reveal its treasure Losing restraint in the steps that will measure What it will be what it's already become
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout an hour ago in Poets