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The Moon goddess
There was a time when even a blissful glance out the window would fill me with worry. I'd awake during a panic and run bent the yard to get the moon glowing excitedly within the summer twilight. Because my kids were small, I never considered whether I should turn the alarm off. Instead, I left it ringing, to not signal that the youngsters had been awake too long, but because I felt my need for the complete moon was making it impossible on behalf of me to sleep.
By Sakthi murugan5 years ago in Futurism
What is Chaos Magic?
Magick, according to The Free Dictionary, is when someone uses some form of action or effort to alter the world around them (or to alter themselves) through the power of their will. There's probably as many different definitions of the term as there are spiritual paths surrounding it, but this is the one we'll be using as the jumping off point for today. Also, in the spirit of chaos, I'm dropping the "k" from the word from here on out... you know it's there, however, so just remind yourself as you read.
By Neal Litherland5 years ago in Futurism
Coffee in the Park…
☼ Phyzz watched from the window as Earth went from a speck in a distant galaxy to a decent sized plant. He was excited to get out of his ship. He had been traveling alone across the universe for years. Phyzz began to slow down as Earth got closer. Unfortunately, he did not start to slow down soon enough. Phyzz buckled in as he hit Earth’s atmosphere. His ship’s lifters burned off in seconds; then control was impossible and the ground was coming fast.
By Kristen Renee5 years ago in Futurism
Sifting Through the End
At the end of 2018, after a nightmare of a nightmare and some time trying to write it all away, I published a novella, Starting in the Middle of The End. It features the story of three little girls, alone and struggling to survive. Since that time, Penny and her sisters have managed to worm their way into many of the short stories on my blog. Theirs is a different world, one that seems more plausible with each passing day, in spite of my hopes that it will remain a figment of my imagination.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in Futurism
Elon Musk's Losing Bet
"Specialising in all things that are strange, unconventional, or more poetically, eclectic since the dawn of mankind." So writes "student writer" Matthew Lee, who aside from writing posts on Quora.com, actually has written for International Business Times. He wrote an homage on Quora to Musk, saying he's as "predictable as the lotto", citing all the different types of industries the founder of Pay Pal has been involved in. That's when the theme of this article came to me because of the obvious linkage to other themes. Like disruption, innovation, and competitive creativity. All things I've exhibited expertise in where, and above, what others haven't.
By Marshall Barnes5 years ago in Futurism
Mysterious Lake
Viknyna Lake in Central Ukraine is shrouded in mystery. It is used regularly as a good lake to fish and for having a family picnics. Although locals visit it quite often to catch fish or just have a picnic, nobody is brave enough to swim in it. Why would that be? Because, according to legend, the lake is a portal or gateway to another world; another dimension. This comes from the fact that the name “Viknina” is a derivative from the Ukrainian word “window” (“vikno“). Locals also say that the lake does not freeze, even in severe frost, and that fish grow in it at an unusually rapid rate.
By Robert Taylor5 years ago in Futurism
iHeart
iHeart #Shortstory2021 James was not a good-looking man, Hell he was not even a smart man, but if there is one thing, he did have it would be the fact, that he was a nice person. Not a self-imposed nice guy. It was the fact that he was unknowingly nice. Buying food for a Homeless man for the sake, of wanting to feed another human being on an especially rainy day. He did not record it, he didn’t take a picture, mostly for the fact he had not gotten himself a decent phone and was forced due to the low income of his work, sadly could not afford one., He looked at his watch and tapped his foot impatiently on the ground as he waited and waited wondering if he had been made a fool out of. It would not be the first time that this has happened. With the way social media has used him before he thought this was just another time where he would be spit out by an unflinching love life, with a desire to watch him suffer alone. but then alas she was there, A young woman late thirty's, with hair the same color hair as the deepest fires of hell. A less than conventional way to describe the woman whom you would be spending the evening with. “James?” She asked inquisitively eyeing him up and down like she was shopping for a new phone. “Melissa?” He turned and asked with a very straight forward face.
By Joshua Hart5 years ago in Futurism
Chime
Each bell toll told Neve that she was losing more and more time. She looked down at her pale hands as they began to wrinkle, shriveling just as they did every day at this hour. By the moment the hour bell finished its song of eight, she could see gray hair beginning to sprout from the roots growing from her skull. Neve was only twenty-one, but she easily could have been mistaken for her fifties in this lapse of her particular curse.
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Futurism
A Startup To Boost The Space Sector Growth?
A trip to Mars starts in your imagination. Are you bold enough, brave enough, to travel there? We as human beings are more fascinated with exploring new things and making memories for a lifetime. But are you ready to explore Mars? Do you dream about being there one day?
By Sree Kumaran5 years ago in Futurism
The Man Who Can Draw Your Soulmate.
For most of us, the thought of meeting our soulmate, that one person who ticks all the right boxes, is always present, whether we like to admit it to each other or not. The concept of the person we are meant to spend the rest of our lives with, especially in more recent times, is imagined as our perfect partner; the yin to our yang; the apple of our eye; the cherry to our pie (you get the drill).
By The Secret of Manifestation5 years ago in Futurism
