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The Posses and Then the Burning Crosses

January 31, 2025

Repeating history -- again, and again. We never learn -- we only make it easier every time. Read

The Worst Is Yet To Come

The Worst Is Yet To Come

January 30, 2025

The disillusion of America into a long nightmare of choice Read

Jacobs doctrine

Jacobs doctrine

by Bradyen Jacobs-1722439600

The Other Side of Yesterday

January 30, 2025

The Other Side of Yesterday

Essay / Memoir

January 29, 2025

We consider time -- superfluous – redundant. For tomorrow always comes. Another day. Another chance. Another opportunity -- until we realize the arrogance of our assumption -- but too late . . . Read

Marco and the Book

by rossthom

Essay / Mystery and Crime

January 29, 2025

Marco Delgado's life of crime is about to come to an end, At present he doe not appreciate it is the best thing that could happen to him. His brush with death will bring him in contact with the Book. Read

Wildfire

Wildfire

Essay / Memoir

January 28, 2025

Comments: 1

Writer's thoughts -- like wildfires in the mind -- setting the mind ablaze with inspiration and imagination -- seeking to come alive -- if only for a moment. Read

Hope

Hope

January 28, 2025

Comments: 1

The ability to dream, to believe, to hope is not an inborne trait of man -- it is earned through struggle, through sorrow and anguish -- and through sacrifice. And without hope -- there is no vision for tomorrow . . . Read

Jungle Echoes

Jungle Echoes

Everlasting Life as Perogative

January 27, 2025

Politics -- man-made jungles where roam the new breed of human beasts -- known as politicians . . . . Read

Everlasting Life as Perogative

by John Morris-1731459590

Essay / Health and Fitness

January 26, 2025

Everlasting life can be had by genuflecting child birth and cheap teas. Read

the system mr. weishaupt and others helped establish

by the Illumified Vode

January 25, 2025

this system was designed the right way. based in common sense. mr. weishaupt definitely knew that. indeed so. its not supposed to just be fucked up irresponsibly. common sense should be the new normal. greatness over idiocy. now that sounds like the right kind of system. Read

Clear As Water

Clear As Water

January 25, 2025

The color and substance of the human soul -- and why it lurks within the human form . . . a revelation or simply an exaggeration? Read

Fractal Binding Theory

by Sundra Gonchi

Essay / Other

January 24, 2025

Comments: 2

Fractal Binding Theory is meant to be interwoven with Archive Reality Theory. Enjoy. Read

Neither Materialism Nor Idealism: The End of Dichotomy and the Evolution of Humanity, an Imaginary Interview

Off to Hogwarts

by Ace-ofSPADES

Essay / Fantasy

January 23, 2025

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Read

Neither Materialism Nor Idealism: The End of Dichotomy and the Evolution of Humanity, an Imaginary Interview

by Zingryo

Essay / Other

January 21, 2025

Just as I was about to post this, I discover that Rupert Sheldrake and Bernardo Kastrup have been exchanging differing ideas on this very topic. They’re planning on holding a live streamed discussion, so I’ll be curious to see whether they cover the same points I did below. The conversation… Read

Peccadillo Envy

Peccadillo Envy

January 20, 2025

The new road to the White House -- the person with the biggest peccadillos -- decency, intellect, morality, civility no longer required to hold the office -- that human character and traits no longer necessary to instill in or teach your children. Teach them the "blame game" -- the witch… Read

The Sky Is Not The Limit

The Sky Is Not The Limit

The Tempest and the Temptress

Essay / Memoir

January 19, 2025

A map to what likes beyond the stars . . . Read

The Tempest and the Temptress

January 19, 2025

the story of good and evil -- gamesmanship without sportsmanship or leadership -- simply power Read

Dreams

Dreams

Distractions of the Fifth Kind

January 18, 2025

Dreams -- a dimension beyond comprehension -- a reality denied -- a moment of shared uninhibited insight Read

Distractions of the Fifth Kind

Essay / Memoir

January 18, 2025

Humanity but a momentary reflection and sensation of delusional thought that thinks itself indestructible, invinsible. Read

The Voices Within

The Voices Within

Elizabeth Bruce - Convict Life

Essay / Memoir

January 17, 2025

We hear the voices of choice that no one else can hear -- until the voices dissolve into one -- our own. Read

Elizabeth Bruce - Convict Life

by Mistic

When the Seal Becomes the Shield

January 16, 2025

This was school work that I finished Read

When the Seal Becomes the Shield

January 14, 2025

What happens when the Presidential Seal becomes a Presidential Shield -- just look around and the world will give you your answer . . . Read

the dilemma of the contemporary political landscape

by Luca Kärkkäinen Ramos

January 13, 2025

Talking about how to fix today's political climate. Read

A LOOK AT 89 YEARS OF LI VING

Serving the Church, Part Two

by Sheila Hollinghead

Essay / Religion and Spirituality

January 13, 2025

Did Paul write that women must be silent in worship? Let's look at First Corinthians Chapter Fourteen to see if that is what he taught. Read

A LOOK AT 89 YEARS OF LI VING

by Tuxie

Good and Evil - The Issue

January 12, 2025

I have published seven essays about ageing on booksie with a total of more than 11,000 reads. My first one "Some thoughts about ageing" has had more than 5,700 reads at the time of this publishing. I am 89 years old now and this will be my last one unless… Read

Good and Evil - The Issue

by E.Elliott and A.J.Mortimer