fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.
Reckoning
An interesting thing happened to me the other day, I recalled a memory and a time which I believe I’ve been subconsciously trying to block out of my mind, and the truth of the matter is, I’ve been successful in doing so not because I’ve been unwilling to retell how I lived my life through those times, but because many people have an almost unsworn guarded secrecy to open it up in conversation and talk about what transpired for them during this period, I’m talking about COVID.
By Malachai Hough2 months ago in Humans
Speaking to Time Instead of the Room
Much of modern communication is oriented toward immediacy. Writing is framed as something meant to be consumed quickly, reacted to instantly, and replaced just as fast by whatever comes next. Under this model, the value of a piece is measured almost entirely by its initial reception. If it does not land immediately, it is treated as a failure. This assumption narrows the purpose of writing and misunderstands how meaning actually travels through time.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
Shadows
There is a voice most people never talk about, not because it is rare, but because it is so familiar it feels like part of the self. It is not loud in the way the world understands loudness. It does not shout or demand attention. It hums beneath thought, beneath action, beneath moments that should feel complete. It carries weight quietly, shaping how brilliance is held rather than how it is expressed.
By Gladys Kay Sidorenko2 months ago in Humans
(from my dream imagination)
My work blends experience, dreams, intuition, memory, and imagination. These stories, reflections, and creative pieces come from my personal point of view and artistic lens. They may read as truth, metaphor, fairy tale, or grounded reality sometimes all at once. Any depictions of adult themes, including alcohol or cannabis use, appear only as part of character experience and storytelling. Nothing here is intended as instruction, advice, or recommendation. This is my voice, my vision, and my way of seeing the world.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 months ago in Humans
The Night Everything Shifted
The Night Everything Shifted The night everything shifted did not announce itself. There was no thunder, no dramatic phone call, no moment that begged to be remembered. It arrived quietly, the way most real changes do—wearing the disguise of an ordinary evening.
By Story Prism2 months ago in Humans
Love Between Two Enemies Part Seven
The Cost of Saving Her Ethan Ashford became a ghost overnight. Not officially—his name was still on buildings, still whispered in financial circles—but something fundamental had shifted. The man who once walked into rooms and bent them to his will now moved through the city like someone marked.
By Ahmed aldeabella2 months ago in Humans
Love Between Two Enemies Part Four
Secrets Don’t Stay Buried The photograph felt heavier than paper. Ethan stared at it under the dim light of his office, long after midnight had swallowed the city. Two men stood side by side, their hands clasped in a firm handshake—smiles restrained, eyes calculating.
By Ahmed aldeabella2 months ago in Humans
Cheap Dreams
Dreams are supposed to be expensive. That’s what the world teaches us early—dreams require money, time, connections, clean clothes, and a voice that doesn’t shake when you speak. Cheap dreams, on the other hand, are treated like insults. Like things you should be embarrassed to want.
By LUNA EDITH2 months ago in Humans
The Workload You Build Yourself
Most adults describe overwhelm as something that arrives from outside. They talk about it as if it settles onto the body without warning. Overwhelm is most often self-induced. It grows out of choices that protect comfort instead of finishing the work. It forms from distractions that feel harmless but produce weight later. People often see the feeling as pressure from the job when it is really pressure from tasks left undone.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Humans
The School System
The school system does not fail loudly. It fails politely. It still rings its bells, prints its worksheets, uploads its timetables and holds its assemblies about well-being and future pathways. From the outside, it looks functional. Even progressive. New acronyms appear every few years. New frameworks. New strategic plans featuring pastel logos and mission statements about innovation.
By Emilie Turner2 months ago in Humans
