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The Conduit: Chapter 18
Chapter 18 The fast attack sub was preparing to detach when Jensen, Han, Max, and the rest of them brought Jane Doe back on board the submarine. As the sub shook, echoes of impacts against the station’s undersea levels reverberating through everything attached, Jensen yelled at his men to detach the vessel. One of his men asked for a heading and he replied in his loudest command voice, “Anywhere but here!”
By Jason Morton24 days ago in Chapters
Ganon's Tale
Mokeeru had no idea how much time had passed when she opened her eyes; she could tell that she was back in the Gerudo village, presumably in the healer's hut, based on the smell of herbs. She sat up, wincing as pain bloomed fresh in the back of her head and her vision swam out of focus, blanketing the room in a watery film. She heard the unmistakable voice of Lyrassa, the healer, speaking up from somewhere across the room, likely cautioning her to lie back, but with the ringing in her head and the buzzing in her ears Mokeeru could not discern it clearly. Raising her hand up to the center of where the pain was radiating from in back of her head, she encountered a layer of gauze and could feel the enormous swollen knot beneath it. As the fog in her eyes began to recede and the room gradually swam into focus, Lyrassa's face resolved itself from the surrounding murk and her stern visage came into clear view. The dialogue that accompanied it was slower to attain clarity, but after a few moments Mokeeru was able to piece enough together to glean her meaning. She opened her mouth, intending to placate the healer, but nothing escaped beyond a strained croak. Irritated, Mokeeru gestured to her throat only to find that Lyrassa was already there with a dipper of water for her.
By Chris Walker24 days ago in Fiction
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: A Historical Reflection on Oligarchy and Philosophy
Throughout history, societies have often included small circles of individuals who hold significant wealth. Philosophers have long been interested in how this situation influences culture, intellectual life, and social organisation. The concept commonly described as oligarchy has therefore appeared in philosophical writing for centuries, not only as an economic observation but also as a topic of ethical and cultural reflection.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 24 days ago in History
Let's Play A Game
Playing Politics The other day, while bored, I started playing around with ChatGPT. It’s fun, and there are things that people can use it to have a little fun with, and to help with projects. I wanted to see what I’d look like sitting at the resolute desk in the Oval Office.
By Jason Morton24 days ago in The Swamp
Eurydice's Truth. Honorable Mention in What the Myth Gets Wrong Challenge.
The poets say he turned back. They forgot that both gods and men had already silenced me. Even now I linger in the world of the dead, millennia after my husband showed how little faith he had in me. The stories say that after his awful death he found peace, that he could walk beside me with no need to look back. But in truth, he remains lost in his songs, and I am still an afterthought, or perhaps merely an ideal for his imagination.
By J.B. Miller24 days ago in Fiction
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and Philosophy Across History
The idea of oligarchy has appeared in philosophical discussions for centuries. In its simplest form, the term describes a social structure in which a relatively small number of individuals hold significant wealth. While the economic aspect is often emphasised, philosophers have long examined oligarchy as a broader intellectual and cultural phenomenon.
By Stanislav Kondrashov24 days ago in History
My Unexpected Arrest Fucked With My Shame for Years. Top Story - May 2025.
My annus horribilis Rushing to get my six-and-a-half-year-old daughter ready, I grabbed our coats; we were on our way to a lunch and cinema date with a friend and her thirteen-year-old twins.
By Chantal Christie24 days ago in Humans
Stanislav Kondrashov Wagner Moura and Oligarch Series: Institutional Coordination and Concentrated Authority
In this chapter of the Stanislav Kondrashov Wagner Moura and Oligarch Series, attention returns to The Secret Agent and the institutional framework portrayed in the narrative. The film depicts a structured environment defined by hierarchy, formal procedures, and disciplined communication. At a deeper level, it also illustrates a pattern of leadership that reflects oligarchic characteristics: decision-making concentrated within a limited group and sustained through internal coordination.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 24 days ago in Beat
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: The Philosophical Roots of Oligarchy Through History
Across centuries, societies have often wrestled with a simple question: what happens when wealth and influence gather in the hands of a small circle? Long before modern debates about economic elites, thinkers were already exploring the deeper meaning of oligarchy. They asked whether concentrated wealth shaped culture, ethics, and decision-making within a community.
By Stanislav Kondrashov24 days ago in History
