I sat awkwardly at the dining table, finishing my dinner and avoiding eye contact with my parents. My brother – who usually sat opposite me, kicking me in the shins whenever I raised a fork to my mouth – was nowhere to be seen. ‘Where’s Josh?’ I asked, my mashed potatoes growing cold. Neither of …
As Maphira and Vai took the first step forward on the metal walkway that hung above an endless chasm, bright lights flashed all around them. Maphira cast her eyes up, a massive, clear ball descending from the roof high above. In it appeared to be thousands of notes, possibly amounting to millions, if not billions, …
I’ve got the blocked drain plumber coming today. This is for the blocked kitchen sink that I noticed when I cleaned the kitchen a couple of days ago. The same blocked kitchen sink that my workmates blissfully ignored and failed to mention for the first four months of us working here. It’s a bit silly …
I alighted atop a gargoyle statue, staring down at the city of glittering lights and barely-muted car horns. Even from this height, it was impossible to escape the pulsing beat of humanity beneath me. It was intoxicating. ‘Michael?!’ I twisted out of my haze, as a woman ran onto the rooftop behind …
Last night I had an absolutely insane dream. I’m sure compared to some of your dreams it wasn’t very interesting at all, but when you compare them to my regular ones where I’m simply going about my day, this was crazy. I had dropped into this place that looked a bit like a wonderland in …
I am a naturally curious person. I love reading up on topics that both interest me and that I have no idea about. I love to learn and know that by doing as much research and reading as possible, I’ll be in the best position to extend my mind and expand my knowledge. Recently I …
Last night, I had a really awesome dream. It started off with a regular alien invasion, only when the aliens ventured out of their spacecraft, instead of interacting with humans, they travelled straight to the ocean and started talking to some random animal within its depths. We could measure the vibrations of their speech, but …
I’ve always wanted a tattoo, but I’ve recently saved up enough money to justify getting one. The thing is, some tattooists can be expensive. I understand why, since they’re literally creating a work of art on a human body, and it’s permanent, so they deserve to be compensated correctly. Especially since many of them have …
How do you focus on everyday activities and responsibilities when you have such a heavy heart? I’m feeling very distracted because of issues going on in my personal life, which makes it really hard to function properly. In fact, it’s almost impossible to function at this point. I need to go for a walk or …
Finding the building supplies was turning out to be harder than expected. They’d been searching for at least twenty minutes, avoiding the eyes of the Great Mechanist’s soldiers, with absolutely no luck. Obviously, this would be a great hardware store if you actually needed supplies, but for playing hide and seek with a bunch of …