Stream of Consciousness
Oh, The Irony
This year, the year 2026 of the Common Era, Valentine’s Day is right after Friday the 13th. It feels quite ironic, having the very day of love be preceded by a day traditionally associated with doom and gloom. Of course, the latter is largely based on Western superstition. Nonetheless, it does have a strange feel.
By Snarky Lisaabout 21 hours ago in Humans
Cruel Paradise
Looking at the burning candle made me realise that everything fades away as it burns and becomes light for others. Though your names might stay behind. But at what cost? The cost of burning yourself? And still, if someone accidentally gets burned, all your struggles to light someone’s life would be in vain in their sight.
By Mubarik Ahmad a day ago in Humans
Maintaining Peace In An Uncertain World
The world we live in at current is in a state that I don’t believe any of us has ever witnessed, and with everything that is taking place it can cause a sense of uncertainty, anxiety and fear to arise, which no matter who you are, living in this state of constant stress in relation to wondering what will come next is something that will have detrimental effects on an individuals entire state of being.
By Kaylon Forsyth3 days ago in Humans
What the System Forces You to Become
The Question the System Replaces By the time a person has passed through employment law, healthcare coverage rules, unemployment insurance, disability determination, and benefit eligibility, the relevant question has already shifted without ever being stated out loud. It is no longer whether the system helped or failed them. It is whether they managed to remain legible long enough to survive it. Each institutional layer imposes requirements that appear reasonable when viewed in isolation, yet become coercive when experienced sequentially:
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 days ago in Humans
By the Arch of Our Backs
A speaker uses a phrase passed around in failed relationships, to gain equal footing in his headship with us. Peasants. While we are still at his feet. He asks, “What do you bring to the table?” To you as a wise citizen, I say you bring your experience. Not just for your job, but for these treacherous speeches. I don’t bring my feelings, I get even with his eloquence.
By Caitlin Charlton4 days ago in Humans
