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When I was 19, I got my first tattoo. It was a matching tattoo with my best friend, TJ. We got hockey sticks crossed with our number above. Mine read 24, and his read 26. It’s ironic that I write about this because today, March 1st, is his birthday. Since our first tattoo, I’ve gone…
Intrigue is a powerful force that captures our attention and imagination, drawing us in with its mysterious allure. It’s the feeling of excitement and curiosity that comes from the unknown, the unexpected, and the enigmatic. Whether it’s a thrilling mystery novel, an intriguing movie plot, or a real-life scandal, intrigue has the power to captivate…
Israel Oppressed. There is already so much in this. I cannot help but draw analogies to the modern day because it seems so obvious to do so. First, the “midwives” are depicted as heroes, and they are. Truth be told, I never knew what the term “midwife” meant, but they are essentially nurses. Nurses are heroes, and we…
The goal of writing (atop other subgoals, let’s say) is to convey one thing that is true. Just one. Obviously, writing a piece containing nothing but truth would be nice, but we are incapable of duplicating something like the Bible, so there goes that. It matters not how insane a work appears, as this does…
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Not to blast my own audience, but I’ve come to realize that while people will read books, they don’t “log on” to the internet to read novels. Anything outside of 140 characters takes up too much time. This, I understand, as even I will see the headline of an article and immediately assume that I’ve…
The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 1 – “The Pick Me Boy” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 2 – “There is No Secondary Love” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 3 – “It Gets Much Darker..” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) Do you guys want to know…
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The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 1 – “The Pick Me Boy” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 2 – “There is No Secondary Love” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) I must reverse course – immediately. Last night, as fate would have it, I had the worst sleep I’ve had in years….
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The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 1 – “The Pick Me Boy” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) All I am positing is that while mental suicide is but a few doors down from the physical, which, admittedly, has me quite fearful, there is logic in jumping off. No, I shall never do it, or at least…
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“You know Paul… There’s a lot of hurt and pain here,” he said. “From what I’m hearing, there’s definitely a questioning of your self-worth. Does it feel like, perhaps, you may feel that you’re not worthy of being loved?” And that hit me. It was all the words I had felt but never was able…
By Paul Blase One of the weird things about getting older is the futile attempt to escape mortality. You start to lose people by the time you become a young adult, perhaps that’s grandparents or great-grandparents. Then, into your 20s, you may lose a few friends. By your 30s, you’ve likely had a child, perhaps…
