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Do away with all this fake, controlled news. Do away with news stations that lie and deceive the public with made-up truths and dishonest reporting. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid! Where have all the good journalists gone? To those who are cowardly and hiding, remember your commitment to tell the truth…
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Continue reading →: The Body in Storage
Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Located on the 6th floor of the East Butler Library (535 W 114th Street), the library houses extensive special collections spanning literature, history, and science. An old storage room in the library’s Rare Book section had been locked for years. No one really…
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Continue reading →: The Thrill is Gone
I loved spending hours making sappy love cassette tapes of my favorite songs. But as they say, the thrill is gone.I miss beepers, too. I still remember the excitement of getting a beep while dancing at the clubs. Cell phones feel too intrusive and pull your focus away.I also miss…
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Continue reading →: Excuse Me
“My dog ate my homework.” It’s the all-time classic excuse. These days, everything is electronic. Soon, dogs are going to starve—no homework to eat! Maybe there will be AI dogs. Hmm. The list goes on for work and school classics: the traffic was heavy; I’m sick—cough, cough; car trouble; a…
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Continue reading →: Who are we?
Our experiences make us unique individuals, and our Karma shapes those experiences. This raises a question: What about future human clones? If all our religions talk about Karma and the soul is a spiritual connection to the body, will clones have Karma? Will they have a soul? Will the cells…
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Continue reading →: Dolphin Days
The sun was setting on Miami Biscayne Bay. Golden oranges, reds, and blues swished across the sky like a vibrant watercolor painting. The smell of the salt air tickled Isabel’s nose. She was standing on a pier, holding the beautiful seashell she picked up on the beach, and looking out…
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Continue reading →: Dark Man
The Dark Man stepped out of the shadows and confronted Cassandra. Her first instinct was to freeze—like in the nightmare she’d had as a child—but fear burned into anger, and her quickness saved her. She fought him, fingers slipping on his mask, and tore it away. His wild red eyes…
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Continue reading →: 2046
Casey1 unit monitored the screen with precision as she cut away the burned layers of skin from Emily Brown’s face. Emily’s hands trembled while Casey1 recalibrated the e‑skin patch for the left side of her face, using temporary transfer‑tattoo paper. Casey pressed the e‑skin against Emily’s cheek, dampened it with…
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Continue reading →: Gone Fishing
Maria struggled to keep her head above water as waves kept assaulting her. The small life vest kept her bobbing, but she felt she was losing the battle. Remnants of the boat floated on the water’s surface; she was hoping to catch something to hold onto. The sun was blazing…
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Continue reading →: Book Worm
I’ve read 1984 3 times, the Sherlock Holmes stories maybe twice, To Kill a Mockingbird twice, Siddhartha 4 times, and I and Thou twice. I’ve also read The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet many times. Most of the time, I read a book once unless it has…
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