Story & Verse

Step into a world where your words are the ultimate vibe, and every story or poem is a fresh take on who you are. It’s yourself, but new—with every line.

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Adam Raine and the Mirage of Care: What AI Can’t Give Us

Adam Raine AI empathy – In April 2025, sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide. His parents later discovered he had spent months confiding in ChatGPT. The lawsuit they filed doesn’t just describe a boy in crisis; it describes a machine

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FUN Monday #06 : I Got a Ring!! Who Decided Diamonds Mean Love?

Diamond symbolizes love – I got a ring!! Cue the sparkle, the squeals, and the part where someone whispers “forever.” But here’s the thing: diamonds weren’t always the shorthand for love. In fact, the whole “forever” thing started less with

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Laugh, Cry, Block the Highway: The Generational Grammar of Survival

Generational grammar of survival – The world is feeling it right now, especially Gen-Z. Everywhere you look, they are on stage, sometimes by choice, sometimes because the world left them no other option. The Generational Grammar of Survival – From

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FUN Monday #3: Gossip, but Make It Responsible

How to gossip responsibly – Gossip gets a bad rap, like it’s the junk food of conversation, but it also has vitamins. We gossip because it feels good, and science actually backs us up on that. When you trade stories

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From Alexa to Aliens: Why We Panic at the Unseen and Unknown

The internet loves a good overreaction. Right now, social media has been flooded with clips showing toddler fear of Alexa in action The setup is always the same: Mom says “Alexa..”, the blue halo flashes like it knows a secret,

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Are We Living a Script? – Free Will, Survival, and the Math of Life

Free will and survival – In Apple TV’s Foundation, mathematician Hari Seldon creates “psychohistory,” a science that predicts the future of entire civilizations. It’s part math, part prophecy, and completely terrifying. Because if the big stuff is already written, what

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America: The Power That Lost?

America global power lost isn’t just a headline, it’s a pattern. Power doesn’t always go to the most capable. Sometimes it goes to whoever showed up first with money, leverage, and a loud media machine. That’s how superpowers are built,

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Turtles in Human Culture: From Ancient Myths to Pop Icons

From world-bearing gods to pop culture icons, turtles in human culture have symbolized endurance, wisdom, and cosmic power across civilizations. Here’s how their story spans 230 million years.   Turtles are more than slow moving reptiles. Across thousands of years,