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Broken Heart
Heart in my hands, Shattered like glass, You broke my heart, Are you glad? You painless, spineless fool! Why did you play around
By Sarah Love24 days ago in Poets
I Am Ending My Marriage - Why The "Sperm" Count Is Low ?
Okay, so like I was talking to my husband last week right !? He said, hunny, when will you reach home !? I said - I still have 5,000 chores to do outside - and yes, I have to literally walk to Mt. Kilamanjaro !? He said, okay you go on - I'll wait for you, I said NO, continue doing what you are doing !? I said: are you sure you can't wait until tomorrow!? He said NO, my mother asked for you today !? I said:::::
By 365poetry24 days ago in Poets
A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy Forever
Let me ask you a question, do you own anything, or previously owned something, that was so beautiful to have that you didn’t want to be parted with it?
By Pamella Richards24 days ago in History
Best Punk Rock Albums of the Seventies Part 1
When I go out of this world, my thoughts will be three: 1.) I feel very bad about what was done to the Black people. 2.) Punk rock is, as Kurt Cobain observed, the "total escape from pain." However, it is also the music of survivors.
By Tom Baker24 days ago in Beat
Epstein Files. Content Warning.
The Epstein Files was just the beginning of the truth. This is not all they weren’t telling us. This should just keep you aware that they’ve always been hiding the truth right in front of our faces. Some of us are too afraid to look at the truth. We all see it, but there’s only a few paying attention to it when we all should be aware. We all should be paying attention to it. Yes it’s uncomfortable, but they’ve been playing you. They’ve been hoping that you stay comfortable, stay docile to the abuse they’ve been causing our little ones, or infants and us. They’ve been taking teenage boys and girls and abusing them horrifically. I can’t disclose the demonic activities they’ve done without being completely censored. You know what’s funny? The fact that they can do these terrible things to our kids, but we can’t be raw about what they’ve done. Coincidence? I think not.
By Nala24 days ago in Criminal
Sports podcast What's The Call Premieres
Tennis is one of my favorite sports. And, I enjoy the women’s game much more than men’s tennis. Why? Who wants to see 40 aces in a game? It’s like watching teams strike out in baseball. I like the ball in play in any sport. Sports mean action. Even Curling has action. In golf, there should be a shot clock. Stop throwing grass in the air and just hit the ball!
By Frank Racioppi24 days ago in Interview
Kia Ford: The Hammer Girl's English Premiere Production
Wearing an immaculate beige ensemble, highlighting innocent marketable features, Kia Ford continued surveying the courtyard, debating the open space future, “I have the two tickets here, are you prepared to head over to Anfield’s afternoon delight music festival series?”
By Marc OBrien24 days ago in Chapters
The Crash
No matter how good you are... How talented you are... How much success or power that you have gained... You will get to a point where you crash.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)24 days ago in Poets
Wall Street Turns to ‘Haven-First’ Strategy Amid Iran Crisis. AI-Generated.
When geopolitical tensions flare, financial markets rarely stay calm for long. The latest escalation surrounding Iran has prompted a decisive reaction on Wall Street — one that traders are calling a “haven-first” strategy. Instead of analyzing earnings forecasts or debating interest-rate policy, investors are doing something far simpler: moving their money to safety.
By Asad Ali24 days ago in Journal
$100 Oil? Prolonged Hormuz Closure Could Spark a 1970s-Style Energy Shock. AI-Generated.
The global economy runs on oil, and much of that oil runs through one narrow maritime corridor: the Strait of Hormuz. Barely 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, this strategic passage connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is one of the world’s most vital energy chokepoints. Roughly one-fifth of global petroleum consumption flows through it every day.
By Asad Ali24 days ago in Journal
Sunflowers in the Sink
The yellow house on the corner of Elm Street had four bedrooms, a shared kitchen with a finicky dishwasher, and rent split evenly at $800 a head. Mia, the graphic designer, handled the group chat for chore rotations. Jamal, the barista, stocked the fridge with oat milk and craft beers. Sarah, the grad student, blasted true crime podcasts during her late-night study sessions. And then there was Vincent, who paid in crumpled francs and painted the living room walls when it was his turn to vacuum.
By Diane Foster24 days ago in Fiction
TUS NUA - ch 52
TUS NUA – ch 52 New Beginnings – Mia and Midnight (*)(*)(*) Finola watched as Ali, her family, Jules, and Sybil entered her now vacant office and saw Alistar approach. “Cousin, my dearest, will you listen?”
By Margaret Brennan24 days ago in Fiction