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The Imposter

I am nothing.

Nobody knows that yet, but they will soon enough.

For mine is the business of packaging the same stale lies and truths in all kinds of boxes, shipping them out to anyone who will listen, to any who will curse these words. No one really has any monopoly on these truths whatsoever. No artist can.

But I am writing this not merely for my own edification. I am writing this as my…

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Unlikely Conversion…

I must admit, as someone who left church as a child when I didn’t believe in Christianity, coming to this faith again is something I find rather unnerving. Strangely, it never really left me; I wonder why?

Something in me must have held on. Something inside me must have believed, deep down, that God truly exists, and he’s always here. I’ve felt it for a long, long time, even when I thought for…

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A Short Hymn

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

May the days ahead be blessed with golden spears of sunlight

Lancing through the darkness to drive the demons back to Hell.

May our lands be fruitful and our promises kept,

That from the ashes of yesterday’s sorrows

Rise

The sounds of joyful laughter from the children,

All of whom carry the voice of God with them.

May demons know the fires of Hell

Burn with…

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Yura stared at the airlock and tapped his foot impatiently. Patted all of his tiny leather compartments to make sure everything was in place. Looked up and wondered when God was finally going to let them out. It had been sixteen minutes and there was no signal, where were they going anyway—

“Yura, Yura! You’re talking to yourself again! Why don’t you stop drowning in your brain juices and…

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A Modest Letter


Dear Jesus,

I know it’s been a while since I wrote back to You, but I’ve been doing much better lately! I only watched two porn videos instead of three today! That’s got to be a new record, right? Not to mention I managed to donate to at least three charities and managed to help six homeless people! Yeah, I’m doing real good, aren’t I?

Now, I know what You’re thinking. Well, no, I really don’t,…

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The Need For Stillness

The Need For Stillness

As I’ve come to realize my own position in life, as a 29-year-old still living at his parents’ house, broke and unable to get my own place, I’ve tried to make the most of things and improve as a person. And one of the things that I’ve had to look at is my own attitude toward happiness and relaxation.

I would not call myself a very calm person. A lot of the time, I get anxious about a lot of…

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Breath of the Heart

Breath of the Heart

She stood on the stone balcony for what would be the final time. Staring up at the tapestry of stars woven by angels, Bianca felt her brown skin grow rife with goosebumps, her black wavy hair tossing in the winter wind. Down below, the guests for her party arrived, primly and properly dressed, and let her eyes droop.

And then, he appeared. With a voice like a smith’s hammer slamming against an…

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Book Review: Ready Player One

Book Review: Ready Player One

(I’m trying a little something different with this review, and as someone who loves books a lot, I’m hoping this comes off well.)

As someone who grew up in the 90s with both a Sega Genesis and a Super Nintendo Entertainment System, my nostalgia was more rooted in games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario, none of which come up here. Having said that, none of the nods to Atari, coin-op arcade…

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