fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.
My Grandfather's Healing Story
I was twelve years old when I watched my grandfather bleed. He had been working on an old fence behind our house, hammering nails into weathered wood like he'd done a thousand times before. But that day, the hammer slipped. The metal rake he was holding caught his leg—deep, from knee to ankle.
By Edward Smithabout 14 hours ago in Humans
Practice vs Performance
One of the quiet pressures shaping modern communication is the assumption that anything written should be immediately shareable. Drafts blur into declarations, and exploration is mistaken for conclusion. Under this pressure, writing becomes performative by default. The moment words are placed on a page, they are treated as finished statements rather than steps in a process. This expectation distorts both how writing is produced and how it is received, collapsing practice into performance and leaving little room for genuine development.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcastabout 21 hours ago in Humans
The Flower InBloom Adventure Atlas
A mythic adventure atlas where courage, curiosity, and imagination shape a living map of exploration. In this whimsical story world, landmarks appear only to travelers willing to step beyond certainty and discover what the world has not finished becoming.
By Flower InBlooma day ago in Humans
Cute But Ugly
Cute But Ugly Society tells us we have to be bold. Yet, treats us badly if we speak too much. Society offers us limited beliefs based on a bias and a contradiction of ourselves. We need titties to be loved, sex appeal must match the drive of a man, we need a big butt, our insecurities plagued through ads and models.
By Charelle Landersa day ago in Humans
The "Dirty Dozen" 2026: Why Your Healthy Diet Might Be Secretly Aging You
It is March 2026, and the self-care world is obsessed with a single number: your cellular age. If you have been trading the processed burgers for vibrant salads, buying organic spinach, and snacking on fresh strawberries, you likely feel like a health saint. But according to a major, peer-reviewed study released just this month by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), that "healthy" diet might be loading your system with more dangerous chemical residues than you realize—and it’s accelerating your internal clock.
By Mohammad Hamid2 days ago in Humans
The Therian Movement
In recent years, online spaces like TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit have helped bring attention to a niche but growing subculture known as the *therian movement*. While the idea may seem unusual at first glance, the movement reflects broader cultural trends around identity exploration, online communities, and how young people interpret their place in the world. Understanding what is behind the therian movement—and how it may influence younger generations—requires looking beyond the surface to the psychological, social, and digital factors that sustain it.
By AnthonyBTV2 days ago in Humans
I Tried Every Weight loss Diet on the Internet. None of Them Fixed the Real Problem
For a long time, I believed the internet had the answer to my weight problem. Every week it seemed like a new diet was trending. Articles promised dramatic results. Videos showed incredible before-and-after photos. Experts explained why their method was different from everything that came before.
By Edward Smith3 days ago in Humans
Saltwater and Ashes
Sometimes the sea holds what we cannot. The sea was quiet enough to take me. Not violently. Not in a dramatic, thrashing way. Just quietly — the way grief does. I floated on my back, my ears softened by water, my eyes fixed on the wide, indifferent sky. Birds skimmed low across the surface, their wings almost brushing my face. I was only moments from shore — from my husband, from my boys, from my life. I could have stood up easily. The water was not that deep.
By imtiazalam3 days ago in Humans
