I thank you for inviting me. I must admit, that I have no idea whatsoever what this is all about - only that I understood it's about a game. I am not a gamer, that's not my cup of tea. I am having some

Very interesting. It took me some time to wrap my mind around it. I dug a bit into German references and read along. I am more familiar with the notion of Wu-Wei, but definitely am not deeply into it,

Bummer, I like your idea (haha, "skeleton") and would have been curious of the outcome. Next time! :)

You are welcome! I loved this form of contest in the past, for it's a bit more difficult, I find, to continue a given story instead of writing upon a one-word or one-sentence prompt. Both is fun, but

You're welcome. Thank you for being part of this contest - I enjoy your joyness (I don't know it that is a word- lol)! I don't know when the next one will happen to be written for continuation. Sometimes

You're very welcome! It was a pleasure to read the submissions and take a closer look at them. Thank you for complimenting me on my template, I accept it with a smile. I had started two different stories

Man seems to live in constant fear of his own extinction. The fascination as well as fear seems to me to be a primal fear phenomenon, mixed with a deep negative attitude towards oneself as humanity and

Hi, yes, I agree. Talking is good and needed. I formulated a longer comment, if you don't mind. When it comes to copyright though, I know in my country there is no legal requirement to state that you own

Hi to you, thanks for the invitation. :) and... : Good grief! By evening ritual, I was thinking of something pleasant. Locking up is truly a task in itself. I don't envy you for it, but I am really amused

Good morning, good morning to you, with my first coffee, still dark, I like to answer. It fulfills the writers pride in me, that you so much liked the given story. As a female, I thought it'd be fun to

When someone's teasing you about something that you're comfortable with, it's a joke, but when they tease about something that bothers you, then it feels more like bullying. I never thought about it in

i "train" myself to get rid of the sourness in all the communications... Then I am really pleased to meet you! Next to sourness comes moral self righteousness in my list of avoidances. HaHa :D

Hi, I have to admit, in the first few seconds of reading I really assumed you were telling the story from the perspective of a real silverfish, the little critters that regularly hide somewhere under surfaces

Thanks for the question and revealing your thoughts about being humorous about own flaws. I cannot so much think of advice, it gets blurry in my memories. It's more that I found people helpful when they

Tears do help get what you want, most times. In deed, even complaining loudly often helps you get what you want. People eventually give in if you keep pestering them over and over again and won't give

I thought I'd pay you a visit. Self-help gurus do indeed help themselves. They are good at giving tips and advice to others, online they usually talk to themselves and feed off the thanks of other

There's something spontaneous about it, as if you wrote it in one light-footed swoop. And I like it very much. Especially the ending and also how you used the rhyme. I share the meaning and wish there

Here, a picture of a night when vampires are welcomed by the ladies. :) It is such a shame that awesome posts like yours get lost in the blockchain ether. They're difficult to recover and enjoy in the

Are you speaking of others when you mention "emotional" appeals? I do not make them, for my part. What you say is logically correct. However, I believe that emotional expressions - not appeals

For my part, I am sometimes critical and ask questions if I find something inconsistent, or drop some humor. If that's biting ..? ... Well, maybe it is not even smart to ask questions. I hear you, it's