Ned sat on a big leather chair in a small dark room. The leather was soft, worn out from years of use. He was comfortable, but that didn’t help him feel any less anxious. He tapped his fingers on the cold

Credit for the image goes to @sad-dad! New Year She kept running, strides leaving a rushed trail on the shallow snow. The frozen path beneath her feet threatened to make her slip and fall at any moment.

Don't worry. I'm not complaining. I'm sure you've all noticed that Life is Not Fair. Neither is Steem. But that's okay. You will have posts that mean the world to you... Receiving little to no reward.

Giant Kanye West concert. Millions wait for their idol to come out and blow their empty minds away. He steps out, the masses cry out in ecstasy. Suddenly, a bald man steps from the shadows and smacks Kanye

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The art portion of my contest ended a few days ago and @sad-dad was the winner with this photograph. Because of the Christmas Holiday, I have decided to run this writing contest for two weeks, instead

I wish you a merry steem-mas, I wish you a merry steem-mas, I wish you a merry steem-mas, and green numbers on crypto. Made with resources from Ireland's Own Hello and happy holidays, fellow steemers,

Merry Steem-mass, fellow steemers! After a week of running around catching up with stuff around the house I'd ignored to study for tests, I'm back for @terrycraft's Steemit Poetry Contest #9. Being the

Hi Steemit! In this opportunity I want to share with you an idea that I have been developing throughout this year. However, I wasn’t sure of where to share it... Until now. What is it? Well, it's a compilation

Ah, yes. Another contest. This one, however, will be different. One thing I’ve seen with all the contests circulating around Steemit lately is a lot of entries that could be really strong contenders for

Kyubok sat in the back of an American military truck along with another eight people from his tiny village. They were all beaten, dirty and hungry, but that wasn’t much different from the usual. Only their

“I don’t buy it.” “And what do you think happened, Mr. –“ “Jacob. Jacob is fine. Well, I’m not the brightest bulb Mr. Basil –“ “Just Drake.” “Whatever, man. I just think an entire city – the most troublesome

When you are Steemit's largest living LEGEND, you get STEEMIANS from all walks of life asking: 'Hey SirKnight, as Steemit's greatest ever freelance commentator, do you believe NOW is a good time to be

We Live in a World of Deception, Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News, False Flags and Intensifying Propaganda It's Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Distinguish Fabrications from Reality. Psychological

We're halfway through, and we turn to Shakespeare again, Sonnet 129. We talked yesterday about how the Elizabethan poet was a player with (or of?) conventions, givens. That’s how the culture worked, a

"I understand a fury in your words..." -Desdemona to Othello "When angry, count four. When very angry, swear." -Mark Twain "Better out than in, I always say." -Shrek Guernica

Greetings, fellow steemers! I hope you're having a fantastic week, hopefully profiting from the Crypto Bonanza we've been witness to during the past couple of days. If that is so, and your mood is as good

Ahoy, steemateys! I hope you've been having a great weekend, unlike little old sick me! Being sick, however, opens the possibilities to sit down and really get some creative and academic work done, which

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Greetings, oh online public! It is I, @steemedchitty, with an entry into @terrycraft's Steemit Poetry Contest on it's 5th iteration, dedicated to Evolution. This time I tried to follow form a bit more