In the night, the valley was so filled with smoke that Palta could not make out the dimmest guidestars. He had a dozen other ways to divine the time and his location, but it still filled him with a slippery dread, a feeling of being half-lost and pointed in the wrong direction. His...
training in the boxing gym with a group of teen boys. She finds herself compelled to join the dance drill team that rehearses down the hall, feeling shy around the girls but determined to show off her moves. Though she doesn’
Anxiety can cause people to think about many things that feel “strange,” such as thoughts of sex, violence, or even just a random “weird” curiosity. Trying to push these weird thoughts away rarely works. It is better to accept the thoughts, and use tips and techniques to cope with ...
I dreamt that I was in a library where all the books were alive and could talk to me, giving me advice on my life. I dreamt I was flying on a giant sandwich through outer space while wearing a top hat. I dreamt that I was flying through the sky, but instead of wings, I had gi...
recording everything. The wind was gusting more strongly now as the sky faded and the lights of the city began to shine out around her. The glass of the building was a starfield of their reflections. She shivered, feeling very exposed, the gulfs of air beneath her gaping. She put them...
“Mama!” I screamed. I ran over to her but it was no use. I could see she was dead. And The Chalupa was down on the floor, holding her, cradling her. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and I got to wondering, even while I was feeling so broken up myself, why this...
I hope you all will be able to make some good changes for your city come about when it's time to evaluate the people in charge now. But, yeah, isn't Kittelsen amazing? Whew. Macabre, but not nauseating. His feeling for the macabre and the weird seem to me to come out of deep...
The Chi Ball Method uses of a scented rubber ball and is billed as a mind and body fitness approach with the focus on feeling good.It's a holistic approach to exercise and incorporates five main components:1. Energising and toning exercises, which promote internal health and balance.2. Yoga...
That evening, the members of our party feeling somewhat tired after the strenuous programme of the day, I went alone with Abdul Reis for a walk through the picturesque Arab quarter. Though I had seen it by day, I wished to study the alleys and bazaars in the dusk, when rich shadows an...
A feeling of gushy sentimentality = 2 Both together = 4 (and this is quite an achievement, we decided) We graded a few of the songs we heard as we travelled on the rest of the journey. Slade’s ‘I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday’ scored highly with 11 points (Christmas, snow...