An Introduction No One Asked For (Including Me)
Greetings, I suppose. This is a blog. I am one of the people behind "the curtain". I wouldnโt call myself โexcitedโ to be here, but Iโm present, which in this…
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Sometimes the worst thing you inherit is not abuseโit is neglect. Make a list of everything that was not passed down to you. Then list the ways that lack became…
Prompt 12ยฝ
ย โThe Invisible Chapterโ So, I received your response to Prompt 12. Three stories. Three harms. Three names. One notable omission. I noticed something. Not just that I was not one…
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Write about three people you have hurt. You do not appear in their stories. These are slices of lifeโquiet, mundane, real. But at the very end of each narrative, include…
Yet another plot twist
That moment when the fog lifts and suddenly you notice: โwho brought you tea without asking. โwho remembered your favorite song. โwho sent you that meme that made you belly…
One-Way Mirror
But here is the trap I have built for myself: logic only works on people who are ready to be logical. You are not trying to solve anything; you trying…
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Describe a room full of objects that each symbolise someone you hurt. Each item represents a person. โข What are the objects? โข Which ones are broken? โข Which ones…
extraordinary.
When you pause and realise that a "prompt" is not just a storyโit is a mythic reckoning of what it means to be haunted by truth until redemption becomes unavoidable.…
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Describe your relationships as ecosystems. Pick three people you have loved or hurt. Are they forests, deserts, oceans, storms? What did your presence do to the balance? What species thrived…
Static in the Sweetness
Electrical or magnetic induction: Influence. What are you allowing to influence you? We talk about influence like it is this abstract fogโsomething we drift through but cannot name. But it…
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List every persona you have worn to surviveโโthe funny guy,โ โthe tragic artist,โ โthe wild one,โ โthe misunderstood soul.โ Now cross off the ones you have used to excuse harm.…
Excuse vs. Reason
What is the difference between an excuse and a reason? โจโจA reason explains why something happened, while an excuse tries to avoid responsibility or blame for something that happened. Reason:…