Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see. — Arthur Schopenhour Earlier yesterday, I was speaking with a friend who told me about his friend who was so smart that he went to high school for two weeks, then dropped out because he got bored, and…
Blood is really warm, it’s like drinking hot chocolate but with more screaming. — Ryan Mecum With the good weather, I figure camping season is here already. So for today’s post, I’m going to reimagine one of my favorite campfire stories: Behind the wheel of his new, 1995 Ford pickup, Tanner’s eyelids felt weighty. Music….
Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear. — Edgar Allen Poe A cat’s hideous screech. A door slammed in a distant room. Icy fingers ghosting down your spine. Halloween is nearly upon us, and to celebrate one of my favorite holidays, I have written you a scary short, short story….
Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat… — Nicholas Gordon Of all the holidays, there is probably none more psychologically puzzling and scientifically fascinating than Halloween. And this year, that night of ghouls and witches fell squarely on blog day. It was…
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle I’m going to describe a psychological state, and then let’s see if you can guess the type of situation that caused it: Your heart is beating faster than usual, and you’re taking bigger, even faster breaths. If asked, you’d say you feel very…
It’s bad luck to be superstitious. – Anonymous Later today, I will be getting on a plane to check a big one off my “bucket list:” seeing the aurora borealis. Alongside my brother and dad, we’ll be meeting up in Iceland around noon tomorrow, and from then on, I’ll be gazing skyward until I see those…