#mspUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsteknon in #hive-161155 • yesterdayIn Defense of Fiction (and the Readers Who Love It)Nelson Mandela once said, “Be a lifelong student. Read as many books as possible.” Note that he didn’t attach conditions and he didteknon in #hive-161155 • 2 days agoIn Effect, Without ConsentUniversity was supposed to feel like freedom. A place where you showed up completely as yourself, only armed with books, a little oteknon in #hive-102879 • 6 months agoWhy I Took a Break and What Comes NextWas it really a break, or did I just join the world’s longest writer’s slumber party? I’ve been quiet for a while. Not completeteknon in #hive-124452 • 2 months agoTo The Girl That Fears She’ll Fail || LOH #261If I were taken deep into the woods, where the grasses grow lush and wild and springs of fresh water tumble down a cliff and beforteknon in #hive-124452 • 5 months agoThe Double Standard of Aging For Men vs WomenI recently blew the dust off my X account and I don’t know if I’m regretting my actions because everyday I get on that app, I find something that triggers me—I guess that was…teknon in #hive-132410 • 7 months agoWe Wait, and Don't Judge YetAll of a sudden, I forgot how to walk. His stare was sharp. I could bet my job he was dissecting me, but I couldn’t tell if he was proud of what was walking toward him or just…teknon in #hive-133311 • 2 months agoSome Books Breathe Differently The library was silent, until one book sighed. Its sigh was loud and dramatic. I inched toward it and picked it up. It was coveredteknon in #hive-146620 • 4 months agoWhy I Write Even When I Don’t Feel Like ItTo be honest, I didn’t feel like writing anything today. My mind felt blank, my body just wanted to rest, and I kept telling myselteknon in #hive-146620 • 5 months agoThe Beauty Of Ordinary DaysSo my mom has this little spot in her garden where she grows pepper plants. I’ve noticed that she adores these pepper plants so muchteknon in #hive-161155 • 2 months agoCharacteristically Quiet : An EssenceEver since I came over to my parents’ house, I’ve been told that I’m too quiet but I guess I just don’t have much to say but theyteknon in #hive-161155 • 2 months agoWrong Formula, Right Story Before I even saw the Freewriters [daily prompt](teknon in #hive-161155 • 29 days agoWaiting for the VerdictI dread the release of semester results. I dread that cold that grips me the moment our class representative sends that familiar,teknon in #hive-161155 • 8 months agoSaltwater GhostsShe breathed in the salty air and pulled off the band that held her hair in a ponytail. The sky, a deep foreboding grey; the sea, dark and ominous, with waves growing choppy -…teknon in #hive-166847 • 9 months agoThe Dive (2023) || A Deep-sea Survival Thriller“Do I really want to watch one girl struggle to get a rock off another for an hour, thirty minutes?” Was the question I asked myseteknon in #hive-166847 • 9 months agoThanksgiving (2023) || A Deliciously Wicked Experience Judging from the title before venturing in, I was expecting a holiday thriller film whereby secrets of family members will be revteknon in #hive-166847 • 9 months agoDon’t Move (2024)I like it when a horror film doesn’t rely on cheap jump scares but would rather dig its claws in with dread that creeps beneath tteknon in #hive-166847 • 8 months agoThe Ledge (2022) || A Gut-wrenching Survival ThrillerThe way my jaw dropped while watching this movie is something I’m still trying to get over. The betrayal here is just crazy. Ateknon in #hive-166847 • 8 months ago Escape (2023)I never expected this movie to turn out as gritty as it did but well, I guess that’s the essence of a survival horror film right? Iteknon in #hive-166847 • 8 months agoThe Seeding(2023) || Rooted in DreadI never expected the kind of horror I got from this film and I guess I have to start bracing myself for the “evil will prevail” reteknon in #hive-166847 • 6 months ago Dangerous (2021) // A Rough-Edged Action Thriller… An action thriller with just the right amount of humor? I was sold. Of course anyone would ask why not? After all, the movie st