Daily writing promptWhat’s the most profound piece of advice you’ve been given? Did you take it?View all responses The most profound piece of advice I’ve ever received came from my grandfather, near the end of his life. He said, “Don’t confuse motion with progress.” At first, I thought I understood it. But honestly, I didn’t. …
©2026 xunholyanubisx When I think about social classes and the stereotypes surrounding who gets to call themselves a “real author,” I feel a familiar frustration rising in my chest. There’s an unspoken hierarchy in the literary world—one that suggests legitimacy comes from a traditional publishing deal, a physical book on a shelf, and an advance …
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The Beautiful Feast of the Valley—Heb Nefer en Inet—was not a mourning. Let me be clear from the start: this was a celebration. Every year, as the Nile's summer heat began to haze the horizon, the living would cross the river to the west bank of Thebes. Not to weep. To feast. Imagine the tomb …
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Daily writing promptWhat is the meaning of life?View all responses To me, the meaning of life is growth, mental elevation, and the pursuit of becoming something greater than we once were. Humanity’s story, especially through ancient history, shows how civilizations constantly pushed beyond limits to achieve greatness. From the Egyptians to the Romans, every society …
List your top 5 favorite fruits. I love all kinds of different fruits. However, I am also picky about my fruits too. So here is some of my favorite fruits. Comment if you have some in common or got suggestions for me to try. 1.) Kiwi 🥝 Absolutely amazing. One fruit I cannot live without. …
How Do I Handle Stress? Stress doesn’t leave me the same way it finds me. It shows up loud—heavy, restless, sitting on my shoulders like it belongs there. But over time, I’ve found my own ways to quiet it down, to take that weight and break it into something I can actually carry. Gaming is …
How do I handle failure? Failure used to feel like a verdict. Like something that stamped a moment in permanent ink and said, this is what you are. It felt heavy, personal, almost humiliating—like the world had just quietly confirmed a fear I didn’t want to name out loud. But over time, I’ve started to …
From where I stand—writer, gamer, hereditary white witch—silence isn’t just absence. It’s a presence in its own right. As a writer, silence offers the pause between words where the real meaning forms. It’s the gap that lets a sentence breathe, a scene settle, a character’s unspoken pain land harder than any dialogue could. Without silence, …
How do I hope my family remembers me? I don’t think I want to be remembered as perfect. Not as someone who had everything figured out, or someone who never made mistakes. That kind of memory feels distant… almost untouchable. I’d rather be remembered as real. I hope my family remembers me in moments, not …
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? As a hereditary witch, my connection to Samhain runs deeper than simple celebration—it feels like a homecoming written into my bones. It’s not just a date on the wheel of the year; it’s a threshold, a sacred pause where everything seen and unseen draws closer …