The Truth Unfolds — Lauren found herself in her bedroom suite at sunrise with no recollection of returning to her bedroom suite. There were no signs of the arms that came out of the walls, the dark shadow or the fog she had seen the previous night. …

Whispers In the Mist — Lauren no longer knew if she was dreaming or awake. She watched as arms emerged from the walls, reaching for her. A dark shadow flowed across the floor. Frozen in terror, Lauren watched as it invaded her porous skin, spreading into the veins throughout her body. …

My family rejected and abandoned me because of my mental illnesses — I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to figure out my feelings. I checked the time. Ugh — 1:00 pm. I can’t decide if I’m still tired or not. I opted to try and get out of bed. Shower? No. Don’t feel up to it right now. Throwing…

The celebrity you think messaged you is really a scammer — Instagram is home to celebrity impersonators; I’ve gotten messages from several celebrities I follow. They all follow a script, literally. All the initial messages have been the same: They created an account to thank their followers for being fans, and they really appreciate the loyalty of following them and liking…

And it sure as fuck ain’t you! — Numerous writers on Medium “offer” their services in helping you get more followers, how to write, how to tag, how to set up your account to promote tips and subscriptions and how to become a top writer. It’s clickbait bullshit. But there’s one particular writer who will stoop to the…

What I’ve been doing and what I’ll be doing for the next little while — To My Followers and Potential Future Followers, As my readership and followings drop daily, I thought it only right I explain why I haven’t published anything new in quite a while. I went from posting at least one piece a day directly to none and the resulting consequences are discouraging. …

Can I come up with 100 ideas in 20 minutes? Let’s see! — Here’s my attempt at 100 ideas in 20 minutes. A baby giggling. Flowers covered in dew. Dinosaurs roaming the earth. Pink Floyd. “The Last of the Mohicans.” A bumblebee’s sting. The sky is blue. The grass is greener on the other side. I won’t make my list in 20 minutes. …

PHINEAS GAGE IMPALED THROUGH BRAIN AND SURVIVES WITH NO LASTING DAMAGE! — On September 13, 1848, an American railroad foreman, Phineas Gage, survived a traumatic brain injury. An iron rod penetrated his skull and destroyed most of his left frontal lobe. He was left with no permanent damage, although some said his personality changed. All that’s known about Gage’s early life is…

MAE JEMISON IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE IN SPACE! — On September 12, 1992, Mae Carol Jemison was the first black female African American woman to go to space. She spent over a week in the space shuttle Endeavour orbiting the earth. She was the only African American woman astronaut at that time. Introduced to science as a child, she…