“If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.”~Bob Dole American politician and attorney Bob Dole was born on this day in 1923.
Author: JJ Shaun
Random Quote for July 21, 2025
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.”~Ernest Hemingway American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist Ernest Hemingway was born on this day in 1899.
The Frost Tower
Rain slicked the stones of the path like old glass, turning it into a treacherous trail toward the Frost Tower. Lash moved with practiced ease, boots steady on the slick surface. She’d tracked the horned beasts across frozen ridges and slept in hollow trees to escape the cold bite of death. But today, she wasn’t … Continue reading The Frost Tower
Random Quote for July 19, 2025
“Under the rule of a repressive whole, liberty can be made into a powerful instrument of domination.”~Herbert Marcuse German–American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist Herbert Marcuse was born on this day in 1898.
Random Quote for July 18, 2025
“Congress: Bingo with billions.”~Red Skelton American actor, artist, and comedian Red Skelton was born on this day in 1913.
Random Quote for July 17, 2025
“…racist thought and action says far more about the person they come from than the person they are directed at.”~Chris Crutcher American novelist and family therapist, Chris Crutcher was born on this day in 1946.
Random Quote for July 16, 2025
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”~Ida B. Wells American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and leader during the early civil rights movement, Ida B. Wells was born on this day in 1862.
Random Quote for July 15, 2025
“Governments have always tried to crush reform movements, to destroy ideas, to kill the thing that cannot die. Without regard to history, which shows that no Government have ever succeeded in doing this, they go on trying in the old, senseless way.”~Emmeline Pankhurst British political activist Emmeline Pankhurst was born on this day in 1858.
Random Quote for July 14, 2025
“No system in the world is so well-designed that it can’t grow stale, rigid, or corrupted by those who benefit most from it.”~Esther Dyson Swiss-born American investor, journalist, author, commentator, and philanthropist Esther Dyson was born on this day in 1951,
Mu’Yan: The Lost Child
A cool wind sweeps through the ancient forest, rustling the leaves of the towering oaks, whispering secrets in the oldest of languages. The trees stand like silent sentinels, branches heavy with the weight of centuries, roots reaching deep in the earth. To those who know the woods, as does Mu’Yan, it is home, a vast, … Continue reading Mu’Yan: The Lost Child
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