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My father’s mother was the biggest hoarder I ever came across. While most people hold vague recollections of their grandparents owing to their warm smiles, distinctive perfumes, or generous offerings, …

“There once lived an ancient man who sought the secret to immortality.” “This soul feared death more than anything else in the world. His creaking bones and sagging face were …

When I got my first tattoo, I remember being afraid of what the people in my life would think. After all, one of the earliest things I was ever taught …

For decades I’ve watched as noble, true hearted people have fallen victim to charismatic men with a twisted visions at their lowest moments.  I watched as people met their fates …

“The scorpion and the frog is a tale as old as time.” “A scorpion once found itself in need of passage across a river. As such, it reached out to …

Meiji. To most, this word refers to a specific era. However If you were associated with the Odawara, this word symbolizes an apocalypse. It was a moment where the sun …

There was a cat that used to go around the neighbourhood; some stray that belonged to no-one. I would watch it come into the street, over the garden wall of …

At Up in Smoke, you could smell it. You could see it. You fuckin’ choked on it. The flames were barely ignited, and plumes of smoke converged over Old School …

I was fifteen years old when I went into a coma. They thought my life was over. Every single success I’d had up until that point meant absolutely nothing. Pam …

Dinner time at the Newton household was always weird. See, my old man always invited over my Uncle Dave. Pops and Dave had run the streets together for years. Every …