Psychological

" NO HARD FEELINGS "
In the realm of romantic comedies, "No Hard Feelings" stands as a refreshing departure from the conventional boy-meets-girl storyline. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky and co-written with John Phillips, this 2023 American film takes audiences on a hilarious and heartwarming journey that challenges societal norms and explores the complexities of love and self-discovery.
By ARUN KUMAR2 years ago in Fiction
Pulse
Everything went black. The whole room surrounding me, and everything in it, simply vanished. Along with it, went my memory.
By Tressa Rose2 years ago in Fiction
The Mortal Masquerade: A Microfiction. Content Warning.
Opulence, by its very definition, is cruel. I have watched for hours and hours while these aristocrats have reveled in their frivolous masquerade. All in this place was gathered for them at enormous expense, a novel concept by their reckoning. The orchestra was airy, the dances were joyous, and hundreds of goblets passed many hands, the wine the color of blood. Here in their den of iniquity, they drowned themselves in riches and dulled their senses with pride and arrogance. They have all but forgotten the terrors they abandoned to the world outside their sealed fortress walls. This is why they could never divine my purpose.
By Ian Read2 years ago in Fiction
Gassed. Content Warning.
My wife and I ate dinner at some high-class restaurant in town. There were about fifteen other couples inside, eating as well. Everyone was enjoying their meal and minding their own business. There were just enough workers here tonight to keep things running smoothly. It would be a perfect date night for my wife and me, I remember thinking.
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Fiction
The true price of intelligence
Elyis resided in Willowbrook, a peaceful community surrounded by undulating hills and a tranquil river. It was clear from an early age that Elyis was exceptionally bright. His mind was a never-ending quest for knowledge, and his eyes shone with inquisitiveness.
By Grace Adeoye2 years ago in Fiction
Reign of Fire
"I can smell the fire coming," Captain Jake said, even before the alarms went off at the station. A minute later, the alarms blared. He was a seasoned fireman with years of experience and always knew when a fire was coming. Jake was a real hero, not like the fake comic book hero’s you see in the movies or television. Jake actually saves lives for a living.
By Alex H Mittelman 2 years ago in Fiction
Daisy Chains
To me now, the image of a seven-year old girl as a stern and humourless technical instructor is comical. It’s an image that must have been purged from my memory shortly after experiencing it, only to be reconstructed when I reached an age where Catherine O’Reilly’s inscrutable withering glare was not so intimidating. At the time, I had assumed that she was as skeptical as everyone else of a boy wanting to learn how to make a daisy chain. But as I avoided eye-contact, instead watching her hands as she described the proper place to pierce the daisy’s stem (“here”, she said, tolerating no differing opinions about proper stem piercing placement), something in her voice told me that it was not my gender that bothered her. Daisy chains were serious business to her, not something for amateurs to trifle with, and artisans do not teach.
By Michael Atkins-Prescott2 years ago in Fiction
No Good Deed
As the movie ended, Lena felt a great sense of relief. She had enjoyed the film, no question and, as always, was guiltily gleeful at having finished - but for the unpopped kernels - a medium buttered popcorn and a medium soda. It was a full-on treat night for her. And, yet, she felt the flutter of her anxiety working its way from her stomach to her throat. “Impeded, no doubt, by popcorn and carbonation,” she thought to herself.
By Marie McGrath2 years ago in Fiction
Why Do You Trust Your Shadow?. Content Warning.
Do you trust your shadow? If you do...why? From the cradle To the Grave It follows you Doesn't help you When you need help
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Fiction
Echoes of Eternity
In a world where dreams and reality often collide in the most unexpected of ways, two souls stand on the precipice of a connection that defies time itself. Sophia, a museum curator with an insatiable fascination for history, and James, a talented musician haunted by the elusive melody of his unwritten symphony, were two strangers living disparate lives. Yet, a mystical force, like the wisps of a forgotten love story, drew them inexorably closer.
By Vico Andiar2 years ago in Fiction
A man
Tick A man does not create. Tick A man cannot create. Tick A man merely observes. Tick Learns. Tick Processes.
By Alessandro La Martina2 years ago in Fiction
'long long long' is too long
The silence was one of the things Benjamin cherished most about his village. In most other inhabited places, people contributed to creating a deafening and cacophonous atmosphere, undoubtedly useful for raising spirits or slipping unnoticed through market stalls but not for appreciating those little sounds that Benjamin loved more than anything else. If you had come across a phrase like, "Antiquarian Benjamin Hayes finds the strength to wake up in the morning only because he knows he can enjoy some small noises," back then, it might have been almost entirely true, if not entirely false.
By Alessandro La Martina2 years ago in Fiction