W. Somerset Maugham Quote – Always At His Best
“Only a mediocre person is always at his best.” – W. Somerset Maugham
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Poem – Sometime In April (By Adebesin Ibraheem)
Sometime In April: The 1994 Rwandan Genocide The ancient grudge among the Rwandan clans Inflamed by the corruptive white swallows In April 94’ turned an indelible tale Etched on the bloody pages of Rwandan history The long gathering smog of apprehension Billowing in the Rwandan skies One haunting April, bade peace a bye The state head flying in […]
Read moreChimps: Natural-born killers
Why do chimpanzees kill one another? For years, many studies have shown that chimps that were observed killing one another had become more aggressive only when humans encroached on their environment. But new studies have lent weight to an alternative theory: Chimpanzees are, like humans, natural-born killers who use violence as a means of expanding their territory and increasing their […]
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The Cost of Pot Legalization
$1.4 Billion – Projected annual revenue Mexican drug cartels stand to lose because of pot legalization in Colorado and Washington State.
Read morePoem – CAPTIVES OF FREEDOM (By Alozor Michael Ikechukwu)
CAPTIVES OF FREEDOM Like birds free flying in a circus, We glide, slide our space, Glee-filled, ecstatic, Within our handlers` panegyric`s confines. We celebrate the limitedness we embraced, Brewed to skew our dawning awakening, Pegging our independence to a time, We gallivant in the memory of our identity loss. We celebrate their wearing down of us, After […]
Read moreAndré Gide Quote – Everything Must Be Said Again
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” – André Gide
Read moreRudyard Kipling Quote – Of All The Liars In The World
“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears.” – Rudyard Kipling
Read moreShort Fiction – The Dragon and the Wolf (By Lynn Long)
Once, not so long ago, there was a very sad dragon who spent all her lonely days deep in slumber within her cave. She ventured outside only to wish upon the sparkling white lights that filled an ebony sky. There, beneath the pale lights, lost in memories, the dragon would dream of a world in which she soared high into […]
Read moreUsing Experience As A Guide
“The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson.”
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