Hello, Steemit friends. Thank you for all your support. I have been silent for longer than usual, and I'm afraid I am going to have to stay that way, probably permanently. The situation is that I know

The Internet, bookstores, and magazine racks are packed with information on how to be successful, like this article on Forbes: "15 Surprising Things Productive People Do Differently." I am confident

Chapter 1 Chapter 6 Penelope was awoken in the morning by a sound she very rarely heard inside her mother's house. It was the sound of her father's voice. Scarcely daring to believe it, she leapt out of

Chapter 1 Chapter 5 Georgie and Hayden tried to contrive the most believable story possible, but one that would also keep Penelope out of the news and the police away from them. They seemed to have no

Chapter 1 Chapter 4 After Penelope had taken a nap, she sat down with Georgie and the other woman, Hayden, in a cozy living room to be told "everything." "Now," Georgie began, settling

Chapter 1 Chapter 3 Let me go. Please, let me go. I've done enough... I've done enough... ...for you... Scrubbing the infinitely filthy thing, all Penelope knew was that she had to keep moving. She had

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Anna often found that she was not dealing directly with life but with fears of life. When she told her ex-husband over the phone that his tone was disrespectful, what she truly felt

Chapter 1 The morning brought tears. Penelope had once broken her foot. She had overheard some girls at school making fun of her. The family dog had died when she was 8. She knew what it was to be so jealous

Penelope slipped her feet into the sea. It was a pleasant night, but no silhouettes were visible on any of the docks spanning the coast. A sliver of moon reflected on the water that gently rolled to shore.

I made up a new Lego game! Game Rules Put a bunch of Lego pieces into a sack. Take any people apart before putting them in. One player counts aloud as another player chooses a piece without looking. (I

I'll be honest, I have been like an ostrich for the past few months. I have barely been reading the news, which is hypocritical. But news about Trump is impossible to escape, and in all my ignorance I

If humans didn't have a sense of smell, it would be unimaginable. Even saying we can "sense vibrations" could mean anything from sound vibrations to tactile vibrations. Simply describing function

The vowel sounds are identical to Spanish. ...OK, longer version: Japanese may be hard overall, but few languages are easier to pronounce. ・The consonants are the same as ours, except for "r"

What's the worst thing a person can be? How about racist? Well, a lot of us have racist grandparents. Are your grandparents the worst people you know? Hm. Think about the biggest assholes you know. What's

Part I・Part II ・Part III・Part IV・Part V The audience has [long since] chosen 1: Call out to her. Don't spook her by creeping up. "Sarah!" I realize I don't have any explanation prepared. To tell

There's a movie called Arrival playing in theaters right now. It's about a translator interacting with aliens who have landed on Earth so that humanity can understand the alien language and why they have

We know America has been a hodgepodge of cultures ever since its inception, when British invaders, Native Americans, and African slaves all exchanged cultures. So it's bizarre that many Americans seem

Part I・Part II ・Part III・Part IV The audience has split and chosen both options. "Wait!" I cry. She pauses, waiting as I scramble for the words to express the sudden panic in my chest. "I...have

If you're like anyone with an Internet connection or ears, you have been hearing a lot of outrage over Trump's victory. If you're like many people, you can't comprehend how this could ever have been possible.

Part I・Part II ・Part III Rebelmeow has chosen 1: Try to help her. Even though she's been a brat, she's still just a child. I don't know if I could live with myself if I left her to die. I slowly creep