Tag: Hell

The doctors told Tammy not to ride horses while pregnant because she was at high risk for miscarriage, but she rode anyway. She gave up her maternal rights before my first birthday. She did not want to be a mom to me. Between nine months and three years old, my sense of security and stability ...

The one who slept with his wife’s sister Hello nice old couple, welcome to my bar. Please, sit, and enjoy. I’m sure you won’t be any trouble, you both look as quiet as mice. I know you’ve been fu*king my sister. What do you take me for you filthy piece of sh*t? F...

Recently, there has been news circulating about the uncertainty surrounding the highly anticipated The Last of Us multiplayer game developed by Naughty Dog. Let’s delve into the concerns raised by industry insiders and speculate on the future of Naughty Dog delivering a successful li...

I have an embarrassing admission. I go to Starbucks regularly. Who wouldn’t want the same-ness of it all, day after day? Who wouldn’t want the queues of people waiting for coffee despite having more Starbucks per square kilometer in central Bangkok than confused backpacker zomb...

You mean Silicon Valley, right? No, dude. If I had meant Silicon Valley, I would have said Silicon Valley. I didn’t get it wrong, I don’t have dementia, amnesia or had a few too many drinks last night. I am completely aware of my surroundings, and what I just said, because I live in it. ...

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, GuoGuang Opera Company restaged its award-winning Peking opera titled Journey through Hell at the National Theatre in Taipei, Taiwan last week. Inspired by a Ming-dynasty (1368–1644 AD) novel, the troupe, together with its brilliant playwright ...

You’re warned about the devil. I was, anyway. A half-folkloric, half-real presence that no one ever really told you how seriously you should take. Baptized and confirmed, sent from one Catholic school to another, I picked up somewhere in the somnolent classes the idea that God was real. The...

On a 1926 cover of the Viennese magazine Die Stunde, there are several parts that brilliantly sum up the contradictory situation in Vienna at the time, shifting between harsh economic reality, political tribulations, social decadence and hedonism. On top, a line about raising coal prices, in th...

In my Christian university, a professor leading a group discussion slowly raised the idea of universalism. The class jumped on him like Christians have always jumped on heretics. Everyone in the room was trying to prove why he was wrong, and I led the charge. I had all the biblical tools in my tool ...

AI legaltech is like the ‘Easy Button’ from Staples, but for law. One click and suddenly, you’re not totally screwed. Hey, it’s DubG from Mom Versus The World, and let me tell you, pro se divorce is like navigating a maze blindfolded with your hands tied behind your back. But...

“What the hell Stan!” she shouted as the military men finally let her go. “Guys, you didn’t have to be so rough!” Stan, her old college professor, shouted. “She resisted,” one of the men said as they exited the large tent. “They came to my hou...

I’m sitting in my college dorm, and it’s the middle of the night—when nothing good happens. Certainly, no good comes from being alone when your mind attacks you. I remember two things: I wrote a poem about the faces I was seeing and the voices I was hearing. I ran out of my room be...