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I don't believe that this is an accurate condition for a cult. Cults can exist without inflicting harm upon others. Sort of like the Branch Davidians. They didn't hurt nobody, ...

From , which prompted this post: ... Texan Cassidy Stay had quoted Dumbledore during a memorial service for her parents and four siblings who had been tragically taken from her ...

Piano.

Life not sucking.

Thank you @Morrigan! I would like to in turn nominate @Meandbooks for insightful, thoughtful, and unabrasive reviews that I've seen on many pieces around the site. Keep up the great ...

What plot reason does making your character straight, white, able bodied, neurotypical, or various other default serve? What exactly do you mean by that? Romeo was straight, white, able bodied, ...

RIP in peace, kind sir.

As some of you may know, I'm now working/living in Vancouver. Today, my friend and I visited Stanley Park, and it was quite the experience. Just leaving the house Peculiar ...

@pretzelsing If you're writing for yourself, why are you putting your stories on a website where others can see them? I see your point, writing for me is usually therapeutic ...

"Writing is fun" No, it is not. If writing is fun for you, nobody is going to read what you're writing. Writing is torturous, slow, grueling, and incredibly rewarding -- ...

I believe you are being cheated, and as a freelancer, I believe you are not setting up concrete enough boundaries for yourself. Freelancers are seen as desperate for whatever job ...

I see you, little console.

@Snoink: The real term is close to "dearest father": batushka, батюшка. I've done some reading, and it honestly sort of looks like the Church is its own little political party. ...

@Snoink: Religion in Russia, right now, is a corrupt farce. Reverend Fathers (our priests, I think? I'm not certain of the exact English translation of the term I'm thinking of) ...

If religion asks you to murder someone etc. It isn't religion, it is something a human made up. Well, if you're a Christian, the Crusades... If you're Jewish, the burning ...