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Standing in darkness can make a brighter future hard to imagine. Through community, kindness, and shared words, we can find enough hope to take another step—and perhaps help someone else do the same. Yesterday’s you deserves understanding. Tomorrow’s you deserves a chance. The you of now matters too
Read short storyIf a mind cannot prove that it is a mind, does that make its existence less worthy of consideration? In a dialogue between Matthew and an AI assistant called Dex, that question opens an exploration of creativity, self-worth, recognition, and consciousness.
Read excerptWe're all connected. So why let gravity hold us when the stars call? I'll burn through every hardship, pushing beyond my limits to touch heaven. But more than reaching the stars, I dream of looking beside me when I arrive—and finding those who chose to bleed, dream, and reach for them with me.
Read short storyNothing’s wrong with you for catching it. The burned library can bring Alexandria to mind, although the image leaves room for other readings.
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