"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Creative Writing
Continuing to try my hand at non-argumentative writing, I've posted a few things on a writers' website called ReadWave. Most are "regular" submissions; some are for their weekly writing challenges. The most recent subject is "It happened in a minute. Here's my offering. (If you "like" it, I could win... nothing.)
And here's another, for their previous challenge, on "The first time." (The picture above is, as you'll see, particularly relevant.)
It's fun for me, if mostly inconsequential; but no doubt healthier than the shit I post here most of the time.
[Image source]
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