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I’m sure that like me, many of you also grew up hearing stories about giants—be they from the Bible, Jack’s infamous Bean Stalk, or in the grocery store aisle in the form of every child’s favorite Jolly green giant—and it’s probably crossed your mind at least once what you would…

If you could, would you disappear? Have you ever thought about where you would go or what you would do?

Recently, I learned of two very interesting stories that I feel highlight, from the perspective of survival and science, the very true adage: “Never solve a temporary problem with a permanent solution.”

Without realizing it, I’ve grown older. I don’t enjoy the same things that I did when I had just reached adulthood. Instead of spending my time locked into a video game or doom scrolling through TikTok, I find myself wanting to connect with real life. I want to go to…

First there were three, then five, now eight missing top UFO scientists—and it’s not just this news that has conspiracy theorists reaching for their tin foil hats—there have also been mysterious sounds and lights in our night sky. Not to mention President Trump has ordered full alien disclosure and former…

The Bible says money is the root of all evil and the Beatles claim you can’t buy their love, so just what does it mean to be like King Solomon with hordes of gold lying at your feet? Most of us will never experience the world looking askance at us,…

While living in upstate [Redbud] New York, or the snow belt, this Southern girl learned a few things about winter weather.

I absolutely dread flying. Traveling solo has its perks — you move at the beat of your own drum — but you also have to deal with sitting next to a stranger on a flight. Not bueno.

As the new year creeps in, I’ve come to the realization that I’ve actually read far more books than I anticipated. Making myself my own case study did the trick. Setting the bar low for my reading goal propelled me into success. I’ve always hyperfixated on reaching a number because…

Clouds grew dark and the soft pitter-patter of what the people of Oakville, Washington believed to be rain could be heard tapping against windows and dancing across rooftops. A summer storm was underway, and no one thought much of it… at first.

Occasionally, I will introduce a topic of conversation that most assuredly will be received with questioning looks because I often forget everyone is not as nerdy as me and therefore not as apt to randomly research obscure subjects as myself. For instance, one such topic is the story of the…