In conversation, Asheville author and Air Force veteran Joanie Leyva Dickson often describes herself as “blessed.” Yet some ...

Baldur's Gate 3 is easily one of the most iconic role-playing games ever created, and while Larian Studios has officially moved on from giving players additional content or updates, the community ...

The legend of Simone de Beauvoir—of how an obedient Catholic schoolgirl cast off her rigid, patriarchal upbringing to become the high priestess of existential feminism—is often narrated as a love ...

FAIRMONT – The customer stopped, looked twice and gave a self-conscious grin. “I’m sorry – what?” he said. Casey Stedman’s smile was more dazzling. “I said, ‘you’re just gonna have to put your money ...

The high school student Sawako Kuronuma is loathed by her classmates, as various rumors manifested in the school that she could see ghosts and curse people. The reason for this is the similarity of ...

Humans are forging a false god, yet what they want may be not divinity itself, but the right to own it. On crowded trains, more people stand with their backs against the wall, saying it helps prevent ...

When you are pushing forward with your work and business every day, don't you ever have moments where you suddenly stop and feel like you've run out of mental energy, wondering, "Why do things not ...

From cosmic creators to local shrine protectors, anime is full of deities that shape worlds, guide mortals, and embody ancient myths in fresh ways. Some rule on a multiversal scale with a snap of ...