2 Peter 2:1-3 King James Version 1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a

Diana Perkins left this note to Playtime Co. for their mandatory Survey: “Hi! I usually don't take surveys, and I don't know what the "dealt with" means, but okay, then! So... My job's been... Okay? I mean, I met this pretty little girl in playcare! My name is Diana. I'm 58. I'm African-American. I'm new to this job, so... Yeah! I worked at playcare as a Janitor. I also work taking boxes to be shipped to stores! Before I did my last shipment, I saw this pretty little Roma gir

Theresa’s Point of View: I look at my BFF, my biracial boo, Melanie Mariah Summers. Melanie is half-black, half-white, but used to look white. Getting my G.E.D. is the best thing that's ever happened to me! Melody let us stay with Uncle Carter, and I love him so much! I'm so glad that we get our happiness! ☺️ This is a new beginning for us! I'm so excited! 😆 Melanie & I went to the store to buy all the ice cream we wanted, but Melody said “We are NOT spending $200 for some i

Melanie’s Point of View: Present Day, 17-year-old Theresa is here with me in 2005. I don't know what is going on with her because she is tossing and turning in the bed that Melody & Ariel let us use until we can go live with Theresa's Uncle Carter. Carter says that a lot of the “toy” kids have moved out into homes made for tiny people. I hope to own a home one day. Theresa's dream must be awful. She's yelling in her sleep. What is she even dreaming about? Within The Realm of

Melanie’s Point of View: I remember when Jemina died in the hour of joy… Theresa was so angry that Jemina died that she murdered the toy that she found out killed Jemina just a week before we escaped the factory. That toy was Andrew Gilligan, a mini Huggy Wuggy. Theresa has made a memorial for Jemina using old photos of Jemina and used to spend lots of time with Jimmy Jackson making a journal of their memories with Jemina. Now, those journals are just memories. Present Day.

You can have this read aloud with Natural Readers or SPeech notes with the speaker button. I would encourage you to look through the advice I've shared because much of it comes from my own experience developing and playing text adventure games, especially with Quest. A lot of these suggestions can significantly improve player engagement and usability. One feature I strongly recommend is a settings menu. A settings menu can serve many purposes, including quality-of-life featur

Yìhán, a Chinese woman with big eyes, doubled lids, and no slant gave birth to Mǐnxīn, the exact opposite. Yìhán was ashamed of her child's face, embarrassed for her child in her own words as soon as she processed the child. It was no longer 2036, but 2045, just nine years after 2036, and yet she still felt ashamed of East Asian facial features regarding the eyes. Being from South Jǐn yáo Timville, she was baffled that she even had a child with such rare eyes. Yìhán's newborn

After a while, another division happened in China. A group of people left and formed their own nation. Many of the people who left had slanted eyes, small eyes, or monolids. They no longer felt welcome in their own country because they were constantly mocked and treated as unattractive or embarrassing because of their ethnic features. Over time, the harassment became unbearable, so they decided to leave and create a separate nation called Yǎtíng, named after their leader. In

In the year 2036, when the electric firmament of mankind had swollen into a hideous and ever-watchful nervous system stretched across the continents, there arose from the phosphorescent abysses of the internet a species of malice so pervasive and infernal that no healthy mind could wholly apprehend its dimensions without some gradual loosening of sanity itself. The thing spread not as plague alone, but as philosophy — a bleak and sneering contagion born from anonymous multitu

Have there ever been cases where Chinese people openly acknowledged or even bragged about the stereotype that others see them as highly intelligent? For example, imagine a Chinese mother telling her daughter something like: “People already assume Chinese people are smart. Other countries look at us and think we’re geniuses. Parents compare their kids to Chinese children and say, ‘Why can’t you study like them?’” From my personal experience as a Black person, I have seen some

The first patrolmen who entered the little house on Gresham Street were men of no extraordinary constitution. They were merely officers Carl Hensley and Clyde Mercer, both weary from a long November shift, both expecting the commonplace vulgarities of mortal crime: a drunkard's corpse, perhaps, or some domestic butchery performed in a fit of primitive rage. Neither man possessed the slightest preparation for what awaited beyond that warped oak door. The house itself stood cro

A lot of people say a movie “bombed at the box office,” and then assume that means the movie was bad. That’s not actually true. A box office failure has nothing to do with the quality of a film—it only describes the financial performance during its theatrical release. A “box office bomb” simply means a movie did not earn back enough money in theaters to cover its production and marketing costs. That’s it. It is a financial label, not a quality rating. A movie can be amazing,

How to Use Screenshot Saturday and Reddit to Market Your Game One of the biggest ways indie games gain traction online is through: Screenshot Saturday Gameplay GIFs Short gameplay videos Reddit posts Twitter/X clips Trailers A lot of indie games started getting attention because developers consistently posted eye-catching gameplay online. The most important thing to understand: Static screenshots help. But gameplay videos and GIFs are usually far more effective because they i

How to Promote Your Book on Twitter/X for More Traction Why Twitter/X Still Works for Writers X (formerly Twitter) Twitter/X is still one of the best places for: Sharing book updates Posting trailers Showing artwork Building a reader audience Networking with writers Posting short videos and GIFs The platform moves very fast, so visual content matters far more than giant text posts. The biggest thing to understand: Videos and GIFs usually perform much better than plain images

How to Scientifically Make People More Interested in Your Book Good marketing is not only about luck. There are actual psychological and scientific principles that increase the chances of readers becoming emotionally attached to stories. The goal is: Attention Curiosity Emotional connection Visual memory Retention People remember stories better when multiple senses are involved: Visuals Audio Emotion Motion That is why: Audiobooks GIFs Comics Animated scenes Trailers can dram

How to Make a Rezona Game Without Losing Your Mind 1. Plan Your Game First Before you start throwing code together, figure out what kind of game you actually want to make. Ask yourself: What genre is it? What does the player do? What is the goal? What art style do you want? What mechanics matter most? Even a rough idea helps a lot. Following pure whim can work, but having a loose plan keeps the project from turning into chaos later. 2. Figure Out What Sprites You Need Once yo