Something Humans Did

The Immortal

At TechCrunch's 2015 "Disrupt NY" conference, Bill Maris, managing partner at Google ventures, spoke about his quest to extend human lifespan through Google Ventures' investments in longevity technology. Maris wanted to fund start-ups that would make living to 500 and beyond a reality. "Part of it," he told Bloomberg's Katrina Brooker, "is that it is better to live than to die." Is it? I asked myself. My science fiction writer's imagination couldn't let that assumption go by unquestioned. Don't get me wrong. I want to live a long time. But for 500-plus years? I don't know. Longevity technology raises some interesting, and unaddressed, questions. Will everyone benefit from the technology, rich and poor? And if all do, what do we do with all the people on an already overcrowded planet? What would still interest a person after a few centuries of life? Can human love last for centuries? How would the young feel about having so many super-centennials around? Is human nature built to last for 500 years? Set a century from now, The Immortal looks at these questions through the story of a love triangle loosely based on the tale Cyrano de Bergerac. In it, human longevity technology plays against human evolution, two ways of beating death. One man-made, the other nature's way. About the Cover: The image of the red-headed woman was created by Jun'ichiro Seyama using Average Face for iPhone. It is an "average" of 12 red-headed women and represents a kind of everywoman. The photo of the Australopithecus afarensis skull is from the Museum of Natural History, Basel (Switzerland). Both are used under the Creative Commons licenses.

Life of an Artistic Girl in Paris

The Berk PD Case Files: The Impossible killer

(Buddy Cop AU) A seemingly impossible case and a sassy partner land in Astrid's hands as she begins her first days at the Berk Police Department. She will soon see why the BPD favours coffee....

torn apart

"it hurts like hell to be torn apartand it hurts like hell to be thrown around"

beautiful boy - rab x oc

𝗶'𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝘪𝘵 '𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲. 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂.✧༺♥༻∞　　∞༺♥༻✧regulus black x ocsocial media x modern day aulowercase intendedstrong language used!

An Uncanny Adventure

Embark on a journey of self-discovery, will you die or will you survive? Unravel a life-changing experience in this short story.

Dark Forest - Interactive Horror ShortStory

Mystery and Horror Book with multiple endings. "Dark Forest" Louis Versetti, a young man comes out of his mansion far from his father authority figure, he enters the "Dark Forest "where he will encounter supernatural and terrifying difficulties he never imagined."Dark Forest" you get to choose the course of the story, you become the main character, choose your path wisely and discover our multiple endings.Sick and tired of his father's slurs and insults, Louis decides to leaves behind a life of wealth and comfort, he wants to know the real world, what it is out there but before he can do that he enters the Dark Forest where he meets a young woman, but things are not what it seems, choose Louis Versetti's path wisely.

Greg X Rowley ~ Post Quarantine Confession; To Be Or Not To Be ~

Written by @rainboooms @ewewgross Rowley X Greg (NO NSFW)"𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚁𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚢, 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙷𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚑𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚍. 𝚁𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚝. "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜??" 𝚆𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍."~ 🥺🦋 ~After spending so much time together during quarantine, Greg and Rowley grew even more closer and closer every day, which they didn't even know was possible. To the point where Greg couldn't spend a day without him. But was he the only one who felt this way? After quarantine came to an end, Greg made a plan to finally say what he always wanted to say. How will Rowley respond?

Love, Emily xx (on hold)

"What is there more to say?" I said, averting my eyes angrily, the tears filling them up. "You weren't there for me when I needed you the most.«§»To move on, a troubled teen has to reconcile with her past and break away the walls she has built around herself.Meet Emily Walker. Sixteen years old, "vandal", problem child, expelled from twenty-two schools in three years with a nose and navel piercing in tow.But there's more to the troubled teen than can meet the eye.Em is angry at the world for labelling her as "MISUNDERSTOOD". Most of all, she is angry at her older brother who eloped with his girlfriend four years ago, leaving her heartbroken, traumatized and hurt. But what happens if said brother decides to step back into her life with his wife? Will Em be able to forgive him? Will she be able to accept him and his mistakes? Most of all, will they be able to re-ignite their lost relationship?© All Rights Reserved ©

Sequestration

The year is 2020. The world has seen the acquittal of U.S. President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial, the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Schools have been shut down, many are working from home or under different hours if they have not lost their jobs, and people are staying in their homes in an attempt to contain the spread of the disease. Bushfires threatening Australia, an Iranian General is killed, Iran launches missiles at Iraq, a Ukrainian flight crashes and kills 176, a pandemic is declared, the Dow plunges in the worst drop since 1987, the 2020 Summer Olympics are postponed until 2021, and the Indonesia volcano Krakatoa erupts... all before 1/4 of the year is over. Here is one adolescent's account.