Today’s Global Climate Strike was a retaliation against willful ignorance. It was compelled by necessity, a stance against deceitful ideologies and empty promises.
This is what happens when the world is run by those with more past, than future. By those who've acquired so much wealth and influence that they can shield themselves and their descendants from harm while the rest of the world burns. The planet will be fine. It is us who will perish. Us who will become a spec on the endless spectrum of time, our history buried under the ashes of our own ruin. What I mourn, is everything else we'll wipe away along with us -- art, literature, music, architecture -- thousands of years of us and billions of years of evolution, up in flames. And it makes me wonder: does this kind of arrogance not deserve demise? With our end coming from the darkest depths of the cosmos, I can find peace. But to be the cause, the catalyst of own extinction..? Today's Global Climate Strike was the first of countless steps we will have to take, firmly and with dire urgency, if we are to have a chance at safeguarding any future. But it was a big step. One which inspired hope. May it be the beginning of a great many things.
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Chances are that by now you've heard of (or been compelled by friends/family to watch) This is Us. But with all the options out there is it worth the investment? Lets find out! To preface, I happen to be a huge proponent of fragmented narrative. Prime examples would include the masterpieces of Christopher Nolan (ie. Memento, The Prestige) and Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction). But what is fragmented narrative? Simply put, a story can either been told linearly (from A to B/start to finish) or broken up into pieces in a manner that allows for drawing connections between events and people. If you’ve watched AMC’s The Killing you’re well familiar with multiple storylines that move concurrently. And if you’re a sleuth at heart and live for twists that baffle and delight, then you’ll certainly appreciate this mode of storytelling. This is Us is not a crime mystery, though, so why a fragmented narrative? Because even crime mysteries are less about the crime and more about the people who committed it. Or were victimized by it. Affected, and changed by it. We watch shows because they allow for self-growth through vicarious experience of circumstances we'll likely never be in. For better, or for worse. Let’s start with our first all-star and my personal favorite: JACK |
It is an eerily beautiful night. The downpour is nearly horizontal, and the bare branches of trees outside are cutting into the hissing wind. It's late, but nowhere near past my bedtime. And like most nights I am kept up by a thought.
I was thinking to our early ancestors. The ones without language. Ones who communicated with sighs and grunts and angry shouts. With looks and with their body language.
When I imagine myself living way back then, it's beyond inconceivable that one day, people would be able to communicate with words, in hundreds of different languages. That one day, we'd be able to soar into the sky inside metal beasts, or see and hear people who are alive, but not 'here'.
Television.
The internet.
Gluten-free cookies.
Global warming.
Most people fear us repeating history. But what I fear for the most is the history we may never get to make. It's terrifying for me to think that after millions of years of evolution, after all that we've accomplished, we could very well be mere decades from extinction.
Yes. It is an eerily beautiful night. But it heeds us a warning. One day I will be on my deathbed, wrinkly and old, and on that day, as I prepare to say goodbye to our beautiful world, I'd like to gaze through the ceiling of my room, envisioning a future that is long, and distant, and glorious. I'd like to be able to imagine it as wondrous and not frightful.
Imagine us further down the path of evolution.
Will we have wings? Glowing eyes? Dark skin impenetrable by UV rays? Extra limbs? What will we look like? Sound like?Think like? And would we look back at the internet, at social media, and our current technologies in museums with wonder and nostalgia? Or would we have been long gone, millennia ago?
What a shame it would be to have come this far, only to let the greed of a few bury us all.
I was thinking to our early ancestors. The ones without language. Ones who communicated with sighs and grunts and angry shouts. With looks and with their body language.
When I imagine myself living way back then, it's beyond inconceivable that one day, people would be able to communicate with words, in hundreds of different languages. That one day, we'd be able to soar into the sky inside metal beasts, or see and hear people who are alive, but not 'here'.
Television.
The internet.
Gluten-free cookies.
Global warming.
Most people fear us repeating history. But what I fear for the most is the history we may never get to make. It's terrifying for me to think that after millions of years of evolution, after all that we've accomplished, we could very well be mere decades from extinction.
Yes. It is an eerily beautiful night. But it heeds us a warning. One day I will be on my deathbed, wrinkly and old, and on that day, as I prepare to say goodbye to our beautiful world, I'd like to gaze through the ceiling of my room, envisioning a future that is long, and distant, and glorious. I'd like to be able to imagine it as wondrous and not frightful.
Imagine us further down the path of evolution.
Will we have wings? Glowing eyes? Dark skin impenetrable by UV rays? Extra limbs? What will we look like? Sound like?Think like? And would we look back at the internet, at social media, and our current technologies in museums with wonder and nostalgia? Or would we have been long gone, millennia ago?
What a shame it would be to have come this far, only to let the greed of a few bury us all.
I'm so happy with how this cover turned out and just had to share it! Look out for The Harbinger on January 31st, 2017 on Amazon, and all other major online retailers! |
Hello lovelies! I am so happy, humbled, and proud to announce that my debut novel, The Fray Theory - Resonance, has ranked #1 on The Somewhere Library's list of top 10 books of 2016, out of a total of 106 books! There is nothing quite like getting to share something of yourself with people and have them genuinely enjoy it. I am truly grateful! CLICK HERE to check out the post for yourself! |
After nearly two months of non-stop work, the cover for The Harbinger is finally done! I'm so excited to be nearing the publication date for the first novella in The Fray Theory series! If you'd like to check out the first novel in the series, click here! And if you've already read The Fray Theory, and would like to place a pre-order on Amazon for the first novella, The Harbinger, click here! ;D Love, Nelou |
Great news, everyone! The Fray Theory - Resonance is now officially published! For a limited-time introductory price of $2.99 you can grab the ebook in Kindle Format, and if you're all about physical copies, you can grab a Paperback for only $12.99! If you enjoy the story, please take a minute and leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads. Reviews are extremely important, especially for a debut author, and I will be forever grateful for your support! Thank you in advance ;D. Love, Nelou |
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Thank you so much Shrilaxmi for subscribing! I sincerely hope you enjoy the novel!
And to all my other lovely subscribers, keep it here! I will continue to host a monthly giveaway as a small thank you for all your support. And the prizes are only going to get better and better with time!
All my love,
Nelou