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Alternate Realities – The Daily PPILL #107 Fiction Edition

Alternate Realities – The Daily PPILL #107 Fiction Edition

I just had the weirdest idea. I am imagining a story. A group of scientist has been working for a few years on a new technology. Something revolutionary, but also very powerful. Something like a solve-all-energy-issues-in-the-world powerful. They struggle to make it...
Independence and Freedom – The Daily PPILL #106

Independence and Freedom – The Daily PPILL #106

These are two different things. The Revolutionary War gave us the first one. Independence from a King and from the British Empire. This meant we became distinct, and separate. What has given us freedom, for each of us, has been this grand idea imprinted for the ages...
What’s for breakfast? – The Daily PPILL #101

What’s for breakfast? – The Daily PPILL #101

I started out this project with the aim of building a daily writing habit. After hitting my 100th article, it feels easier but now other questions start to come to mind. As anybody engaged in any creative endeavor, I am also mindful of the audience, and while I am not...
The bumper sticker – The Daily PPILL #96

The bumper sticker – The Daily PPILL #96

We have seen it. Someone is driving around with a sticker attached to the back of their vehicle. Sometimes offensive, sometimes funny. We assume that whatever the content is, is something that the driver “stands for”. Some are mass-produced stickers. Some...
Pride or Chutzpah? – The Daily PPILL #86

Pride or Chutzpah? – The Daily PPILL #86

We all celebrate pride. When there is a true reason to feel proud, you should walk around with your head high, with nothing to feel ashamed of. Sometimes is difficult. If you have been humiliated, wronged, and bullied, it takes an extra dose of righteousness to keep...