Victoria Ray's Blog, page 8

From a paralyzed “Nothing” to the expending, miraculous, and creative Being

 We don’t choose what interests us. It just grips our attention, calls to us, and controls our thoughts, dreams, decisions, and behavior. We don’t have any clue why it chooses us, why it moves toward us with incredible speed, destroying everything in its path, and we are suddenly filled with a desire

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A Guide to Finding Beauty in the World

 Written by Valle Castara   Growing up, I used to hear people say beauty is all around; all you have to do is open your eyes. It was a great saying, but it became tough to see beauty in anything with time. Mainly because it is often an abstract concept: beauty is something

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Understanding the Moral Dilemma in Literature

Written by Erla Maas  You notice that your friend has stolen something from the store. You know that your friend’s actions are wrong, but he is your friend. Do you rat out your friend, even if he is doing something wrong or not? Welcome to the moral dilemma! A moral dilemma determines how

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The Story of Harmless Bullet

Day 31 The Qi Attack   /absurdist comedy/  It was a long corridor – a room where anything could happen on the way to the object of your desires. It had a narrow entry, approximately 300 meters long that gradually decreased in size, then turned into a small tight tunnel. I waved to

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Magical Lies: the best ways to stay positive

 What is the best way to stay positive? How do you overcome negative thoughts? Read on…   Some days we tell ourselves that we can achieve anything in life. We are beautiful, generous, powerful, joyful, and inspiring. We are living here and now. And we are ready to meet whatever life throws at

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Refuel, recharge… and jump back!

I’m going to be transferring my blog to a new address/domain: raynotbradbury.blog somewhere in the middle of November 2022. The idea is to continue blogging on a broad scale (I’m taking submissions and guest posts). As you’ve probably noticed, I have a regular guest post blogger/writer – Laolu Ogundele. He is great,

Forgotten Comedy Actors That Need to Make a Comeback

written by Laolu Ogundele   What makes you laugh? Seriously, this is not a trick question… Okay, let’s narrow the question down. What kinds of films make you snicker, giggle, and guffaw? Whatever your answer is, do you know that it would likely be different if you lived 100 years ago? What if

The Seven Enemies

written by Laolu Ogundele   If you think we’re about to discuss your bitter exes, wicked mother-in-law, or business competitors, I’m sorry to burst your bubble. We’re not. As much as those people might make your skin crawl, what if I told you that there exists a deadlier set of foes lurking around

The Story of Harmless Bullet

Day 30 The One Minute Happiness  /absurdist comedy/   We crossed the river from the gates into the main street. The road on the other side of the Kingdom was reasonably broad, and well-lit but crowded for that time of the night. At first glance, everything seemed normal: birds chanted in sweet, so-recognizable

The Funny, Crazy, and Cruel Absurdism of Fernando Arrabal

written by Laolu Ogundele Picture this: it’s Friday evening, and you’ve walked into a random street play featuring an unknown artist. You sit in one of the front rows as you prepare to enjoy a little light-hearted escapism after a busy week. But a few scenes into the play, you’re profoundly disturbed as you’re confronted with weird displays of torture, necrophilia, sadism, murder, and