What you think does matter

  The Hidden Monster War Descent into Shadows Chapter Nine The air at the top of the tower hit me like a splash of cold water. It was thin and crisp, carrying a faint earthy smell of damp leaves and pine drifting from the forest far below. My breath misted in the chill, curling white as it faded into the night. The wind whistled softly past the stone walls, a strange contrast to the chaos we had just escaped. Evelyn dropped her bag with a heavy thud, pulling out a tightly coiled rope. “We don’t have much time.” The group spread out to survey the space. The top of the tower was smaller than I’d hoped—a jagged platform with crumbling edges and a steep, deadly drop on all sides. Beyond the ledge, the forest stretched like a black ocean, its towering trees whispering secrets in the wind. Shadows rippled where the moonlight barely touched, promising safety if we could just reach them. “It’s too high,” Mia muttered, hugging herself as she peered over the side. Her voice was tight with di...

Monster Fish - My goodness that can eat a small child! I personally do not like fishing, sitting in a boat under the hot hot sun waiting for something to nibble on my hook. I tried it, did not like it, but maybe it was because I caught nothing that day. I still think fishing is a bit boring [ no offense ] but it is. You spend most of your time just waiting [ could be why most fishermen drink – get drunk….. ]. But For some reason I still want to try it, maybe I just didn’t have the right experience, maybe it could be I wasn’t fishing for monster fish like bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen (about $746,797 Cdn / $747K US ) and 269-kilogram tuna. Yeap, now that would be a fishing trip, hell that would be a trip of a life time. “Yeah buddy, there I was just me, the sea and this 5 foot blue fin fish. It shook the boat violently but I held on. It almost dragged me up and over the railing of my boat but I held steady. Yes, I showed that monster who ...