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• Disturbed Youth's Useless Encyclopedia

  by Disturbed Youth 16 days ago

  Entry 61-

  In Japan it is practically illegal to stab your food which is why they use chopsticks instead of forks

  Entry 62- ...

• Stunned Silence

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 1 month ago

  Stunned, I stood with my mouth open. The woman turned and looked very angry. I decided to continue in the direction I was hea…

• Radioactive Vending Machine

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk about 1 month ago

  I was part of a group of college students studying in Japan. It was my first trip out of the country. I was nervous about liv…

• Little Boy

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  8/6/45
  32,000 feet above Hiroshima, Japan

  From inside the Enola Gay, 509th Composite Group commander Colonel Paul Tibbets …

• 8/6/45

  by Stovohobo 2 months ago

  August 6, 1945
  Tokyo, Japan

  The control operator suddenly leaned forward in his chair, adjusting switches and controls. His …

• Living Beauty

  by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

  Geisha is a word that can mean many things, so many things. It is a two-part word. The first part, gei, means “art.” The se…

• Initiation

  by Stovohobo 5 months ago

  Winter sighed as her mother motioned for her to step into another room.

  “Yes, mother dearest?”

  Mrs. Shields scowled. “I too…

• Reunite and Retrieve (Daniel Gate)

  by KimuraCarter 7 months ago

  “What do our mysterious employers gain by escalating mob violence?” Daniel asked. Ever since he was roped into this mystery t…

• One Last Question

  by Laine P. Grey about 1 year ago

  Guillaume was begining to feel sorry for this girl. She had simply been walking home from school, when she was swept away by …