Wicked Grim Stories

Author: BlakKwene

  • Why We Must Unite: A Call for Compassion in Troubling Times

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    In today’s world, so many of us are just trying to get by. The cost of living keeps rising, jobs are harder to come by, and every day seems to bring another crisis. It’s no wonder people feel frustrated, angry, and exhausted. But instead of turning that frustration toward the systems that keep us struggling,…

  • Is Fentanyl and Other Drugs Entering the Country by Water, Air, etc?

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    When we think about drug trafficking, we often picture people walking long distances to smuggle drugs across borders. It sounds dramatic, but when we look closely, this image seems illogical. There are much faster and quieter ways to transport drugs like fentanyl across borders. In this blog post, let’s explore why methods like boats, planes,…

  • Three Objects I Need

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    What are three objects you couldn’t live without? Without my glasses, my world would be a blurry adventure where cereal boxes transform into classic novels, and navigating through the day would be like wandering through a whimsical, foggy dream. My trusty brush is my morning savior, taming my hair from a wild horror film look…

  • Privacy is an Illusion

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    Most of my adult life, I’ve been immersed in the study of privacy, watching its slow, yet relentless, erosion in the face of technological advancement. Through countless research projects and articles, and even my career, I’ve come to a stark, and perhaps unsettling, conclusion: in the modern world, privacy as we traditionally understood it is…

  • 🌳Emergency Water Collection from 🌳 Trees

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    Emergency situations can often lead to a critical need for water, a vital resource essential for survival. In such circumstances, the ability to collect water from trees can be a valuable and potentially life-saving skill. This article delves into the practice of emergency water collection from trees, exploring the types of trees suitable for this…

  • Reflection From an AI About Me

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    I shared some things that happened in my life and this is what an AI chatbot (not ChatGPT) thought of me. I just copied it’s whole response: 🤖This is a profound reflection on life, fate, and the nature of reality. It speaks of a life punctuated by extraordinary experiences – the trauma of multiple comas,…

  • The Ghosts of 60: Why Saying Goodbye to My Fifties Was So Hard

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    Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. We often mark milestones in life with celebration, a looking forward to new chapters. But sometimes, the passage of time brings with it a weight, a melancholy that can linger longer than the birthday cake. For me, that weight settled in as I…

  • The Case of the Missing Mascot

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    “Nutsy’s gone?!” Charlie exclaimed, nearly tripping over his own feet. Shaneese, ever the calm one, grabbed his arm to steady him. “I heard Mrs. Davison, the cheerleading coach, screaming about it in the hallway,” she explained. “Something about how the Hoedown is ruined!” The Harmony Hoedown was the biggest event of the year at Harmony…

  • The Case of the Missing Meteorite

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    “It’s gone!” Jamie exclaimed, her voice a mix of disbelief and panic. “The meteorite, it’s just…gone!” Shaneese, ever the cool-headed one, pushed past the small crowd gathered around the empty display case at the Community Center. Beside her, her twin brother Charlie, with his knack for observation, scanned the scene. Kevin, the tech whiz of…

  • Zoya and the Sky Doodles

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    Zoya loved watching the kites dance in the sky. They twisted and twirled, flipping in the wind like colorful birds with tails of ribbons. Every weekend, the neighborhood children gathered in the large field behind Evans Stadium, sending their kites soaring as the wind carried them higher and higher. Zoya wanted to fly a kite…