An ex or former so-called friend will betray or otherwise harm you, kick you aside and then double back to try to crawl into your presence. As painful as it might be, you probably should never let them in your life again. Truth(ish) Hurts The things a person says while angry are the beliefs theyContinueContinue reading “They Don’t Deserve You: Ditching No-Good People”
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Chante Mallard: The Killer Nursing Assistant
Chante Mallard from CourtTV.com Whatever happened to the killer nursing assistant Chante Mallard? If you don’t remember, on October 26, 2001, in Fort Worth, Texas, after a night fueled by liquor, weed and ecstasy, nursing assistant Chante Mallard, born June 22, 1976, hopped in her car to drop off her friend Tee. What should’ve endedContinueContinue reading “Chante Mallard: The Killer Nursing Assistant”
How to Write Better
Buy my books now available on Etsy on how to write better for business owners, college students and others who just want to learn how to write better emails, texts and other documents. This article was written by Jermaine Reed, MFA, the Editor-in-Chief of The Reeders Block, who also works an Adjunct College Professor andContinueContinue reading “How to Write Better”
The Murder of Ryan Thornton: A South Side Story
Ryan Thornton. Photo from Ryan Thornton’s Facebook Page If anybody has a Chicago story, it’s Ryan Thornton, who was murdered April 23, 2017, at the age of 30, a father of four. Ryan, AKA Fly, was a friend of mine. Later, he faced murder charges. Opposite of the serious charges he was facing, Ryan smiledContinueContinue reading “The Murder of Ryan Thornton: A South Side Story”
The Misunderstanding of Phoenix Jones, a Real-Life Superhero
Photo of Self-Proclaimed Superhero Phoenix Joes. Photo from NBC. Phoenix Jones, born Benjamin Fodor in 1988, was is symbolic of what a superhero is: misunderstood but well-intentioned. In case you don’t know, Phoenix Jones is the self-proclaimed real-life superhero from Seattle, Washington, who’s also a former daycare teacher and MMA fighter. He is the manContinueContinue reading “The Misunderstanding of Phoenix Jones, a Real-Life Superhero”
A Convicted Felon President Might be a Good Thing
Photo from Boston University. Recently, former president and hopeful 2024 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, yet he remains on the campaign trail. While Democrats, including President Joe Biden, are using the label “convicted felon” to further degrade Trump’s image, something about a convicted felon president is as American as itContinueContinue reading “A Convicted Felon President Might be a Good Thing”
“Rust” Movie Armorer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Rust Movie Armorer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison after On-Set Shooting Death
How to Write with Ai
Photo from FreePik.com You’ve probably had a report or essay due within a day, which happened to be the day after a hard night out. With a headache booming in your skull, you sat down at the computer, queued up the ChatGPT app and instructed it to write a paper. And then you saw theContinueContinue reading “How to Write with Ai”
Jonathan Majors Found Guilty
Actor Johnathan Majors was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. After attempting to or actually taking Majors’s phone from his hand after allegedly seeing a text from what she thought was another girl, Jabbari said he “pried her finger from the phone, grabbed her arm and right hand, twisted her forearm and struckContinueContinue reading “Jonathan Majors Found Guilty”
Philosophers Say Numbers Aren’t Real, but They’re Wrong
What exactly is the number 4? Yes, it can be written as 4 or four or anyway depending on the time or language, but what is it? What is a number? When you think about it, you might not know or be able to articulate the answer to these questions, like most people. Philosophers argueContinueContinue reading “Philosophers Say Numbers Aren’t Real, but They’re Wrong”
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