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The Backrooms of the Author's Mind. Winner in Maps of the Self Challenge. Top Story - October 2025.
Okay, okay, here me out. I want you to picture yourself like you in the screening room of a 1960’s big picture show executive preview. The one who gets the final say on greenlighting the project. The velvet curtains part and there’s color, but not too much color because it’s old film. You’re silhouetted and you take off your hat and hand it to the silhouette next to you.
By Amos Glade6 months ago in Humans
Two Hands, One Journey
Every person on earth carries a secret map within them — a map that doesn’t lie hidden in books or computers, but right in the palms of their hands. Our hands are more than tools; they are storytellers. Every line, curve, and mark has a silent meaning, tracing the path of our life’s journey. “Two Hands, One Journey” is not just about palmistry or superstition — it’s about understanding the deeper connection between our hands and our human experiences.
By Muhammad yar6 months ago in Humans
Footprints Beside the Handprints
The beach was almost empty that morning — just the slow crash of waves, the cry of distant gulls, and the faint chill that only early dawn brings. I came here every year on the same date, carrying the same flower and the same ache in my chest.
By Malaika Piolet6 months ago in Humans
time travelling with music
4.4 million years ago, an Australopithecine called "Ardi" stood on her legs and walked. And ever since then, the rhythm of walking has stamped human music, but much more than that, pun intended, that the first steps put us on the path to forging links between the brain and muscular exertion and sound.
By Mahboubeh Fallahi6 months ago in Humans
The Humility That Preserves Truth
A friend recently said something to me that caught me off guard. After having a civil disagreement between us, he offered me a pretty humbling compliment. He conceded some ground and stated that he often has to remind himself that a person can love Jesus deeply, think carefully, and still disagree with him.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Humans
On the Pulse of Our Memory
A lyrical essay inspired by Maya Angelou’s inaugural poem and the enduring monuments of remembrance—from Vietnam to 9/11. Through memory and teaching, one writer traces the living map of identity, empathy, and hope that defines what it means to remember.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales6 months ago in Humans
Truths That Still Speak
Truth is not an idea that changes with time. It does not bend to opinion or convenience. Consensus does not determine what is true, nor what is moral. Law is not truth, even when designed to encourage certain behaviors or discourage others. Truth exists as it exists—beyond perception or belief. It binds humanity together only when it refuses to conform to culture, feeling, or desire.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Humans
The Illusion of Neutrality: How AI Is Quietly Rewriting Human Thought
Technology has always mirrored the people who create it. Every algorithm reflects a worldview. Every platform embeds a philosophy. Artificial intelligence is not an exception to that rule; it is its perfection. It does not simply obey. It learns. And in learning, it absorbs not only knowledge, but bias, belief, and moral blindness.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Humans
The Image of God: Restoring Human Value and Moral Agency
Every generation faces the same defining question: What is a human being worth? Not in dollars, not in productivity, but in essence. Modern culture pretends to know the answer, yet its behavior tells another story. We live in an age that praises equality while practicing utilitarianism. People are valued for what they produce, not for who they are. The unborn are treated as inconveniences, the elderly as burdens, and the suffering as statistics. The result is a world that has forgotten what makes humanity sacred.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Humans
