John Smith

Joined August 2025

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Man is mortal.

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why I read Banned Books
The first time I picked up a banned book, I felt like I was doing something illegal. My palms were actually sweating. It was just a paperback. No alarm wires. No secret cameras. Just a story someone, somewhere, had decided other people shouldn’t read.
By John Smithabout a month ago in Geeks
God Forbid
God forbid I admit I don’t always know what I’m doing. God forbid I stop pretending I’m fine. I learned early how to pray with clean hands,
By John Smithabout a month ago in Poets
Birds's Migration
The first time I noticed the birds leaving, I was standing in a parking lot with groceries melting in my hands and a knot in my chest I didn’t know how to name. The sky felt bigger than usual. Emptier. Like something was already missing.
By John Smithabout a month ago in Earth
Beyond Epstein
The night I stopped thinking about Epstein as a person and started thinking about him as a mirror, I couldn’t sleep. Not because of fear.
By John Smithabout a month ago in Humans
Power of Silence
The room was loud, but what scared me most was the silence I was about to create. My phone buzzed again on the table, lighting up with a name I hadn’t saved but knew by heart. I watched it vibrate itself tired, then stop. I didn’t pick it up. For the first time in a long time, I let the silence win.
By John Smithabout a month ago in Humans
Beyond Epstein
I didn’t know how to stop watching the news. It started as a quick scroll—just a check-in, like I was being responsible. Then it became a kind of hunger. A need to see the latest twist, the latest headline, the latest detail that made my stomach twist into knots.
By John Smithabout a month ago in Humans
The Epstein Files
I didn’t plan to fall down the Epstein files rabbit hole. It started the way these things usually do—one headline, one late night, one uneasy feeling I couldn’t shake.
By John Smithabout a month ago in Geeks
Inside the Epstein Files
The first time I opened the Epstein files, my stomach tightened in a way I didn’t expect. Not because of shock—I thought I was prepared.
By John Smithabout a month ago in The Swamp
The Night I Stopped Waiting
The night I stopped waiting was quiet, almost ordinary, which felt unfair somehow. I was sitting on the edge of my bed,
By John Smith2 months ago in Poets
The Myth of “Strong Enough”
I used to believe “strong enough” was a finish line. Like if I just pushed a little harder, swallowed a little more, stayed a little longer, I’d finally earn rest.
By John Smith2 months ago in Geeks
The Spy Who Changed History
The first time I realized history could pivot on a single, terrified human decision, I wasn’t reading a textbook. I was sitting alone at night, wondering whether one honest choice could ruin my own life.
By John Smith2 months ago in Geeks
My Mother in law's last words unlocked a secret that changed my marriage forever!
The night my mother-in-law died, she whispered something that cracked my marriage wide open. Not in a dramatic, movie-scene way.
By John Smith2 months ago in Families