Opression Stories

This is my first poetry collection. I'm more proud of some of these than others, but I hope you all like them.

our minds are made up of fragments. we spend our lives trying to keep them together, sacrificing our sanity. but what happens when we lose our minds? when we can feel the delicately formed spindles of our consciousness completely obliterate? what happens when we are pushed over the edge and witness ourselves fall apart? we watch. we watch from our rock bottom. we watch as our entire being is split into snippets and pieces, desperately scavenging for a piece that can revive who we were before. my name is Kyria Tamzil, and these are the splinters of my mind.

In a distant future where Earth is ruled by an unseen godlike tyrant known only as The Highest One, humanity has been chained in a system of lies, war, and control for over twelve thousand years. Enforced by the elite Seven Nobles and their ruthless Shadow Agents, a single world government keeps nations fractured, citizens divided by class, and rebellion crushed from orbit. Suspended above the planet is the shattered husk of the moon-once a powerful weapons base now fractured, its remnants a scar in the sky and a symbol of defiance. But hidden beneath the ruins of forgotten civilizations and buried history lies an ancient prophecy: that a child of light shall rise, a phoenix reborn to ignite a revolution against the forces that enslave mankind. Long erased from records and memory, this prophecy becomes a beacon in the darkness when a mysterious sage awakens supernatural power and launches the first blow against the lunar oppressors, triggering a cataclysm that sends the world spiraling into chaos. As the Great People's War erupts across continents and starless skies, factions rise, loyalties fracture, and the truth begins to surface-truth about humanity's origins, the lost golden age of Avallon, and the divine spark still hidden within the human soul. At the heart of it all is the search for the prophesied child, whose awakening is said to save the world and bring liberation to all of mankind.

As Ghost delves deeper into the files he decrypted, he uncovers the dark truth behind Neon Life Corp's newest project. The powerful corporation is using advanced neurotechnology to control people's minds. They plan to manipulate the masses through their digital devices. This discovery sends chills down Ghost's spine, and he realizes he can't fight this battle alone. He seeks out the Renegades. A group of rebels fighting the corporate influence in the city. Will they help him expose Neon Life's sinister plan and restore balance to society? Will they succeed? Or will the power of technology triumph over free will?

Before the first chapter of The Spider's Truth ever begins, whispers are already spreading through the kingdom of Celestria. Whispers of unease. Of doubt. Of people beginning to notice cracks in the foundation of faith that has ruled their lives for generations. This series gathers those whispers, letting you, the reader, decide what is fact and what is fabricated. Anonymous letters, some are confessions, others desperate pleas. Notes tucked under temple doors, nailed to market stalls, passed hand-to-hand in quiet terror. Each letter comes from an ordinary citizen living under a holy tithe they cannot escape and a crown that demands more every season. None of the writers know the whole truth, only that something is wrong, and that getting caught speaking of it means death. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: These letters take place in the world of my upcoming fantasy novel, The Spider's Truth, but you do not need to know the story to read them. They stand on their own, small windows into a kingdom built on fear, debt, and secrets no one dares speak aloud. These letters do not spoil the events of my novel. Instead, they explore the world around it: the fear, the tension, the questioning, and the small acts of defiance that begin the bubbling of rebellion in the shadows long before a story truly begins. Thank you for reading! -Ann

Ces pages vous ouvrent les portes de mon petit monde. Vous y trouverez chacun de mes textes, nouvelles et pensées en espérant qu'ils vous plaisent.

by Paulo Freire Translated by Myra Bergman Ramos With an Introduction by Donaldo Macedo 2005 The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc 15 East 26,h Street, New York, NY 10010 The Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX Copyright © 1970, 1993 by Paulo Freire Introduction © 2000 by Donaldo Macedo All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Freire, Paulo, 1921[Pedagogia del oprimido. English] Pedagogy of the oppressed / Paulo Freire ; translated by Myra Bergman Ramos ; introduction by Donaldo Macedo.-30th anniversary ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8264-1276-9 (alk. paper) 1. Freire, Paulo, 1921- 2. Education-Philosophy. 3. Popular education-Philosophy. 4. Critical pedagogy. I. Title. LB880.F73 P4313 2000 370.11*5-dc21 00-030304

This is my story. A story of a normal guy, living his normal life. Dealing with depression and facing life as it is.

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As civil discourse in America declines to an all-time low, the Warrior Party, an Authoritarian, Progressive regime takes control of society. Hate speech is made illegal, freedom of expression is squandered, and the calendars are reset to YEAR 01. Long Live New America...

𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 😳😳 𝘏𝘪𝘪 𝘴𝘰 𝘐𝘮 𝘢 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘮 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘤 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘐𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘰 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 *𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧* 😭😭

Lucas knows nothing of the outside world, except for what he's heard from stories, tales of an age long past. But, as an Elocrac, a group of people kept under oppression by the Elarch Monarchy for reasons hundreds of years in the past, and who are considered less than human, he doesn't have the right to see outside of the walls surrounding his country. In fact, just his and his people's very existence is punishable by death or slavery And despite past attempts to change this...rebellion has been smashed time after time But something is different about Luke. Is it his bloodline? Is it destiny? Or is it simply just his will to set the bar straight and to set his people free

Angels live amongst us. With crooked halos and tattered wings, they walk among us and try to remember what it felt like to be holy, spreading their remains of what were once glorious wings and remembering what it felt like to soar. It has been 54 years since Godfall, 54 years since magic had reigned and wind and immortality had flowed in Angel veins. 54 years of opression, cruelty and hatred. Ayzel is an angel, having lived in the slums of Tethoris her entire life, she doesn't truly know what it means to be happy, or free. When Angels start disappearing from their homes and one of Ayzel's closest friends goes missing she is forced to leave the city on the run. But she isn't going into hiding.

Imagine a world where schizophrenia isn't considered a mental illness, but is actually a complex and diabolical scheme the government invented to take control of those who have been 'diagnosed'. In reality, that population have actually been born with a gift that gives them the ability to see into other dimensions and communicate to those that live within it - but that ability has been labelled as 'delusions' and 'psychosis'. These gifts are extremely powerful, and the governments around the world have been threatened by these abilities for centuries as they view them as a threat to their power. Written by AI after I gave it the prompt and guidance, this story delves into what this could be like. Enjoy...

Sometimes thing don't line up like you expect them too. And some take that better than others sometimes all it takes to bring you back down is a coffee and the chance to run one out