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The signs read mainly the same thing. “God Bless,” “Anything Will Help,” and “Thank You.” Some were funny. Those sign holders seemed to get the most alms. One read “Why lie? I need a beer,” and yet another reads “Give me weed.” The bitter winter wind blew gusts in their faces. That holder raked in the even more spare change. The holders lined up along the street sitting on their sneakers like ogling, crouching statues with their hands on their placards. Tongues dry and cracked and faces scorched from the sun made the way from downtown Newark a challenge for the young business professionals that populated this part of town. Techies who drove to work with plaid shirts and six hundred thousand dollar expense cards passed these men and women on the regular. Most of them gave the standard, cookie cutter answer, “Get a job.” One particular woman, Kenisha Fender, took the time to appraise each sign. Her oak colored skin and her flowing locks made her unmistakable as her company’s CFO.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Journal
Strictly Aristotelian
Summer rain pattered on the rooftop like some incessant drummer pat-pat-patting this Wilmington, Delaware home. Horace Karl played an augmented reality game when the door opened. There was a shuffle of wet coats and an umbrella in the mudroom that aroused Karl’s attention.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Humans
Befitting a Militia
The babies cooed at each other in a playpen. It was large. The structure supported about 30 young children who looked like multi-colored cherubs. Soon came crying. Tears rolled down faces like water oozing from a spring. A single cry turned into many cries. It grew louder and louder. Their bodies fidgeted and fussed. Adults, mostly women with breasts bare and men with no shirts on their backs, rustled towards the infants. It didn’t matter whose baby one picked up. All of the adults owned all of the babies. No one cared. The women fed the babies. Their baby? No way. They just took up a child and let him or her nestle up to their bosom.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Futurism
"Talking Star: 'The Star Report': What Makes You Creep on Wifey?
Star bounces right onto the set like a round ball. Star talks about rapper Chris Kidd telling to get his sentence reduced. Mr. Torain also delves into the worst rappers of all time. A SnapChatter goes down his list of worst hip hop “artists.” Boss Chick Ronnie a.k.a. Greasy checks into the show like a swan landing on the surface of the water. She comes prepared with her own list of terrible rhyme sayers. A certain Atlanta-based rapper claims the shady crown according to Ronnie. Star claims that Nicki Minaj is still the queen. Star enjoys a woman who “fights back.” Star brings up the way that Wendy Williams treats people of color on her show.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Beat
"Talking Star: 'The Star Report': What Makes Teen Girls Rebellious?"
On Halloween, the Original Objective Hater greets his audience with a seasonal salute to the holiday. There exist plenty of topics on the docket. But Star hones in on thoughts on rebellious teen girls. Ronnie says young girls and women sometimes want to be lost. Ronnie also states that girls become unruly because of peer pressure, a lack of attention, an effort to seek attention, and a “growing pain” out of which they eventually phase.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Families
The Bright Sunlight
They stood askance. Bright purples and deep oranges speckled their faces. In the bright sunlight, the masked figures kept their hands behind their backs as if in parade rest. There stood ten of them. The wind blew the blue hair of some of the masked people standing in the Newark, Delaware corporate office complex. The vast majority of employees had left for home early this day as the company, Terry Capital, recognized Halloween as a sacred holiday. Betina Ossley walked with a stride that said purpose. As the CEO of her company she walked out last from the office. She stepped right into the standoff of the ten costumes that stood about like a copse of ill-planted evergreens. Her gait began to quicken as she saw that the rest of the parking lost remained vacant.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Horror
Talking Star: 'The Star Report': Is T.I. in Love with Iggy Azalea?
The Star Wars saga crops up in relation to N.O.R.E. and Joe Budden in relation to their hatred. But the direct idea is about T.I. and Iggy Azalea. Star doesn’t like the fact that Clifford Harris tried to make her out to be a culture vulture. N.O.R.E. has stated that Jesus Is King is “trash.” The phone lines open up with caller Black. He agrees that the album is trash. Star says that “if anyone is qualified” to say that the album is trash, it’s N.O.R.E. Mr. Torain reminds Black that “streets have no love.” Boss Chick Ronnie chimes in saying that Iggy Azalea is a “big girl” and can handle herself. She senses that Clifford Harris isn’t bitter in any way. Star puts on the paper that Harris will run for public office.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Geeks
"Talking Brook: 'Yaron Brook Show'"
After a brief spell of technological entanglement, Dr. Brook splashes into the show. The focus of the show is Medicare and a public option. A video of Sam Seder with Dr. Brook’s commentary carry the show. The good doctor still experiences some difficulties in relation to the update he performed on the software prior to the evening’s proceedings. The question of whether to use the public option or not concerns the idea of buying into a system and still keeping a private portion. Dr. Brook says that insurance companies seek knowledge on how to effectively price insurance. Like with auto insurance who charge folks despite the notion of whether they’ll get into a collision, medical insurance companies weigh whether someone will be charged more based on the fact that people get sick. For example, Dr. Brook’s puts out there the idea of obesity being more money than for someone who is fit. Bottom line, government distorts the market. Prices in the public option increase significantly if all people rush it.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in The Swamp
Talking Star: 'The Star Report: Kanye West 'Jesus Is King' Review'
“Fire!” Exclamations erupt from the mouth of Troi “Star” Torain in recognition of Kanye West’s new album. Mr. Torain wants to know if his audience knows who Fred Hammond is. He talks about Mr. West’s 501 (c)(3) still not being up and running yet. He says that Kanye’s ego is a thing that clashes with his religiosity. But he finds the project to be of substance. Star says that he’s skeptical to see an “unstable” Kanye West as commander-in-chief of the United States.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Beat
Talking Brook: 'Yaron Brook Show'
The exchange of ideas takes center stage during this monthly Contributor Hangout. From the start, Jennifer queries about Catholicism being present in Latin America. Dr. Brook goes so far as to say that other places like Europe have adopted this form of mysticism. The way that Dr. Brook is able to field questions is a revelation. He is not prepared to take these questions and answers them thoroughly and directly, just like in his other shows.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in The Swamp
Reason First: Can Rationality Prevent Murder?
In the amount of time that it took to stab his girlfriend to death, Rondell Veal could have talked out his emotions. Instead of killing her, he could have employed reason and allowed those feelings to take a backseat. Sadly, none of this happened. Veal’s sentencing of 33 years in prison after serving two years already due to the 2017 homicide of Sherrie Campbell seems to be light. What could’ve prevented this first murder in three years in the city of Newark, Delaware? (A 2014 botched robbery saw the slaying of Marcus Johnson.) The application of logic and the understanding of safeguarding human life and actually thinking before one acts would have been the keys to a more conducive interaction.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Why Is Drug Prohibition Still a Thing?
When will the insanity stop? Another young man of color, named Japree Ayers has been arrested not for robbery, rape, or homicide or any other violation of individual rights, but for drug possession and intent to deliver among other charges. His mother, Rosalyn Ayers, is on the lam for similar charges. Japree Ayers of Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware, is the latest case in the miserable track record of the feigned “War on Drugs.” One can only seek the complete dismantling of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration and the thousands of drug units at police departments across the country and even more around the world. Over some marijuana and heroin, this young man may now face time in prison. Where’s the justice? How many people did he physically perpetrate force against on his way there? While his mother may be currently evading the clutches of the law, Ayers will be looking at some considerable numbers. Possibly, if he gives up his own mother, he may do less or no time at all.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in The Swamp
