Styliani woke with a jolt. Her dream fading with an odd finality and she almost resented the empty feeling that replaced the former warmth. She sat up and adjusted her eyesight to the near dark, in the flimsy shelter the tent offered her. The sound which woke her took a moment to resume and sheContinue reading “Story Time (1)”
Author Archives: Maxine Stockton
My Dream House
All people see houses as a place to gain shelter and give basic needs such as water and somewhere to get your mail sent lol. But I have more of a different requirement list, which most would find odd. I see a house as a commitment, same as any commitment that you make to aContinue reading “My Dream House”
Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Parodies
For all the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes I have included each story title, description, year and the movie, tv show or book the story is parodying with the parody link and trailer/video! Even found the hard ones that A.I. couldn’t. Enjoy! Treehouse of Horror I – 1990 – S02E03 Story #1 Bad Dream HouseContinue reading “Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Parodies”
Halloween Movies to Watch 2025
This year I had to go backwards for many of the movies, to fill in the categories. But luckily a few really good ones from the past, which I had forgotten to watch and even a few new ones were found. Hope you enjoy them. I’m going to provide 4 of my top picks inContinue reading “Halloween Movies to Watch 2025”
Pondering Again
Please see my last pondering list if you have any questions. Here are some more random things that I’ve been thinking about in my spare time: 1. I wouldn’t like being tall, due to top of the fridge dust… I know it sounds like a random statement, but I only realise when I wear highContinue reading “Pondering Again”
Things that Stupid People Believe
Ok, people try their best to appear at least slightly intelligent. But now a days we unfortunately have all the knowledge of the world at our fingertips and can look something up in a second. Suddenly all those extremely smart people who memorised all the non-fiction books and were the best at their jobs, suddenlyContinue reading “Things that Stupid People Believe”
The Light Creates More Shadows
How the darkness becomes menacing, well it happens very slowly. You’ll read a scary story and feel that fear creeping up on you. You laugh at first as you realise how tense your muscles have become, then almost gasp as you realise you were holding your breath. You try calm yourself but your eyes dartContinue reading “The Light Creates More Shadows”
Coding
Stop using the word incorrectly! One of my pet peeves is when incredibly stupid people use a buzz word incorrectly to try sound smart. Coding and AI are two such words. We all know my take of people using AI incorrectly by the meme I created: Now Coding is another one that idiots parade aroundContinue reading “Coding”
Pondering
When my brain is left without anything to focus on, well, I get random thoughts to ponder, here are a couple that come up continuously; 1. Do tone-deaf people not know that they are singing badly, or do they really want the people around them to suffer? I mean, the reason you speak loudly isContinue reading “Pondering”
Education or Ignorance?
So many kids have been left behind, by the system. This is not only an error, but an actual killing of high potential. They are murdering abilities by this mediocre effort towards giving kids an actual and relevant education. Why is children’s education treated as a group project rather then as the snowflakes they actuallyContinue reading “Education or Ignorance?”
Maxine the Magnificent 