Novel Allen
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You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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The Lone Mouse
A lone mouse scurries through a vast, desolate desert landscape under an awakening twilight sky. The sand dunes are sculpted by wind into abstract, flowing forms. In the distance, the silhouette of a broken, geometric structure hints at an ancient civilization. There is a dramatic contrast of chiaroscuro lighting, emphasizing deep shadows and stark highlights... a highly detailed concept art style.
By Novel Allenabout a month ago in Fiction
Smart phones, Humans and Aliens.. Top Story - January 2026.
WARNING. I will be tapping into one of your favorite creative tensions: The absurdity of humans worshipping their glowing rectangles as if they were tiny oracles. There’s something deliciously poetic about that contradiction, and it lends itself beautifully to an instructive proviso.
By Novel Allen2 months ago in Poets
Aristotle and the Student of Logic.
🌀 Aristotle’s Logic… Gone Delightfully Haywire Aristotle stood beneath the olive tree, stroking his beard with the serene confidence of a man who believed the universe could be tamed by syllogisms... That it could be schooled by reasoning in which conclusions are drawn from two premises, with a common or middle term being present in the premises...but not in the conclusion.
By Novel Allen2 months ago in Fiction
On Aging well.
When you learn something new, your memory center lights up like a Christmas tree...stimulating it, creating a loop of new information. That stimulation is like a workout for the hippocampus. (The elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the centre of emotion, memory, and the autonomic nervous system).
By Novel Allen2 months ago in Fiction
S.I.L.E.N.C.E...Please!. Honorable Mention in Public Announcement Challenge. Top Story - January 2026.
This is a proclamation disguised in fury, do not be fooled by its beauty. Worship it as a warning disguised as prayer...an announcement dripping with impassioned, vehement ire.
By Novel Allen2 months ago in Poets
Warm blessings
Bless those kind souls who Still take the time to comment Truly, it warms hearts. ''''''''''' Hoping the new year will usher in changes. Many of your comments take a while to become visible below my stories, so I am way behind on answering. But I try my best to read a story or two of the kind commentor - when I see the notification, as best I can.
By Novel Allen2 months ago in Poets
