I made a challenge where everyone who entered gave me a prompt. With that prompt, I’d create a story. This is the 1st story. I wrote another one for this prompt that would probably be better but I don’t know. I may post it if it’s requested...

The Prompt: You fall for a character in a book you are reading. Later, you find out the character might have been based on a real person. Where does it go from here? Taliesin is the one who gave me the prompt.

Perseus Jackson is a guy that EVERY girl would dream of. He’s respectful, sarcastic, funny, and he treats his girl right. But, he is fictional...

The author of these series has confirmed that Percy was inspired by one of his students.

For those of you who don’t know, Percy Jackson is a demigod son of poseidon and a descendant of Neptune. He’s dating Annabeth Chase, the badass daughter of Athena who dreams of becoming an architect.

The kid who inspired Rick Riordan had ADHD and Dyslexia, just like Percy Jackson and every other demigod. They’re dyslexic because they’re wired to read ancient greek (or latin if they’re a roman demigod).

Anyway, why do I have such a huge crush on him? I don’t know. I mean he’s different from 99% of the male population. No offense to all the guys out there.

In some ways he reminds me of my boyfriend. The sass, the respectfulness, and their love for their girlfriend!

However, I know my boyfriend is much better for me. Not just because he’s not fictional.

I am curious from time to time about the kid Percy is based on. Partially due to my brother’s dyslexia and ADHD. I’d like to think if we’d ever met, I could ask him about overcoming ADHD and Dyslexia. I’d also like to know if his personality actually matched Percy’s. Who knows, maybe we’d become friends.

Would I try to find him or pursue a relationship with him? No... I’m happy with my relationship for one. Also I want to date for love, not some silly school girl crush. And truthfully, I’ve been growing out of that crush.

On a rough draft for a research paper, I got a 90% and the teacher says "this is an essay, not a research paper. It's actually creative writing..." And then she gave me a 70% on the final draft (that I turned in 2 minutes after turning in the rough draft) because it's not a research paper.

And I was like "Biotch! I DID THE RESEARCH! I WROTE THE PAPER! I SAY IT'S A RESEARCH PAPER! IT'S AN EFFING RESEARCH PAPER! I DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS IF YOU SAY IT'S NOT! I SAID IT IS, I CREATED, SO IF I SAY IT IS, THEN IT IS!!!!"

Now I didn't say that to her because that's just rude but then I was thinking "OF COURSE IT'S CREATIVE WRITING! I AM A WRITER! I DO CREATIVE WRITING! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME WOMAN! LEAVE. ME. ALONEEE! I WANT TO WRITE CREATIVELY AND RESEARCH PAPERS ARE BORING!" I didn't say that to her either.

I'mma post my research paper too.

*waits 5 years for the document to open*

What is more interesting than an ancient statue of three Greek goddesses lounging around? Well, a lot of things are but you have to admit, you're curious now. Female Figures from the Parthenon is a statue built by someone, whom we do not know. Experts have concluded that Alkamenes or Pheidias sculpted the image of the three goddesses, however, there is always the possibility they are wrong. Built between 438 and 432 BC in Athens, Greece, Female Figures from the Parthenon was sculpted for the Parthenon, a Greek temple dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, and crafts. However, this intricate piece of art has been taken from its home and now resides in the British Museum, where it is on permanent display. So, without further ado, let's hop on this rollercoaster as I tell you what my extensive research has taught me about this mysterious piece. It didn't teach me much either. Not much is known about Alkamenes' (or Pheidias') statue for the Parthenon, Female Figures from the Parthenon. Most knowledge we have on the statue is made off of assumptions. We don't even know if Alkamenes sculpted this masterpiece!

Female Figures from the Parthenon depicts three women, assumed to be three goddesses, lounging around. These goddesses are believed to be Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite. This does not make sense though, as Aphrodite and Athena were said to hate each other, in mythology, and why would a statue of a goddess be in a temple dedicated to a goddess that hated her? It makes sense that Dione is in Athena's temple, because Dione was Athena's mother, according to mythology. The British Museum does state that Dione was Aphrodite's mother instead of Athena’s, but other sources of mythology state otherwise. Another theory is that two of the figures are Gaia and Thalassa, an image depicting the sea lounging in the earth's lap. The three figures appear to adorned with girdled chitons. One figure is lounging in another's lap, her shoulder bare as though she cannot fix her sleeve. Although, she probably can't fix it because none of them have hands, feet, or heads. The lady acting as a chair for the first appears to be sitting on a step made of stone to support herself and the other figure reclining in her lap. The last female figure appears to be crouching as though she is in the midst of standing up. She has her foot positioned as though to support and push her body upwards.

There are several mediums that sculptors can use for a project, such as clay or marble. The Female Figures from the Parthenon was sculpted with marble. The sculpture has a dimension of 123 centimeters (about 4 feet) in height and 233 centimeters ( about 7.5 feet) in length. The sculptor most likely used a carving technique, where they cautiously chipped away piece by piece of the marble to make the sculpture. This technique takes a lot of skill, patience, and a steady hand because one wrong move will ruin the whole piece.

The sculpture is made of many lines and shapes. Being composed of many curved lines is part of what gives it the realistic look it has. The statue doesn't have a color except for the regular gray of the marble it was sculpted from. The artist accurately proportionized the figures to realistically depict their size. They also perfectly balanced the sculpture so that it didn't fall in on itself from the weight and also looks perfect! There seems to be a symmetrical pattern to the piece as well.

During this period, the Parthenon was being built in ancient Greece, the Athena Parthenos, a statue of ivory and gold is made for the Parthenon, the city of Capua was attacked and fell in Italy, wars between the Athenians and other countries break out, Greek colony Heraclea is founded in Italy, and the Chinese Marquis Yi of Zeng was buried. However, it is difficult to say what the artist was trying to say with this piece because there is not much known about it. In ancient Greece, there was a polytheistic religion where the Greeks worshipped many gods such as Athena, the goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, and crafts, and Hades, the god of the underworld, the one who punished the damned and rewarded the good. Women, children, and slaves were not citizens and women couldn't even go outside without their husband's permission. Men were free, unless they were slaves, and were the only ones who could write and read. Children went to school until they were 18 and helped with the household chores. There was one different city-state, Sparta. In Sparta, men and women were practically equal. Women were warriors, they didn't need their husband's approval (actually often men had to get their wives' approval for certain things), and they ran businesses as well! The significance of this artwork is the art itself. It is a mystery that no one can find the answers for. Even with clues from everyday life.

As you can see, the aura of mystery surrounding Female Figures from the Parthenon makes it intriguing. The ideas of possible theories being made is thrilling as well. It gives one all the more reason to research about Female Figures from the Parthenon and ancient Greece.

Works Cited:

“432 BC.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 June 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/432_BC.

“438 BC.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Feb. 2016, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/438_BC.

“Greece: Parthenon.” The British Museum, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/greece-parthenon.

“Meet the Greeks!Daily Life in Ancient Greece.” Daily Life in Ancient Greece for Kids and Teachers - Ancient Greece for Kids, greece.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html.

“The Parthenon (Article) | Ancient Greece.” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/greece-etruria-rome/a/the-parthenon.

You.

Yes you.

Reading this now.

I am nothing but a stranger to you,

And you are nothing but a stranger to me.

But I know a few things about you...

You're reading this right now and I can tell at least one of your thoughts....

"How do they know anything about me?"

That's one thing I know about you.

The second is that you have taken the time to read this far.

Stop reading now, it's boring...

You don't listen, I said stop reading...

You dare devil! That's number 3, that you don't follow directions,

Not all the time anyway... But that's good.

Sometimes the rules prevent us from doing something right.

Four: You, like I, have had hardships in life.

Am I correct? Of course I am.

Are you even alive if you haven't had hardships?

This is five. You want to feel peace.

May I tell you a secret stranger, my new friend?

If you want to feel peace, let go of your grudges and forgive.

Lastly, You've made it this far in life and you can make it farther.

I know you can. You're stronger than you know, even when you feel weak and alone.

So forgive those who've wronged you, let those who love you in, and smile.

Thank you for not listening and reading all the way through.

Did you know that (at least in America) they have been elevating the deaths from COVID-19 by saying that the cause of death was COVID if you tested positive at the time of your death. So, if you die in a car wreck but test positive at the time of your death, they say you died from COVID. So, cross me once, I’ll stab you twice and when you test positive with COVID they’ll just pump up the numbers!

Of Course, there is another way to get you killed. I’ll tell the Clintons you’re planning on testifying against them in court and then you’ll somehow mysteriously end up dead (probably a “suicide”) just like Epstein.

Or I’ll kill you and bury your body under a tree. No one will dig up the tree because of social outcry, your body would fertilize the tree, and the roots would most likely tear your body to shreds as you decompse.

But the question is, will I kill you, or will I let you live on and let karma kill you herself?

When I was 1, I didn’t know who I was.

When I was 2, I didn’t know how to listen.

When I was 3, I didn’t know everyone else could hear, something I couldn’t do.

When I was 4, I didn’t know I’d try killing myself 10 years later.

When I was 5, I didn’t know that I’d be dating someone secretly at 15 because my parents had this stupid rule.

When I was 6, I didn’t know that I was years away from puberty.

When I was 7, I didn’t know what they’d expect from me.

When I was 8, I didn’t know what condemned means.

When I was 9, I didn’t know I was growing up too early.

When I was 10, I didn’t know that starving myself was a problem.

When I was 11, I didn’t know my father was going to take advantage of my innocence.

When I was 12, I didn’t know what molestation was.

When I was 13, I didn’t know how to say “no” because fear controlled me.

When I was 14, I didn’t know there was hope.

When I was 15, I didn’t know he’d be so calm and not blame me for saying yes.

When I was 16, I didn’t know that he’d still love me.

I didn’t know, but I wish I had....

Shadows here!

There are 2 ways I could have a wedding and be content with it.

1) My husband and I discreetly go to a courthouse with a witness or 2, probably his family or something, I'm not 100% how it works. We dress nice but not over the top fancy. Maybe him in nice jeans and a button down with his hair combed just the way we like it. We say our vows and sign the papers and I'll take his last name, unless he doesn't want me to, then he can take mine or we can hyphenate ours together or something. Then we go out to our favorite restuarant and celebrate our marriage alone and talk about whether we want to wait before we do a honeymoon or not or even if we have a honeymoon. Then a few weeks to a month later we have a party where we celebrate our marriage with some family and friends but nothing fancy and big. Like a small barbecue.

OR

2) My husband and I get married in the Fall/early spring (Like February 28th) outside and we have a "legit" wedding where we have guests. We'd dress simple but elegant and maybe one or 2 bridesmaids and all but he'd have a say in it too (obviously). We'll invite our families and do a Celtic tradition called handfasting, I don't have the vows anymore but I can find them again. My dad might walk me down the aisle or maybe I'd walk alone, I think I'd walk alone. And I'd want to have it set up so I can get a picture of my husband's reaction when he sees me as well as all the guests'. For the party, there would be no alchol, not even fake alchol and we'd have pizza because pizza is fricking delicious (and I'm sure my future husband would think so ;)) and why the hell not, I'm on this earth for a good time! Then I'd dance with him and I'd so hope that the first song we dance to is our song and that the song that I walk down the aisle to is May I by Trading Yesterday or Beautiful in White by Shane Filan (I think that's the name of the artist) But I don't know. And our wedding cake will be chocolate (sorry baby, if you think that's a bad idea) and I will bake the cake because I love to bake. And then we'll play the cupid shuffle and all will be swell and then I will spend the rest of my life with the man I love.

Both are rather simple ideas, at least in my opinion.

~ Shadows

#Wedding

#Dream

#Love

#Simple

Look into my broken eyes

And you will find,

I have the most colorful soul,

Being dimmed,

By this cruel world.

~ Shadows

I have seen many posts from this guy I follow about atheism on my own account as well as this account. It's Shadows writing this.

I do not believe my God, the christian God, is homophobic, I believe he is forgiving. I believe Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us ALL from our sins, regardless of race, religion, sins, sexual preference, etc. I believe gays have an equal chance to be saved and go to heaven as Christians do.

Now here is where I will shock everyone... I do not believe just because you go to church every Sunday you go to heaven. I do not believe it is mandatory for a Christian to go to church every Sunday or even at all.

This is what I believe...

Do not take God's name in vain. Usually we take this to mean don't say such things as "Oh my God" or "Jesus Christ" but I believe there is more to it. I believe that it means that Christians should not go around telling athiests or anyone that they are going to Hell regardless. I have heard Christians tell gays they'll go to Hell. Tell self-harmers they'll go to Hell. Tell suicidals they'll go to Hell. Tell nonbelievers they'll go to Hell. Tell people with tattoos they'll go to Hell. I believe that in a way, this is taking God's name in vain and I do not believe this is right. Christians who do that are running God's name through the dirt. Our God is forgiving and loving.

A friend of mine was molested at such a young age... And for so long she believed she'd go to Hell because she allowed it to happen, even though she didn't know better. Because Christians all around have said things like that. I was a suicidal and self harmer and I believed God may damn me to Hell for so long becuase of that. But that is not our God.

Christians have been named one of the most judgemental religions and for that I am sorry. But I swear there are some who do not, who will not judge and I am one.

For the atheists and any other nonbeliever who has come to hate Christians and our God, let me ask you this? Would you hate us less if we weren't so pushy? If we weren't so judgemental? If we were more loving? If we didn't say you were going to Hell because you did something we don't agree with?

Let me ask you this? Do you hate me because I am a Christian even though I have not said you're going to Hell? Even though I apologized for the acts that others have commited? Even though I have tried to be your friend? Even though I accept your beliefs as yours and mine as mine?

Christians are commanded by God to preach the truth. We were told we would be hated for it. We were told we'd be persecuted for it. But we were told to preach the truth and to teach others about God. Can you hate us for doing what our God has told us to do? If you can, then you're not accepting like you think you are. There is a fine line between preaching the truth and harassing others into believing the truth.

I am sorry that my brethren has made you feel condemned, I am sorry they have preached falsely and made my God look merciless. I am sorry that my brethren has fed you lies and stained any hope or any good image of my God you have seen. But I hope I can at least help make my God's name.

And if you hate me for it, so be it but I am doing what I was commanded to do.

~Shadows

I will tag the person I mentioned at the beginning.

#religion

#Christianity

#Atheists

#Atheism

Struggling to trust,

My heart begins to rust.

You want in,

I want out.

Out the walls,

In your arms.

You beg and plea:

“Let me in!”

I am deaf to your cries.

I'm a hostage to my own mind,

It saying,

Everyone I love will (try) to hurt me.

I know something's wrong with me,

I’m broken beyond repair.

There’s no need to (attempt) to comfort me,

With the pain no one should bear.

I want out this prison,

To find freedom,

But freedom is a fantasy.

A lie everyone wishes to believe.

Just leave me with my trust issues,

We know you deserve better.

I wish I could be better;

I want to be better;

But I fear that's impossible.

My heart is locked and the key hidden,

Somewhere in your soul.

But maybe it’s easier to leave me,

Then to mend me.

We all know, no one likes broken things.

And that is what I am.

I am a broken thing, full of rust and broken trust.

~Shadows