Morning sunlight spilled through the curtains of her apartment in Salt Lake City. The city was just waking up, soft and quiet, the kind of calm that always comes before the noise of the day. Mackenzie Lueck moved through her morning the same way she always did, coffee in hand, scrolling through her phone, planning …
Michael Allen
The author of A River in the Ocean and The Deeper Dark. his next novel is being published chapter by chapter on Patreon, Joker Joker Deuce is a thriller about an internet stalker who knows how to find his victims anywhere and anytime.
Taylor Swift has released her latest album The Life of a Showgirl, and with it, she continues to redefine what it means to be an artist in the modern world. She is not just a performer or a celebrity. She is a phenomenon. Few ever reach the level of fame she has built, and even …
Move over Kibbles ‘n Bits, here comes Cricket Crunch. Insect dog food is taking off, packed with protein from crickets, mealworms, and black fly larvae. That means Fido’s dinner might start looking suspiciously like the bottom of your bug zapper, and this is considered some bougie high-quality dog food. You know you’re dog will eat …
When the First Amendment feels like it’s under attack, that’s because it is. But the government knows better, even though it tries and has succeeded in the past on different occasions. The fact that they do it behind our backs means they know it’s not right. They just try to get away with it every …
The anthems can be heard echoing across the channels because Jimmy Kimmel has returned as if Donald Trump’s attempt to attack the Constitution has been thwarted. The big orange monster has been stopped in its tracks. But the innocent victims should have held their encore because headlines have now broken that Google admitted the Biden …
Krista was feeling a little restless on a nice sunny morning. She had a few hours to kill before Maggie would call her in to do her schoolwork. Because of being homeschooled, the farmhouse, the yard, and the Rappahannock River in the Great Beyond, as she liked to call it, were all she knew of …
The debate over who’s right and who’s wrong has always been part of America’s identity. From the founding fathers arguing in candlelit halls, to neighbors clashing over dinner tables, to today’s endless shouting matches online, disagreement is baked into the culture. But something feels different now. There is a shift underway, one that is reshaping …
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event drew thousands, but the shot came from a rooftop some 200 yards away in what officials are calling a targeted political assassination. The investigation is ongoing, and as of now, no suspect …
The 2025 Video Music Awards are made to be wild. The show organizers themselves try to plan chaos for the cameras before they start rolling. But the celebrities know what time it is, and Doja Cat was in on it with Mac Cosmetics this year. All part of the plan, Doja Cat arrived on the …
There’s always that one critic, half a pizza in his mouth, yelling at the screen, who has the audacity to criticize cheerleaders. The same man who gets winded bringing in the groceries suddenly becomes an expert on athleticism, choreography, and fitness. He points at the screen like he’s grading a final exam. “Not synchronized enough!” …