Nov 8, 2021The Nost: Chapter Three — What War is this?“What war is this?” Jack squeezed his eyes shut before opening them wide, trying to focus. The body armor dug into his neck as he turned his head to the soldier walking next to him. Their special forces tactical boots barely made a sound on the cobblestone street. The other…Fiction6 min readFiction6 min read
Published inMotivate the Mind·Oct 27, 2021Buddhism Basics: The Four Noble TruthsBackground Let’s start at the beginning. Buddhism was born from Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince who lived between 500 and 600 BCE. According to legend, seers foretold he would be a great ruler or an enlightened teacher. It all depended on his exposure to the realities of life outside the palace…Buddhism4 min readBuddhism4 min read
Oct 26, 2021The Nost: Chapter TwoVisitor The vibrating phone sounded like a tiny jackhammer skipping across the kitchen table, UNKNOWN, flashing on the screen. He wondered if it was his sister masking her number so he would pick up. She had called him five times since he texted her, “Had a minor crash. Dog in…Genetic Engineering5 min readGenetic Engineering5 min read
Oct 20, 2021The Nost: Chapter OneThe In-between Jack Blackwell was dead. He studied the headstones surrounding him on the hill. They glistened black, yellow, and blue in the sunrise, semi-transparent as if carved from crystal. Antique cemeteries were common in the American Midwest, forgotten or abandoned by long-dead pioneering families. …Genetic Engineering9 min readGenetic Engineering9 min read
Oct 8, 2021Read The Nost, a serialized novel (but you can buy it at the store if you really want to)Hello Everyone — My name is Shannon Bond and I love to tell stories. Fiction, non-fiction, it doesn’t matter, I’ve been spinning tales for as long as I can remember and I believe that the stories we carry, create us. You can find this one, The Nost, on Amazon or…Science Fiction24 min readScience Fiction24 min read
