The Alexandria's Library Project: Weekly English Post Exhibition Vol. 1 [20/06/2018 – 27/06/2018]

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We, at Alexandria's Library, have successfully started curating outstanding posts. This week we have 14 English posts and 8 Spanish posts to show you. The English posts cover Literature and History mostly this week, but you can find a little bit of Philosophy in our ''More Than A Story'' and "Philosophy" segments. The Spanish posts are revolving more around Sciences this week. So, the English publications are listed below and we strongly encourage you to check them out, they are golden in their own right. They are created by writers that we can learn a thing or two from.

If you would like to join us and help, feel free to reach out! We have a Discord channel and we are looking for curators that would be willing to help find these amazing posts that often get buried and show them to us. We are working on ways to reward our curators and we are determined to implement them in the next three months.

For those who are looking for great content and artists to follow, this is the place to be!

Literature

Stories of all kinds.

June and the Fat Man. A Sci-fi story

Set in a dystopian future, the story centers around June, a slave to the Fat Man. Right from the beginning, you pick up that the young woman loathes the man but that is not all the story is. It captures you in a different way. It offers something unique and, through the future you are thrown in, you learn more about June. You find out more about the ship she lives on and her past is sketched to you. Exquisitely Written and executed to capture the reader, this is a must to read! Head over there and enjoy the story!

Even though the voting on the post has expired, you should check out @cizzo’s blog, he has some amazing stories in there.

@cizzo

The Forlorn Realm. A Horror Podcast

For those literature lovers that like thought-provoking material, you are presented with an innovative work that is so much more than just a simple story. Turned into a podcast, you can not only read the publication but also listen to it. Feel the authors emotions and embrace the fight against human nature in this psychological story. Let @dirge take you on a journey through cults, deaths, slaves, screams, and the flaws that can so easily be found in human. Should we embrace them? Ignore them? Empathize the bad in others while forgetting our own flaws? Read and decide for yourself, in this story, the past is what makes you think, are we really that much better now?

If you are looking for impeccable writers that like to always deliver more, you should definitely check out @dirge. This post might have run out of time but there are many more to come!

@dirge

Outwitted. Part 21 of a fiction story

Oh, we are on a roll! Another spectacular Literature work! In this story, @felt.buzz steps away from the usual. His story of alchemy and betrayal is presented to you through the villain's eyes. Jump into a magical world and sneak through thick forests and quiet castles. Feel the perpetrator in you and try to reach the ultimate goal, to have the most power and keep everyone wrapped around your fingers. Reach your goal no matter how many bodies need stepping over. Make them kneel. Or else...

Will this be a happy ending or a bad luck deal for the villain? Find out, join the story world that @felt.buzz has created.

@felt.buzz

Is That... Your Man?

Set in our own simple everyday world, this story is anything but mundane. The literature work centers around Derek, a famous sportsman, that has recently lost his wife, and Emma, a store manager that puts her work above anything else. What interesting things happen in a place that we all visit so often? In a supermarket, between the isles of frozen goods and crunchy cereal, will love be born or embarrassment found?

Jump into this story by @aislingcronin, find out how one deals with grief and another strives for those material things in life. Is it a love story? It is too early to tell, there is no soppy love-at-first-sight here!

@aislingcronin

The Baited Breath Of Beasts (A Short Horror Story - Part 2)

Two nameless characters are trapped in a forgotten land, a world that seems as if it was left and stripped of the protection of any superior entity. They both strive to survive, forcing themselves to face their own fears in a violent and frightening environment. @calluna's written word perfectly covers the story and her descriptions throw you into the immersive and complex universe she has created for her short horror story. In total, she has posted it in three different and unique parts.

If you are into amazing stories of all kinds and genres, and some beautifully written short poems as well, then @calluna’s blog is a must read for you!

@calluna

Reversion - Original Short Story

A grandfather tells his grandsons about what seems to be a sort of holocaust that occurred in the World War III. How he found himself being involved in a catastrophe along with his dearest friend, a well-known scientist that would be called Dr. Mad after having perpetrated such hecatomb. Under this dark event, the plot is developed. @alito942010 has written such an amazing sci-fi story, with good plot-twists and hooks that you may find as breathtaking as we did.

If you are looking for innovative and complex sci-fi stories, then @alito942010 is an author you should keep an eye on!

@alito942010

Earth's Revenge

Dystopia reigns on Earth and this one seems to be so bloodthirsty. It is furious with what humans have done to it, how they have wronged it so it becomes their most merciless and vengeful nemesis. This, an excellent sci-fi story, narrated in the first person perspective is a story in which the main protagonist finds herself facing a desolated Earth. This is what I would call an amazing survival horror/sci-fi story. @cheekah’s outstanding writing skills caught all my attention while reading her written lines.

If you like good sci-fi and fantasy readings, then you should read @cheekah's stories.

@cheekah

More than a story

Tips and tricks in writing as well as author creations.

A'mara Books Update

How do stories come to be? How do you make your publication sound plausible and realistic, even when it is fiction? @viking-ventures is a great author that has done her due-diligence and is working on creating her own fantasy world. From inventing maps to calculating travel speed of ships and planes. To city density and all the little details. If you are a writer, we strongly advise you to check out this publication!

Something innovative and educational at the same time, this piece of literary work written by @viking-ventures should be studied by the masses! It shows you how publishing-worthy novels are born!

@viking-ventures

Ayn Rand's lectures for readers and writers

What makes an outstanding novel great? Which publications attract and capture endless amounts or readers? For a good story, there are some crucial guidelines to consider and follow. Some basic points that are relevant to most, if not all, stories. Of course, everyone has their own unique style that should not be lost or ignored. But following tips and tricks do not mean that you are losing your voice rather than improving it! Live and learn, and never let go of your dreams, write that bestselling novel!

Dive into @nobyeni’s analyzation of Ayn Rand’s lectures and pick up some wisdom to encompass in your own stories from both women!

@nobyeni

A Journey Through the Fiction of Lovecraft: Part One | "The Beast in the Cave" - "A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson"

This is such an amazing and immersive journey through some of the best fiction works of the famous H. P. Lovecraft. The author, @terry93d, has delved into the dark universe of the said author and wrote an objective and extensive review of ‘’The Best in the Cave’’, ‘’The Alchemist’’, ‘’The Tomb’’, ‘’Dagon’’, and ‘’A Reminiscence’’ of Dr. Samuel Johnson. It is such an amazing post, which every fan of Lovecraft’s writing skills should read. It is a complete journey through that madness, surrealism and terror that always covers his stories.

If you are a fan of sci-fi and fantasy books, then @terry93d is an author to watch and follow.

@terry93d

Philosophy

Life smarts for writers, dreamers, and thinkers.

On Age and Life Goals -- advice from two famous authors

A concise post that formulates interesting questions, this is such an amazing and thoughtful publication. Written by the philosopher @nobyeni, it makes you wonder about that thin line between goals and age. That pronounced contrast that makes you reconsider what is valuable and what is not; are you satisfied with every little thing you have accomplished in your life? Did you actually prepare yourself for the life you were always longing for? Did you really get where you always wanted to be? @nobyeni has cited some advice from two conspicuous authors, Connie Palmen and Ezra Pound. According to her, both these authors seem to agree on something similar, Palmen's words asserting that early life is just a prelude to what is to come, and Pound's ambition to discover and learn as much as possible.

If you want to delve into philosophical questions and read some amazing short-stories and book reviews, then @nobyeni’s blog is what you are looking for!

@nobyeni

“Pulling a Michael Chang” – Or, How Self-deprecation Might Hurt Your Credibility & Writing

This is a thoughtful post that recalls the case of Michael Chang, a famous tennis player. It seems to criticize the attitude he showed and the words he used in an interview after winning a tennis match in France. Then, @antimetica gets a bit out of the topic to makes us wonder so about many interesting questions; how self-deprecation could hurt your credibility and writing? And how it could be related to Michael Chang’s defeatist attitude, and how this type of attitude might affect other people? @antimetica gives a reflexive and personal opinion that is very well presented.

If you are looking for exceptional stories and pieces of writing, then @antimetica is an author you must watch!

@antimetica

History

For kids, adults, and elders. Each and every one of us!

Dolphinarium in Constanta, Romania

This publication featuring the ancient human and wonderful beasts from the past is for those who are looking for some light reading material or a way to educate their kids in a fun way. @lymepoet takes us on a trip to the entrance of a dolphinarium, where a historical exhibition is set up to educate and entertain the grown visitors as well as the little ones. With loads of pictures and short but useful bits of information, this is for a reader that wants to have some fun and expand their mind at the same time.

Check out the cool sculptures of the exhibition in this Romanian Dolphinarium, and see the creations through the eyes of @lymepoet.

@lymepoet

Historical isolation with unique scenery

In this post @izzynoel is taking you to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland for a trip of awesome exploration. The author touches on heritage items and architecture Vikings have left behind, in Scotland as well as shows some well preserved Neolithic “villages”. The underground buildings of wonder and curiosity are at your fingertips, and, with enough information and pictures, you can learn a new thing or two from this post! You also can pick up on bus and ferry prices and learn about how excursions work in this windy part of the world.

If you are in the mood to see ancient sites, get solid information about them, and learn some travel tricks along the way, this publication by @izzynoel is definitely meant for you!

@izzynoel

Summaries written by @jhnmunoz and @lindahas.

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