S Z Piraner
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How Locals Negotiate the Dangerous Australian Wildlife
It can’t be denied that some of the world’s most deadly creatures can be found in Australia. Sharks lurk in the ocean. Snakes are numerous and bountiful. Spiders are big and scary or small and deadly. Saltwater crocodiles and box jellyfish rule some parts of the land. Even the kangaroos can pack a deadly kick if aggravated.
By S Z Piraner3 years ago in Petlife
Moon Maiden Mystique
I think it’s best to start with the most obvious trait that Cancerians are universally known for, which is moodiness. Because we feel everything so intensely we can quickly jump from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. Due to Cancer’s connection with the moon many of us tend to wax and wane with the phases of the moon.
By S Z Piraner3 years ago in Futurism
Music Royalty
Black culture was brought to the mainstream US population after World War I had ended and American soldiers of all color returned to their homeland. Black men had contributed to their country’s victory and were hopeful that this would encourage and cultivate full citizenship and acceptance among their fellow white countrymen.
By S Z Piraner3 years ago in Beat
Golden Girl
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman was born on the 16th February 1973 in the Mackay coastal Queensland town of Slade Point, Australia. Her mother is of the Far North Queensland Indigenous KuKu Yalanji people and her father was of the Central Queensland Indigenous Burri Gubba people. Known as Cathy, she spent her youth with her four siblings in Mackay where her childhood was marred by molestation and an alcoholic father prone to violence.
By S Z Piraner3 years ago in Unbalanced
Code of Misconduct
Lettie Burgess stared absentmindedly out the grimy window as the train clattered along the tracks towards the city. She traveled this route every weekday and was familiar with every dilapidated building and colorful graffiti tag along the half an hour commute but today was a Saturday and the main deviation from the normal was the luxury of a double seat all to herself. The lack of funky body odors emitting from sniffling strangers came a pretty close second. It was just her and six others sharing the peace and quiet of the train carriage as it swayed and clanked its way closer to the city skyline that pierced the distant horizon.
By S Z Piraner3 years ago in Humans