Arbitrary Semantics

 Hi Friends, this is my WIP (Work in Progress) it's a novel that I've been working on forever and I decided I'm gonna put it out here chapter by chapter as well as I write it. I'm also going to be working on some short stories while I keep plugging away at this as I try to improve as a writer, so the finished product of the book might actually look nothing like the chapters I release here. Either way I think that could be cool so here you go chapter 1 of my untitled WIP.  - Arbitrary Chapter 1: Napoleon never liked it up this high. The royal training grounds was hidden atop trees in the jungle surrounding the village. Climbing trees had always been easy for him his hands were large and calloused which made gripping the side of tree trunks much easier. Despite this, he always felt at a disadvantage in the trees. He had been training here for as long as he could remember, and he had gotten very good at moving through the branches, but he preferred to keep his feet on th...

Writing Prompt: We finally find extraterrestrial life in the universe: a lot of it in fact. However humans, raised on media constantly spouting how unique we are are struggling to grasp there is nothing special about them. Ironically, it was the Church who pushed for War first. 5 years ago, humanity finally made contact with an alien race. Contrary to expectations, humans were thousands of years away from discovering other populated planets. These aliens found us, and they made contact on December 25th of 2025. Immediately, a sect of Christianity broke off claiming the aliens were the return of their lord. The Church denounced them as heretics immediately and closed ranks against the foreign entities. However, these aliens were here only for peace and to spread knowledge. They offered us scientific aid to bring our civilization up to speed with the rest of the universe, if we accepted, we could have eliminated greenhouse gas emissions within 2 years. Light speed travel could have been ...

     It’s been 70 years since the Federation for Peace finished their conquest. A brutal and bloody campaign unified the entire country under the control of their military. 2 years later food rations got announced. The earth was scorched and salted during the war and crops were refusing to grow around the world. It wasn’t long before rebellions started to pop up in scattered spots around the globe. The news portrayed them as WarMongers hell-bent on ending world peace. To me, they just seemed hungry. My Nana says it’s a blessing in disguise to have not known what it was like before the rations. I think I know what she means but I would still like to know what a full belly feels like. Revolutions were put down quickly and with great force. Military positions were given the highest salaries, the most food rations, and the best living accommodations, they were everyone’s dream jobs. The race started in year 10, the Federation said it was their way of replenishing numbers afte...