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There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury | Short Stories


#literature #SciFi

This story is set today.

“Today is August 4, 2026, the city of Allendale, California.”


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There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
Ray Bradbury (Short Stories)
#scifi #literature

"Sem vergonha o não digo, que a razão De algum não ser por versos excelente, É não se ver prezado o verso e rima, Porque quem não sabe arte, não na estima."
Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto V

Luís Vaz de Camões died #OTD in 1580. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry & drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas. His collection of poetry The Parnasum of Luís de Camões was lost during his life.

Books by Luís de Camões at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1183

#books #literature #poetry
Portrait c. 1577. via @wikipedia
Cover of the 1572 edition of Os Lusíadas. via @wikipedia

Books by Camões, Luís de (sorted by popularity)

Project Gutenberg offers 70,877 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.
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📖 #Today's #meditation :

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In the spiritual dimension,
one cannot produce a masterpiece
—until they become one.
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https://www.dailywisdomtexts.com/yahia_lababidi

#wisdom #literature #poetry #spirituality #inspiration

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Daily Wisdom Texts is a subscription service that texts you readings from Epictetus, St Benedict, sayings of Gautama Buddha (Dhammapada), Epicurus, Pierkei Avot, Rumi, Friedrich Nietzsche, Evagrius, Heraclitus, Edna St.
Daily Wisdom Texts
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The next time anybody tries to coopt #TerryPratchett into their weird transphobic cult (against the advice of literally everybody who knew him) please remind them that he wrote this in 1995.

"We've got extra pronouns here"

#Discworld #books #literature #Fantasy
Picture of text from a discworld nove; - “Female? He told you he was female?” “She,” Angua corrected. “This is Ankh- Morpork, you know. We’ve got extra pronouns here.” She could smell his bewilderment... “Well, I would have though she’d have the decency to keep it to herself,” carrot said finally. “I don’t think it’s very clever, you know, to go around drawing attention to the fact.” “Carrot, I think you might have something wrong with your head,” said Angua. “What?” “I think you might have it stuck up your bum.” — Terry Pratchett - Feet Of Clay
#fantasy #discworld #books #literature #terrypratchett

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