Dorian Gray🐾

They call it many things: restructuring, succession planning, a new direction, expansion, diversification, a promotion, a sideways move, a special project, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But it's never called betrayal, because you never had their loyalty. It's The Last Waltz.

I changed my middle name to Dissent. Not legally—that would be too formal. This one’s more spiritual. A private headline. A whisper I wear like a tattoo under the skin—just visible enough to get questions. Just dangerous enough to make people look twice. I don’t know exactly when the shift happened.  Maybe it’s age.  Maybe it’s exhaustion.  Maybe it’s because whatever patience I had has officially left the building.

Rosy Myart (c1965–2065): The Artist Who Refused to Look Away. In the annals of Earth’s postmodern art history, few names cut with the clarity and honesty of artist Rosy Myart. Born in 1965, Myart came of age in the twilight of the 20th century, high on the promise that the 21st century would be a leap forward. Instead, the years 2000 to 2025 delivered disappointment. It was a time of decay disguised as progress, of distraction dressed as innovation. The public’s gaze turned toward AI...

The scent of crushed lavender and molten copper hung heavy in the air. She stood in the dim glow of candlelight, tracing symbols into the damp pages of her ledger. This time, she was an alchemist, and her name was Isolde, though it was never hers. Names, like gold, were illusions—malleable, shifting under pressure. The magistrates tolerated her work so long as it produced tonics for the nobility and dyes for their silks. But she sought more. She whispered to the elements...