They say there’s a playground that only appears at night. They say if you find it, you shouldn’t blink. They never mention the train station waiting above the clouds.

There’s something deliciously unsettling about seeing Friday the 13th staring back at you from the calendar. It’s just a date… yet it carries the weight of centuries of whispered warnings, bad-luck folklore, and that tiny prickle of what-if at the back of your mind. Maybe it’s the infamous reputation of the number 13. Maybe it’s Friday’s long history of gloomy superstition. Or maybe — just maybe — it’s because deep down, humans have always loved a good excuse to feel a little spooked. From ancient myths of doomed dinner guests to modern horror films that made us afraid to walk through the woods, Friday the 13th has become a perfect storm of unease. For some, it’s playful fun. For others, it’s genuinely nerve-wracking — especially for those with paraskevidekatriaphobia (go ahead, try saying that three times fast). Either way, this peculiar date continues to haunt our culture, proving that sometimes the scariest things aren’t monsters… but ideas we’ve carried for generations.

Daily writing prompt What do you complain about the most? View all responses Considering the world is just full of poop for so many months, let's just have a more relaxing post this Friday! How, you might ask? By complaining about normal things. I think the thing I probably complain about the most is not having enough time. I wake up just about every day around 5 a.m.

ALT: a cartoon girl is dancing with the words friday dance good morning bestie

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