Truths & Tools is where writing gets sharper, stories get deeper, and facts find their place. Here, we explore the intersection of narrative and knowledge, offering lessons in storytelling, insights and facts into real-world truths, and practical ideas to help you grow as a writer while gaining more knowledge about the world. All grounded in the present moment.
Letter writing seems to be a lost art, and that is especially true of love letters. When it comes to matters of the heart, nothing conveys emotion better than putting pen to paper. The greatest love letters of all time…
The existence of peculiar and strange jobs seemed to have existed long before technology. Perhaps due to its lack thereof. Though that is something we have a lot to be grateful for, certain eccentric employment needs have worked in the…
History remembers Genghis Khan in extremes. As a butcher of cities. As a unifier of tribes. As a whisper in bloodlines and a storm across empires. But before he was a legend, he was lost, betrayed, and hunted. And then…
English is a language that has never learned how to sit still. It picks up words like souvenirs: from Latin, French, Dutch, and whoever else it’s bumped into on its way home. It stumbles through sentences, changes shape mid-thought, and…
History doesn’t always move with noise. Sometimes it enters quietly, through a sketch, a tool, or a question left unanswered for too long. The Renaissance was not a sudden leap, but a slow unfolding. It stretched across centuries, touching the…
There are many historical figures with unexpected vices that we never hear about. This is mainly because historical figures, by virtue of their achievements, are usually put on a pedestal and admired for their intellect, courage, and leadership. Their achievements…
The Colosseum is a monument that wears its history unapologetically, even though it is bloody and scarred. Imagine lions roaring, swords clashing, and the crowd cheering. These were no ordinary gatherings that took place. They were Rome’s greatest shows. Some…
Mastering the art of storytelling involves more than just weaving beautiful sentences together or writing colossal and complicated words to sound wiser. It’s more than narrating a sequence of events. It’s about incorporating subtle, artful techniques that breathe life into…