u/Abject-Sky4608

I’m working on a story for a “weird warfare” anthology and my story is set during the Korean War. A group of Americans are beset by Chinese ghosts and only their prisoner of war ( a man some of the soldiers want to kill) can help them get out.

I want to keep the ghosts a bit mysterious and not too tied to traditional Chinese culture. But I also want to be respectful and not engage in outright appropriation.

Any advice is welcome.

As I’m going through recovery Im starting to realize that I had some serious issues when I was manic and hyper sexual. To be clear, I never committed SA or watched illegal content. However, I engaged in a lot of flings and spent way too much time watching porn and going to strip clubs.

I’ve at least overcome the religious shame I used to feel, but now I feel a different kind of shame from feminist friends who’ve described guys like me as being on the same level as rapists and pedos.

Any advice for dealing with this is appreciated. I‘ve come to forgive my past drinking and losing a job after getting angry but the past hyper sexuality makes me feel broken.