After the light, came terror. Frozen by a vision so fierce he couldn’t think, he screamed silent pleas for this awful thing’s mercy ( Read more... )

“I’ve discovered the greatest magic trick known to humanity!” he declared, a little proudly ( Read more... )

As she got older, the roads never seemed to change. If anything, they just became part of the background scrolling by as she went about her day. Adventure gave way to routine, ennui replaced excitement. It used to be that every little choice was part of an endless cascade of causality ( Read more... )

Who can’t relate to wondering if the choice you’re making is the right one ( Read more... )

Some days, it seemed like all he did was spin in circles. Other days, he simply ran against the grain as though for the sheer fun of it. Toes were stepped on, noses were snubbed, and through it all he kept the countenance of someone who knows the punchline to a joke that was never told. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” he would cliché, and ( Read more... )

“The Sign will explain it all.” That’s what everyone else on the road would whisper as they passed. And while he’d smile in thanks for the hint, inwardly he doubted their cheerful advice ( Read more... )

It’s 11:45pm on a weeknight when she calls. “I need your help ( Read more... )

As they drew nearer to the place, the excitement grew. One had heard he was handsome. Another had heard he was ugly but you didn’t mind, that’s how charismatic he was. A different person said he was offensive, but could crack a great joke. Rumors swirled that he was gay, or secretly married, or celibate. All that any of them really knew was ( Read more... )

“Why do we light the candle?” she asked, innocent and unaware ( Read more... )

I hate the word Prophet. A Wise Man once said: “no prophet is welcome in his home town ( Read more... )