A COLLECTION OF THE BEST short STORIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
A COLLECTION OF THE BEST short STORIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Whatever shape reality takes is often a reflection of the world around us. Through the art of storytelling, we are able to understand our society, our culture, and ourselves better.
Cultural Commentaries
A genuine REFLECTION OF THE human EXPERIENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD.
THE EMERALD CIRCLE
It has been 79 years since the Marijuana Tax Act was passed in 1937. Recent decades have shown some progress, and finally the facade of prohibition is starting to fall apart. The Canadian legalization process took decades, but was ultimately successful, and recent...
THE MORAL DILEMMA OF QUENTIN TARANTINO
For some years now, Quentin Tarantino has been at the forefront of every aspiring filmmaker’s “top 10 directors” list. With no experience outside of working at a movie rental store, Tarantino has made an impressive career for himself by recycling tropes and scenarios...
How Cannabis Helped Me Bike Across America
great high in the sky | illustrations by seth williams 40 miles outside of Phoenix, Arizona. My back tire goes flat. As I scanned the area, all I could see were the cars and semi trucks whirring past me at 80 miles per hour. Ahead, there was what looked like a bridge....
Here’s What the Death Clock Told Me That Changed My Life
Just minutes ago, the Death Clock told me I've got 6 years 3 days to live. When I saw that forecast, I couldn't think straight. I have my Thermos flask near me. I rubbed my eyes, poured some of its coffee into its cup and sipped the coffee to jolt my mental juices:...
Whatever shape reality takes is often a reflection of the world around us. Through the art of storytelling, we are able to understand our society, our culture, and ourselves better.
Bubbles
bubbles | illustrations by seth williams She was walking barefoot, back and forth in the way too long corridor of her house and thinking: Sabuncakis must be closed by now, coffee shops must be packed with people, sea buses must be slicing through the dark blue waters...
Trigger Happy
In photos of myself from that day, I stand with my right foot in front of my left, my weight leaning into the gun, just like Chris taught me. One eye squinted, the other wide open, focused. When I look at the photos, I feel even more in control than I felt in the...
Bonfire and the Match: Burning the Joint for Creative Potential
the bonfire and the match | illustrations by seth williams It was not quite midnight. The bleached out ball of the Alaskan sun was drooling over the Chugach while the summer waters of the North Pacific were licking the pebbles on our salty strip of beach. We had a...
Tariq
My first day in Kani on the southern Saharan fringe, I met Tariq. His skin was darker than the sand under my feet, but not quite the burnt brown of the dust that blew from the west every afternoon, darkening the sky and burnishing the mud- and stone-walls of the...
Cultural Commentaries
A genuine REFLECTION OF THE human EXPERIENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD.
THE EMERALD CIRCLE
It has been 79 years since the Marijuana Tax Act was passed in 1937. Recent decades have shown some progress, and finally the facade of prohibition is starting to fall apart. The Canadian legalization process took decades, but was ultimately successful, and recent...
THE MORAL DILEMMA OF QUENTIN TARANTINO
For some years now, Quentin Tarantino has been at the forefront of every aspiring filmmaker’s “top 10 directors” list. With no experience outside of working at a movie rental store, Tarantino has made an impressive career for himself by recycling tropes and scenarios...
How Cannabis Helped Me Bike Across America
great high in the sky | illustrations by seth williams 40 miles outside of Phoenix, Arizona. My back tire goes flat. As I scanned the area, all I could see were the cars and semi trucks whirring past me at 80 miles per hour. Ahead, there was what looked like a bridge....
Here’s What the Death Clock Told Me That Changed My Life
Just minutes ago, the Death Clock told me I've got 6 years 3 days to live. When I saw that forecast, I couldn't think straight. I have my Thermos flask near me. I rubbed my eyes, poured some of its coffee into its cup and sipped the coffee to jolt my mental juices:...
