Four inductees of youth stumbled upon the grazed forest floor, scattered with pine needles and dead foliage. Their mission was simple in nature yet complex in virtue. One quarter of the lineage would soon move away, hijacked by the ambitions of his parents. Today marked the last day together as a group, a send off that would burn until the early morning light. No tears existed on this dew glistene...

Gray flecks of history scattered the face of this particular tungsten rock. The precise date of origin was unknown, even to the sturdy entity. It knew more about the world than the meteors, with the ability to recite poems on the ever changing seasons. One day a vast rainfall came and unearthed a limb it had never seen before. Confusion hung all around as it asked itself, "Is that a part of me?" D...

If it weren't for the flicker of light that held hope in the distance, he might have changed his opinion.

Twenty days had passed since he stained fresh ink on the contract of a lifetime. Nineteen days since he celebrated the achievement of a lifetime to document the northern island's cave system. Eighteen since his thoughts of an all expenses paid vacation shattered when he realized he was stuck...

The air evaporated around him.

Molecules of time and space fell victim to their collapse of existence. For decades he took his time passing the crayon that would draw their map. Created from scratch, this fragile piece of linen held together a story of lust, love, and now loneliness. Without her, he thought, this world will come to an end. Each tree that cast a dance of sunlight on their youthful ...

The mundane computer screen in front of me began to self loath in a celebration of alert soaked colors and noises. Something wrong was unfolding in front of me. I tried to make sense of the foreign language of emergency codes that flashed in bold. The drawer to my right flew open as I forcefully looked for an operating manual. Breezing past old files mixed with knickknacks, I clenched tight the th...