The air sharp with with cold’s crisp breath as beads of dew pool atop each blade of grass in the yard of a young couple’s home. In matching unicorn onesies the couple wakes up shuffling out to their respective mugs and assigned spots in the coffee nook. The north facing nook gives a wide viewContinue reading “Modern Zombie”
Tag Archives: Stoic Philosophy
Caged & Corrected
A Short Stoic Story… Off in the obscure corner of a large desert property backed by large mountainous terrain sits a private corrections facility. The owner is the son of a wealthy tycoon and the conditions of profit over rehabilitation is clear throughout. The desert sands are mixed with a clay of the land givesContinue reading “Caged & Corrected”
The Older Other
A Short Inspired Story… Hmmmm hmmm hmmmm… The phone buzzing in his pocket disrupting the meeting that he is running. Hmmmm hmmm hmmmm… A room of well but casually dressed men and woman as if in their sunday’s best listening intently to the speech. Hmmmm hmmm hmmmm… As the phone continues to ring the buzzingContinue reading “The Older Other”
Humanity
A Stoic Short Story… Walking down the bustling highway of a college hall these days resembles more of a raceway than a school’s halls. Jace is one of very few students at this prestigious school who still walks around in shoes. His parents born in the 1990s prided themselves on a healthy lifestyle and sustainingContinue reading “Humanity”
Gatherings
A Short Stoic Story… Knocking on the hardwood door with a stained glass rose placed within it a young man standing with his Father waiting for his Uncle to open up and let them in. There is a feeling of assignment when it comes to family. As if we may not have a choice inContinue reading “Gatherings”
MisUnderstood
A Short Stoic Story… Rows upon rows of processed feed and trinkets line the shelves. A smell of plastic and pennies settles at the lowest points like that of a basement. Fluorescent lights one by one flicker on as if tenuously at best gripping onto the remaining luminescence left in them. The cold air ofContinue reading “MisUnderstood”
Mr. Sods 