Deep within a dark valley, there was a village. An accursed place, for the villagers had a peculiar disability. They could only see one color. It was the color of …

Ah, the arrow of pain. How cruel and relentless it can be. But the first arrow is not the one that truly strikes fear into the heart. It’s the second. …

Darkness and light. Two opposing forces that have existed since the dawn of time. It’s the duality of nature, a balance that must be maintained. But in the beginning, there …

The journey of the thousand mile stairs begins with a single step. But what of the step after that? Or after that? Ancient proverbs speak of the importance of taking …

Candy. Sugary sweet little things that bring man and child alike great pleasure. That quick burst of sugar comforts those who partake of it, it binds them to its magic, …

Once I observed a man kneeling beside an insect. It was a butterfly, trying to force its way out of some kind of cocoon. “Fool,” I called out. “Do you …

I’ve heard the same story from so many people. A shady man in an alley offers you a hit from his stash. Just one toke, that’s all. You immediately feel …

High above a pit hangs a briefcase. The Briefcase. Inside it: a ticket to the greatest treasure in Arcadia. But it was said that only the bravest and strongest could …

Now there was an Artist whose name is forgotten to time. He came before the Preacher, melodically waxing poetic about his quandary. All throughout Arcadia, his art sold for thousands …

Photographs are rare down in the Slums. Light, true light, even more so. But isn’t that what photographers do? Use a flash of light to burn a lasting image onto …