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Author’s Note: The accompanying photograph was taken by the author at the pond on the campus of Trevecca Nazarene University, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our world.Everyone has moments in life meant for solitary reflection. It ...

27.10.2026
The era of chasing money is finally over. Over the years, dreams would come true only to fall apart, and new ones would take their place. But all of them were tied to financial wealth, not to the peace of my soul. I have finally come to realize that ...

28.10.2026
Not even six months had passed since I returned from Libya, and before that, I had been in Egypt. I got stuck there, in Alexandria. Wandering through the shops, gathering intelligence, recruiting people. Management just couldn't find a real ...

26.10.2026
Nick quit his job as a trucker and sold his rig for next to nothing. The company just couldn't afford to pay him what they owed. It was a miserable time—a gallon of diesel cost as much as a six-pack of the cheapest canned beer. His only saving grace ...

27.10.2026
Prologue. Nostalgia for the UnlivedFor the past three years, Max had been meticulously and professionally killing the musician inside himself. His workspace resembled the control panel of a spaceship: expensive monitors, a MIDI keyboard, and a ...

16.10.2026
Max arrived in Geneva with the American delegation for a conference dedicated to the nineteenth-century art of Europe. The theme was European Art of the 19th Century: The Era of Great Manifestos and the Cultural Heritage of Humanity. He had ...

17.10.2026
The mind has individual valleys, deep and dark,Where phantom wars burn out the vital spark;He walks the peaceful fields, yet fears the skies,Trapped in the world behind his closed eyes.— Modern psychological verseIn Kevin’s mind, he was up in the ...

24.10.2026
“The heart will break, yet brokenly live on.” — Lord Byron“Om Namo Narayanaya — May all beings find peace.” — The Ancient Chant It was the silver Volkswagen that first caught his eye. The night before, driving through the dimly ...

12.10.2026