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[1 is sitting to one side of a couch, reading. Doors to either side of the room.] [2 enters from left] 2: Excuse me? 1: Yes? 2: May I sit next to you? 1: Yes. [2 sits next to 1, close but not touching, relaxed but not leaning to either side.] [3 enters from left] 3: Hey, excuse me? 2: Hey. 3: Sorry to interrupt. I was wondering if it would be okay for me to use your soap. I ran out and need to shower before my date tonight. 2: Go ahead. It's the green bottle. Thank you for asking. 3: Thank you! It's on my list for the store tomorrow. 2: I hope things go well for you tonight. 3: Me too, thanks. [3 exits to left] 2: Excuse me?

There's a world out there, we wander it every day. There are mountains to climb, there are cracks to traverse, there are monsters that need defeating. Everyone walks a different path, though we cross paths with others often and sometimes walk beside someone else. It's not uncommon to hear someone say, or even to voice yourself, the question: "How can someone fail to climb that mountain? It's so small." Or "How can someone fall through that crack? It's so tiny." Or even "How can someone fall to that monster? It's not that scary." The trouble is, we lack perspective. From our perspective, the path may be littered with cracks that we can caref

Sweat trickled down the back of Joseph's neck. He stared at the table in front of him, desperately trying to ignore the Dutchman on the other side.   It was 2157 and Canada and the Netherlands were at war over renewable energies. The Dutch, masters of the sea that they are, had revolutionized tidal and wind power. Meanwhile the Canadians had mastered hydro, solar, and wind power. Neither country was willing to relinquish their superiority and at last year's international conference, it came to a head. The prime ministers of both nations declared a war.   In the ten days that followed the initial declaration a random drawing was made by a prog

"Professor Johnson?" "Yes, Glrobat?" "I'm struggling with this one section, can you review these Sleep Paralysis with me?" Johnson sighed and sat back in his chair. He waved the student into his office and pointed to the couch. If he had to admit one thing, it was that he had skimmed this topic in the lecture series only because it was his least pleasant. "Where should we begin?" Glrobat wiggled a tentacle down his back, a sign of nervousness and confusion the professor had learned. "Well, I kind of get the whole thing about seeing things when not concious. But the Sleep Paralysis is different, right?" Johnson nodded. "Dreams themselves

Ah. At last. It wasn't an easy road, but I made it. It seemed luck was never on my side and it was always easier to do the wrong thing than the right, but I did it, I led a successful positive life with a positive influence and lasting footprint.   It was a car crash that did it, not even my fault, though part of me wished it was. I heard the splintering metal and glass as the semi slammed into me head on, in my lane, and knew that was it. The end, good bye. I opened my eyes to brightness. You know how it looks when you fly above the clouds during the day? Nothing but pure sunshine reflected back off the clouds below you? Well, it was like t

People talk about silence a lot. Silent time. Silent listening. Sitting silently. Reading Silently. They even made songs about it like that Christmas one, Silent Night. I've never really understood silence though. There's always that noise, everyone makes noise constantly. Those little mutterings about what they're doing or planning or reading or trying to solve. We get it, Jimmy, addition is hard. When there's constantly noise and jabber going on, how are you supposed to focus on your own thoughts? How are you supposed to figure things out and learn. How are you supposed to block it out? I remember being about three and hearing my parents t

There's a huge craze about vampires right now. All the teens want to be one, pretending, some even going so far as to try drinking their own or their friends blood. Amatures. The lot of them. What they don't know is the truth. The truth that's hiding in plain sight. The truth that we've managed to keep hidden for over two thousand years. Vampires exist.   Globally, religion has been a key player in the development of society. As time went on and vampires became more prevelant, it became more and more important to find ways to keep ourselves hidden. We turned to religion to help.   Initially, there was a small population. We migrated out of