All phones and electronic devices had been banned from the retreat. The participants relied instead on the dancing, flickering light they encircled—a fickle friend which demanded the constant feeding of logs and
When I was younger, everything seemed so much simpler. People, objects, and ideas are either good or evil, and we can all together change our world.
I never really cared much for New Year’s celebrations—a giant ball dropping, some fireworks, shitty music…honestly, why bother? But there is one tradition I’ve come to appreciate since the surgery: my annual update.
I hope you rot, the worm said to the apple.
Why? responded the apple. I have not wronged you; I welcomed you in.