Xanadu
 

I take the blame for others. They call me when they’re angry about issues in their lives. Money, relationships, failures, you name it....

I make awkward situations not awkward anymore. People hire me to attend group functions and distract from awkward confrontations between...

My eyes start to glaze over as I stare at the jar filled with brightly colored jelly beans. I squint, cock my head, blink. I stare. There...

I’m the yes man, I say yes to things you'd say no to. The date with that girl who had a face tattoo? Yes. Got invited to go bungie...

It was one of those rainy days that I had always hated. It was the type of rainy day where the rain is too timid to make itself fully...

Darkness. That is all Mauro sees when he opens his eyes. He is lying down on what feels like a wood floor. His hands grip the damp,...

I couldn’t feel my body. My arms, my legs, they were stuck to the surface, pulled down by the weight of gravity. I tried to get a feel...

I ran into my car to escape the brutal winter winds, quickly shutting my door behind me. I reached into my bag, struggling to pick up my...

I’m completely out of ideas. This is effectively my last resort because, if we’re being completely honest, my previous attempts at this...

It was a warm summer day. The bright sunlight flooded my room as I sat down in my bed thinking about how drastically my life has changed...