"Beginnings are rare and fleeting. All we are left with in life is a long and unavoidable journey to the end. Describe the burdens you carry with you on this journey." I sent the above prompt to friends and colleagues and asked for any artistic response. I received numerous poems, songs, short stories, etc. I took all of the responses and stitched together the verses, stories, and emotions into a narrative following the protagonist through a day in his life. My goal was to give a snapshot of the mental health of those around me and remind everyone that they are not alone in their sadness.

In Whithren, a line of women pass a recurring dream through multiple generations.

Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differ...

A seventeen-year-old village school graduate, a guy nicknamed Kazan, dreams of becoming a famous rap...

This is the story that always appears in the dreams of Kokone, who eventually becomes a high school ...

In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the ...

When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no ...

Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehou...

Ginger, a recent widow, takes up autoerotic asphyxiation to work up the nerve to kill her abusive mo...

Paloma is a young adult who finds herself living in automatic mode, following every imposed social n...

A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently...

Tom has faced many rivals in his ten-year career as a jump Jockey. Some have been faster, stronger, ...

The photographer Jan is in his bubble of reflections and thought on life. And girls. Mostly girls. J...

The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: ...

Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her ...

Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in...

Two duelling birds get the urge to change their plumage. A blue jay wants to be decked out in the gr...

After her most recent stint in a mental institution puts her on the path to self discovery, Deborah,...

A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fear...

Two friends fall in love with the same girl and end up in a situation that can only make everyone un...