"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.

A poor neighborhood of Athens, Asyrmatos, is the center of the world for the people who live there a...

After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability,...

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

When overwhelming expectations tower over him, Cecil must silence the doubt controlling him, while a...

In the small town of Eden, Tennessee, a neglected and naive teenage girl named Clara Banks has made ...

A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religiou...

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes ent...

After eight years apart, three childhood friends - Lucy, Kit, and Mimi - rediscover their friendship...

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

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

In Whithren, a line of women pass a recurring dream through multiple generations.
Darang is a story about a girl named Akemi and her desire to fulfill her longing for Elmo, she found...

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. ...

A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, wit...

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

A prisoner belonging to a void known as “Lacuna,” longs to escape their entrapment. As they search f...

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v...

A successful young doctor with a beautiful wife, a happy child, and a comfortable house finds his li...