Short stories
The Story of the First Star
Once upon a time… there was a single star. Before all of creation unfolded into existence, there was this star. The spirit that breathed life into the star had disappeared, sacrificing itself so that he could be born, in the hopes that he would find his destiny. When the star awoke for the first time, he was full of confusion. The star, having been born with a body, a mind, a heart, and a soul, wondered what else was there, for surely he could not be the only one....
The Ethics of Owning a Genie
Raaza is as much a cynic as cynic gets. How could he not be, shackled onto a cosmic goddamn
hamster wheel for eternity? He’s seen it all, been it all, done it all, vicariously if not physically. He is quite certain he knew everything there is to know about people, human nature at large. Humans are sticky, he thinks to himself. They mull around and fuck and fight and eat and shit and dream and disappoint and die. There’s not a one who would be altruistic for altruism’s sake, not a one who would make a wish without something for them to gain...