A demagogue and a demi-monde arrive at heaven’s gate, but only one of the two will convince the saints to let them in.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: The Demagogue and the Demi-monde

The river is unclean and the polluters will pay in time.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: The Latest Thing

The Poet finds a poor, songless country, and sets out to gift them song. He doesn’t ask if this is a gift they want.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: The Songless Country

The worm fumes over that which escapes his grasp.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: The Worm and the Angel

The mountains say the clouds will pass away, yet they do not mind. They hold greater things than time in their unpasturable fields.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: The Unpasturable Fields

I saw a little city and was struck by its beauty. But how long can that beauty last?… Read More Fifty-One Tales: The Little City

The Tradesman attempts to do Time’s work, to Time’s displeasure.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: Time and the Tradesman

The Flowers watch the cities approach with despair, but Pan is unconcerned.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: Prayer of the Flowers

Death was uninterested in the two young men until the orange rolled under the table.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: Death and the Orange

Death intends to scare Odysseus, but forgets they are old friends.… Read More Fifty-One Tales: Death and Odysseus