The roar of war is deafening. Machine guns rumble like a tropical storm battering a tin roof, and artillery booms like volleys of thunder. The stench of war is pungent. Ignited gunpowder reeks like burning heaps of dung, and spilled blood stinks like an industrial abattoir.The view of war is, to you, invisible. You can’t tell whether it’s dark or you’re blind, but everything … [Read more...]

You were incredibly lucky you missed that flight. You were initially so frustrated because that happened—the ticket was expensive. But the reception of the dire tidings—terrible accident, no survivors—forced you to look upon the incident from a new scope. You'd never missed a flight in your entire life. And now, the first time you missed one, it was destined to crash?That's … [Read more...]

You are on the Moon! Wow! This is absolutely incredible! Your two very feet are stepping firmly on the grayish, dusty surface of the Moon. Your memory does not offer you any clue as to by what means you made it up here - nor does your reason. But you don't bother with wondering about it. You don't give a monkey's to know how you covered the 385.000 km of empty space separating … [Read more...]

You are walking down a lonely, endlessly straight road. It is deep, moonless night. Either side of the road is bordered by thick, dark, impenetrable forest. So thick, dark, and impenetrable indeed the forest is, that the edge of the road is equivalent to the end of the world when your sphere of influence is concerned. There is no shortcut. No detour. No other way. Your free … [Read more...]

You are on a ship. It is a kinda weird type of vessel. It resembles a galleon, but you wouldn't label it as such, as there is a crucial difference between galleons and this ship. This ship does not have any sails; nor does it have any masts at all. Its entire deck is an empty, wide, flat area.You are standing amidships. You look around. You are utterly alone. It is a rather … [Read more...]