One Charlie crouches behind the splintered remains of a supply crate, the acrid tang of burnt plastic sharp in the cool air. Night was coming, proclaimed by a blinding orange sun piercing an immense, jagged, fragmented wall of clouds in the west -- the direction they'd be going to cover their escape. Very soon, darkness would spread across the sky, their agreed upon time to mark their escape, onto their way to freedom. Bo...

(One) The first contestant adjusts the sweatband on his wrist, the rough fabric scratching against his skin, and squints up at the towering wall of playing cards looming before him. Each card, easily twice his height and thick as a door, displays the stark black clubs suit against its pristine white back. "Alright, fresh meat," booms a voice crackling through the overhead speakers, dripping with forced enthusiasm, "Welcom...

There's an art to everything, And in everything there is art, If you look for it closely enough. It is said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," but you've got to take the time to behold the beauty that exists all around us. As you do so, don't take it for granted that it'll always be there. Let that be an excuse for you to take time out of the daily routine of your busyness to appreciate and enjoy your surroundin...

Introduction The identity of an individual who wants to remain anonymous for as yet undetermined reasons is trying to be discovered. A series of clues are slowly discovered that give insights into the individual's background, leading to their identity and the mystery behind not wanting to reveal who they were. One You're hunched over the cluttered desk in your cramped, rented office above the pawn shop, the stale smell of...

Introductions It was inevitable. It was going to happen sooner or later. Many hoped for the later rather than the sooner, but it happened when they expected it least. There were a few, here and there, who dreamed about this event. They, of course, tried to tell others of it, but they wouldn't accept it, said it was delusional, fantastical even. The more they went on about it, trying to warn others, they were taken away to...