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Author: Veronique

  • Heaven

    Heaven

    There was a kitchen one block before the end of the world. There, the owner Ali, did everything himself: he cooked, he talked to the people, he cleaned, he managed the cash flow. The menu was short but variable, and it looked something like this:

    Starters
    Mixed salad
    Soup of the day

    Main courses
    Grilled chicken with potatoes
    Pasta with tomato sauce
    Hamburger with French fries

    Desserts
    Cake of the day

    Beverages
    Sparkling water
    Fresh juice
    Coffee

    As you can see, it was really simple, but all the plates were made with so much love that the place could be easily considered a Michelin star restaurant.

    The restaurant was everything that Ali had; the name of it was Heaven, so when people asked, where are you going? They will reply: to Heaven. And also because the food was so delicious that seem to be prepared by angels, but everything was prepared with the hands, love, and dedication of Ali.

    Even thought Heaven offered such delicious food and good service, it was barely visited by customers; only the brave travelers who dared to go beyond the unknown got there. This braveness was really valued by Ali, so he made the price of the food really low. The important payment that he asked was a valuable thing of the traveller, which made him remember them long after they left. This is why the place was full of books, pictures, art, and other random stuff.

    Maybe someday, if you’re brave enough, you can follow your heart, find Heaven and be delighted by the delicious food that Ali will prepare for you. And if you get there, send him my regards.

  • Chad the worst

    Is the year 3025 in Cloudville, humans are working from the comfort of their tuna cans, doing groceries shopping from theirs sofa, running a marathon in tread mills, painting with programs, having a talk with their long distance friends, asking for food to be bring in their tables, there’s no need to go to the outside world. Everything works fine and there’s not a single problem in the world.

    All of this is possible since Chad become president of the planet earth, they decided that the world will be better without borders and that there should be just one person in charge, Chad.

    Chad is this perfect looking non binary person. Chad is just a nickname but the complete name is Chad Gerald Petrus Transformini.

    People don’t know how bad Chad really is; they feel super comfortable because all of their problems are gone, but that is the price of having sacrificed their freedom. They forgot the smell of fresh cut grass, the feeling of rain in their faces, the relief of getting into the water in a warm day, and the fresh breeze you feel while cycling. They forgot how to live, they just don’t know it yet. Soon enough there will be a powerful rebellious someone or maybe a lot of someone that will set the humanity free of this jail.

    That someone is focus reading this story at this very moment, ending up with a smile in their face.

  • Greg the egg

    Greg is a little egg that was born in a remote farm in the Kingdom of Saxony. Greg like to dream, a lot. His buddies were worried for him, not many eggs dreamed that much. Most of them, didn’t dream at all. But Greg believed that everyone no matter how small or big you are, young or all, everyone should have dreams.

    So Greg’s biggest dream was to fly; he didn’t care if everyone thought it was crazy, he didn’t care if it seemed impossible. Greg believed in it and that was all that matter.

    One day Greg decided to make his dream true, he left the comfort of the eggs container and went rolling through the kitchen counter; when he reach the edge, he counted to 3, rolled over and fly.

    For a few seconds Greg did it, he fulfilled his dream. He didn’t wanted to be a fried egg or scrambled or poached; he wanted to fly and he did, and all that matters.He crushed with a smile in to the floor

    The end.