There comes a time in one’s life when reflecting on all misdeeds become mandatory in order to find peace. For one inmate, today is that day.
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Being human is given; but keeping our humanity is a choice.
– Moumita Das
The duality of the current state of humanity.
But Is It Home is a story that I wanted to serve as a reminder of the current state of humanity. Of course, I didn’t want to be too cliche about the topic. In the end, though, I wanted to focus on my hometown of Philadelphia as it’s one of the oldest municipalities in the United States. Hindsight being what it is, I did what I normally do and put a little bit of me in my short without me realizing it.
“Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate your family.”
–Josiah
What if Mars was finally ready to be populated?
I always wanted to write a story about the topic of overpopulation even since I started this project. The terrifying of overpopulation has been something that I’ve found fascinating due to its pending actuality. There was a short story that I remember reading in college that I really liked. Unfortunately, I can’t recall the name of the story but I remember the plot and I wanted to write one of my own.
“If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
What if Heaven functioned like a business corporation?
A Few Good Men In A Breakroom has an interesting story behind its creation. I was working on a book regarding an angel of death but found myself not enjoying the process of it all. Spoiler alert! It was becoming clear to me that the story was working itself out as an Audible in my head so I shelved it for later use. However, it did get me thinking about how angelic roles are given to their host.
“What they are hoping that you believe is the oldest, most racist stories in our country. Emmett Till, Scottsboro Boys, Central Park Five…These false accusations all started with the same lie — that [all] black men are wired to attack white women.”
― Annalise Keating, How To Get Away With Murder, 5×07 “I Got Played”
The duality around racism and the darkness behind it all.
Being an African American means that I’m aware that racism is a really big problem in my country. I know that it’s something that has ruined the lives, self-esteem, and the very foundation of so many people. And, yet, people still do it without a second thought and with twisted justification and ratification for their behavior. But I don’t know what’s worse: a closeted racist or an open one. Both of them are horrid but I find that the worst type – for me, anyway – are the ones who know how to weaponize it. This is actually how I came up with the idea for In Our Darkest Hour.
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
― Bill Keane
The duality of limbo and the concept of Heaven and Hell
The Bus Stop was one of those stories that I couldn’t get a clear thought out of how I wanted the story to go. This was one of the Christian Science Fiction stories that could be polarizing if not done respectfully. But that wasn’t my main concern. It was a concern but not the main one. My main concern was that I wanted to do something different for each story and I was running out of ideas as I getting closer to the end of Phase One. It took me a couple of days to figure out how I was going to tell this story and the solution was pretty simple: do what I did in reverse.