Tag: stories

inspiration from a starfish

A sea star moves around on my hand and transfers its kinetic energy, motivating me to squirm because I feel creeped out.

While walking along the beach this morning I found a little starfish. Having never seen a starfish before I approached it cautiously, let it know I was an unarmed pacifist discontent with my life, just wandering the earth seeking new friends. I told him I usually don’t go near the ocean because it seems unfriendly and impersonal but I really need to meet new people and replace my horrible, useless asshole friends. I asked if i could pick up the starfish and asked what gender it was. The lovable creature responded to none of my questions or statements vocally; just moving its hundreds of little arms-legs up and down in an empathetic manner. I picked it up. Immediately I was stung by its infectious positive attitude and I began to view the past year of my life as a statement…

a happy story about dreams

For the past few months I’ve had difficulty sleeping through an entire night. Most nights I wake up from nightmares revolving around a few different themes, predominantly suicide, a sense of loss and hopelessness. This may be hard for you to understand as generally my writing is incredibly cheery and heartwarming. A few months ago one of my friends committed suicide. We weren’t that that close but it was one of those cases where you…

Berlin to Miami

Hi Helga, I'm Brian. When I told you I was a photographer I didn't mean I was an employed photographer. Thanks for not asking more questions. Hope you enjoyed the flight.

So did you guys hear about that time I bought a last-minute plane ticket to travel across the world, feeling desperate and hopeless? Yeah…it’s happened a few times already this year. Here’s the most recent story about changing climates, an…

Rotterdam: remnants of New Year’s partying

See-through with black rim...slut of the umbrella world. No wonder she got abused and ran over. Still looks hot though...

You’ve probably heard that New Year’s parties are all about wild times. You know, grab your buddies, take an umbrella out and get fucking plastered. Yeehaw! Wanna party even harder?? Let the hellish weather of your cozy riverside hometown devour…

arrival and impressions

Pre-trip iced coffee from a cute street vendor.

I typically set six alarms for important events. Naturally, this idea frequently backfires and creates needless anxiety for me…. The vegetable truck leaves at noon—there’s no way we are going to sleep until noon. There’s also no way my paranoia…