The next morning he argued with himself over which red tie to wear to work, a casual observer might not be able to tell the difference between the two, but Kenji just really wanted to wear a red tie that day, and had suddenly noticed that while one was red, the other was a slightly… Continue reading Dream Girl: Part 3
Dream Girl: Part 2
A knock at the door, and that could only mean one of two things, a delivery or Daisuke. This time it was a mix of both, Daisuke was standing there bag in hand presenting his host with only the finest of convenience store sushi and sake. The events of the previous day had made him… Continue reading Dream Girl: Part 2
Dream Girl: Part 1
Kenji Saito woke up with his wife in his arms.He gave her a loving squeeze, patted her on the head then walked over to the kitchen to prepare his breakfast before work. As the kettle boiled, he poured in the flavoring package and the desiccated vegetables onto his ramen. If only she could cook, Kenji… Continue reading Dream Girl: Part 1
Wise King Midas:80% of Macroeconomics in One Story
King Midas is the man who can turn anything he touches into gold. He has been used several times to illustrate a few basic principles about money(with the extra assumption being that during his time, gold=money. For this story, we can additionally ignore international trade just to make life easier). First, he was introduced to… Continue reading Wise King Midas:80% of Macroeconomics in One Story
The Tale of Rather Foolish King Midas
King Midas is the King from Greek mythology who had the gift to turn anything he touched into gold. In the story of slightly wiser King Midas he gains the ability to control which things turn into gold and which things do not. This was used to illustrate that real goods, not money (in this… Continue reading The Tale of Rather Foolish King Midas
The Last Wilderness III: Planet Graggazzit and its “People”
Planet Graggazzit, as previously stated, is a terrarium world, its native intelligent race, the Glorbs not well suited for the types of control the Malflorians implement on their development worlds (pet worlds). As one side is bathed in constant light of its star and the other constant darkness, it is a planet much less averaged… Continue reading The Last Wilderness III: Planet Graggazzit and its “People”
The Last Wilderness II: A Brief Adventure
I have now spent my first day and have much already to tell. The day, of course, being of earth duration as told by my trusty Swiss mechanical watch stolen off the wrist at a cocktail party and replaced with one of superior alien make. Due to the orbit and rotation speed of the planet… Continue reading The Last Wilderness II: A Brief Adventure
The Last Wilderness I: Hello and Goodbye
And so it was the illustrious race of man found themselves as pets. I was in college at the time. Really you would be amazed at how little of a drama it was. They arrived in advance of their light stream hitting earth. World Governments were caught with their pants down, not that it mattered… Continue reading The Last Wilderness I: Hello and Goodbye
Meditations: Part One
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive.” I woke up in a pile of corpses. My eyes clenched shut, the room perfectly silent. Only my more visceral senses were activated. Sputtering on fetid blood, I tried to break free of the vice of cold flesh, the… Continue reading Meditations: Part One
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It was a hot summer's day. The shadows had grown short, the perfect time to acquire vitamin D from the sun's rays.I took my laptop in my bag, walking to the nearby park, doing my best to stay in the bits of road and path dappled in the sun's rays, passing parasols as I went.I… Continue reading Jun
Homo Economicish 