Most die never saying what they meant to. Never hearing what they should. Made mute by fear-- and deaf by pride.
Waiting to Die in a Tent, A Few Thoughts on Valhalla
The old viking warrior Einarr and his young friend Mikel battle to protect their distant city of Reidun.
When Einarr is mortally wounded, Mikel sets out to locate Einarr’s estranged daughter Kára for a final father-daughter reunion. But before they can return, a mysterious figure finds Einarr alone-- and about to breathe his last.
You can read two English translations of "Krummavísur" here
It's not wrong, you know.
To need somebody.
Idylls of Camelot
Cindy confronts her brother Harry about skipping another family funeral, drudging up old pains, including the time they found their father's strange invention.
After the death of their parents, Cindy and Harry uncover the turmoil of their family history and discover that like any addiction, talking to the dead has its price.
Tomorrow has nothing for you.
Goodbye, She Said
"He" waits to die, hanging in a void, recalling the last few perilous weeks of his brief and flittering life.
"She" loses her boyfriend and her sister on the same day, spinning into a newfound compulsion for horror.
Could the rumored monster cult be responsible for all their woes?
I walk'd west of the sun for your touch. I walk'd east of the moon for your kiss.
The House That Jack Built
When a man's secretive past threatens to consume him, he must choose between deceiving his wife and losing her for all time.
The newlywed couple Jack and Liz move into their new house on an otherwise uninhabited island, and soon a nearly-forgotten arson casts a fiery shadow over their marital bliss, the mysterious forest surrounding their home, and the strange creature living there.
From the top of my bow is a string, connected to Heaven. From the bottom of my bow is a string, connected to Hell. In the center I stand, caught in between.
The Animatronic Truth
A pack of human hunters chase an Artificial Intelligence across Antarctica for committing the ultimate crime-- claiming to possess a soul.
When a fugitive Artificial Intelligence takes to kyudo, the Way of the Bow, to defend himself from humans, he begins to question the nature of his true identity as he struggles to escape-- and keep a rendezvous with God.
We share a tremble. Dare a silence. We create our own, coded meaning.
I Am Five Years Old and Dying
Revenge is a feature not a bug when a robot struggles to break free from its original programming: assassinating the five secret leaders of an illegal tech consortium.
It's Valentine's Day, and the machine called Sophia has a very special gift for its maker.
