Fiction
![A screencap from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once showing Evelyn (played by Michelle Yeoh) standing in a fighting pose in the middle of a sea of office cubicles. A single googly eye is stuck to her forehead. A screencap from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once showing Evelyn (played by Michelle Yeoh) standing in a fighting pose in the middle of a sea of office cubicles. A single googly eye is stuck to her forehead.](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/EEAAO_hua11e0a1fc420d10788ffd158d146fcbf_185554_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
My thoughts on Everything Everywhere All at Once, the nature of reality, the endless tug of war between purpose and nihilism, and finding meaning in the absurd.
![An AI-generated image of a queen sized bed with a headboard that appears like a portal leading to a different world. An AI-generated image of a queen sized bed with a headboard that appears like a portal leading to a different world.](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/magical-pajamas_hu6ef5b9a720e2413367a0c4b7fe804cef_46768_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
Whenever the main character wakes up from a dream, they have in their pocket whatever they had in their hands or were using during their dream, thanks to their magical pajamas.
![An AI-generated image of a detailed charcoal sketch of a victorian-era street at night. An AI-generated image of a detailed charcoal sketch of a victorian-era street at night.](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/youre-a-tricky-devil-to-find_hu26d3c8ed717176ef626ea1b4c39ab6a4_80826_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
It's late at night and there's a knock at the door. You answer it to see a stranger dripping with the rain. "You're a tricky devil to find," he says.
![AI-generated image of a young boy in silhouette running through a dense forest at sunset AI-generated image of a young boy in silhouette running through a dense forest at sunset](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/cover-midsummer-sojourn_hudd2a546eca145dee0d7817d86e0ba93c_90702_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
Qi'Anna always takes Leo on the most amazing journeys through the woods in his backyard. But one day, her adventuring pushes him a little too far. As the sun sets and the shadows creep, he must find his way out, or get swallowed by the forest.
![AI-generated image of a lion in silhouette standing in the middle of a desert town during dusk AI-generated image of a lion in silhouette standing in the middle of a desert town during dusk](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/cover-the-return-2_hu91a2debddccfea5ca7cd0aec245fc946_31978_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
A young man steps off a train to find himself in a seemingly abandoned western town. But when he tries to leave, he finds himself hunted by a strange and terrifying beast. Now he must find a way to escape, or fall victim to his own fears.
![Picture of a dark cave with sunlight streaming in. Cover generated by craiyon.com. Picture of a dark cave with sunlight streaming in. Cover generated by craiyon.com.](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/cover-lightminer_hubfd0acff1556a07b8774b6b5d77fb089_20846_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
Light is a rare element that can only be found buried in the earth. The ancient art of extraction is almost lost. You are one of the last lightminers.
![Picture of candles and incense in a dark room. Cover generated by craiyon.com. Picture of candles and incense in a dark room. Cover generated by craiyon.com.](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/cover-when-the-sky-fell_hu7cb14927c6e97bf17f0923bf7eb8bc21_33504_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
Take a seat, young fella, and let me tell ya about the day the sky fell.
![AI-generated image of a silhouette of a person holding a pistol. AI-generated image of a silhouette of a person holding a pistol.](https://aires.fyi/../assets/images/posts/cover-bullet-trial_hu4ea1fe4986eeb0deb5831d8278419dc6_18478_500x300_fill_q90_h2_box_center_2.webp)
The instant before a shot may be fired, a trial is conducted to decide whether a cop should fire the gun or not.