Aurora sat there in silence. I watched her closely as she stared at me, waiting for me to say something about the bomb she just dropped.

“Carlie, did you hear me? Sam left and we are getting a divorce.”

I looked at her cautiously, trying to gauge my response. “I just can’t believe it. I am so sorry, Aurora.”

As her best friend of seven years, I felt many emotions, predominantly hurt and angry w...

We watch movies about the end of the world

Dystopian futures filled with crime and wars and void of humanity

We read books about EMPs and zombies and horrors unfurled

Corrupt politicians, extreme weather events and water scarcity

We escape from our lives by journeying with characters in worlds seemingly unknown

Watching their trials and cheering them on as they fight the battle against evil

We ...