The Future

4,321 words by 8 writers in Tokyo, Accra & elsewhere

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Shinjuku, Robots, The Future

Uhm ...

by Craig Mod

Tokyo — They say the Japanese are inscrutable. Well, it’s only fitting then that from such a people would be born such a place as ROBOT RESTAURANT. I’m sure others have expounded on the why of ROBOT RESTAURANT. I’m sure others have attempted to scrutinize this place so entirely devoid of logic or context, thematic sensibility or flow. I will not do that. I will not try to explain anything. For great art ...

Travel, Airports, The Future

Why do I always feel like I am running away from something? I never feel settled, I can’t get the “this is it?” thought out of my head.

by Emma P

Denver — Why do I always feel like I am running away from something? I never feel settled, I can’t get the “this is it?” thought out of my head. What am I missing? Nine months ago, I dreamed about being in th...

The Future, friendship, Prose

Six years behind us, leaving notes to our future selves in the Cathedral of Junk.

by Kristen Taylor

Austin — None of us can remember exactly how we hit upon a whole day embracing the tackiest and true-bluest of Americana. As graduate students we were rich in time, all that angst had to go somewhere, and J. w...

Oregon Coast, The Future, The Past

There is a place they call The Devil's Punchbowl, where we saw whales

by Chris DeBarr

Otter rock — It’s funny how what appears to be a specific moment can also be a jungle of memories and sensations that defy mere words. Let’s say I just want to focus on this snapshot, taken during my recent Oregon...

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