Archive - Simple Stories

Omertà: A Mafia Story

Inside the Sicilian code of loyalty, betrayal, and blood

Aug 4 •

The Infinite Flame

The life and death of a man who found God in infinity

Aug 2 •

July 2025

Essay 9: Myth, Violence, and the Thin Line Between Order and Ruin

What The Dark Knight and No Country for Old Men understand about truth—and why it’s never enough

Jul 31 •

A widow’s daring assassination and the deliverance of Bethulia

Jul 28 •

The Family Grows

When you pay off a blackmailer, you build more than a debt — you build a road you can never leave.

Jul 26 •

Essay 8: Escaping the Simulation

Why I loved The Matrix and what it taught me about truth, freedom, and the nature of reality

Jul 24 •

The Blood Countess of Csejte

She was elegance, wealth, and horror stitched into one perfect silhouette

Jul 21 •

The Stars Above Kona

Remembering a Challenger crew member: Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian-American to fly in space

Jul 19 •

Essay 7: What If Your Life Is the Story?

How Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey can reshape your stories—and your life

Jul 17 •

The Swallow’s Cage

How the KGB turned a tender heart into a lifelong weapon

Jul 14 •

Inside the rituals, rage, and ruin of an American extremist cell

Jul 12 •

Essay 6: Christopher Nolan—Architect of Time and Memory

Why his philosophy, storytelling, and films inspire me

Jul 10 •

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