Through the Cracks - There Will Be One Vacant Chair
## The titles say: Part 8 - There Will Be One Vacant Chair "So." Jacob looks grave. "The footage you've just seen arrived, on a flash drive, in the mail. Addressed to Micha, at this office. No return address. The day we were supposed to begin...
Through the Cracks - I Don't Exist But I Do Love
## The titles say: Part 7 - I Don't Exist But I Do Love The camera watches Jacob open a spiral notebook, flip a few pages. Most of them are nothing but entries crossed out with large X's, "3 1/2 lbs, straight, yellow tint," "3 lbs, rough bottom three...
Through the Cracks - And Lay Ghost Hands on Everything
## The titles say: Part 6 - And Lay Ghost Hands on Everything "So," Micha says, "Jacob calls Dev and Cam, says we're going on a road trip, starting wherever Alvarez ended up after the incident. Which was Payton, Arizona, some of my old stomping...
Through the Cracks - Yesterday, Upon the Stair
## Then the titles say: Part 5 - Yesterday, Upon the Stair The camera watches a bear and a coyote take seats on the couch next to eachother. It seems more than one person can be on screen at once, after all. The subtitles say ### Devon, Cameron,...
Through the Cracks - When You’re Not Feeling Holy Your Loneliness Tells You You’ve Sinned
## The titles say: Part 4 - When You're Not Feeling Holy Your Loneliness Tells You You've Sinned "I guess it makes sense." The Gila's claws are folded, he leans forward with his elbows on his knees. "Guy most likely to fall through the cracks is the...
Through the Cracks - All The Easy Speeches that Comfort Cruel Men
## The titles say: Part 3 - All The Easy Speeches that Comfort Cruel Men The black behind the titles fades into grainy footage, lower resolution, clearly an older camera, of a town in the desert. Lake in the distance behind it, mountains beyond that,...
Through the Cracks - With Dreams, With Drugs, With Waking Nightmares
## The titles say: Part 2 - With Dreams, With Drugs, With Waking Nightmares A sturdily built ram in a flannel shirt stares down at his clasped hands. What he has to say starts playing, while the camera still lingers on the shot of his clenched...
Through the Cracks - Had the Chance Been With Us that Has Not Been
## The titles say: Part 1 - Had the Chance Been With Us that Has Not Been "So." The bat is back, as the titles fade from the screen. They're replaced by subtitles, that say ### Mikhael - Private Investigator "First thing that happens when I walk in...
Through the Cracks - The Mouse Was the Only Proof the Field Existed
Perhaps it's in a theatre. Perhaps you click play on some video platform or streaming service. Perhaps it just began playing, on a screen that was supposed to be switched off. Wherever and however you watch it, it begins and The Title Says: Through...
History Repeats Because Those Who Write It Write Repetition
First they came for the socialists, and I spoke out-- Because I had read That Poem. Loved its pathos, Its tragedy, And its warning. They came for natives, black people, immigrants, refugees-- And I spoke out. They came for the poor...
Tradewind Vs. Accord
Emily set down her cardboard tray. "We should do this more often." Seth and Martin both hesitated. She had to hand them each their own coffees, grumbling as she did. "Can't you read the names on the sides of the cup? It's not that hard." "I was...
My Heart is Full of Thunder
My heart is full of thunder. This is neither good nor bad. Which may lead you to wonder Just what sort of day I've had. And if you were standing under The fall of blood or rain, Then you may well think the thunder To be cries of crippling...