Isaac Asimov is the writer of over 500 books, and this was “by far” his favorite story. The Last Question is a short story that takes the reader on a trillion year journey. It is deep, powerful, ahead of its time (published in 1956), and the ending is simply genius. It’s short enough to read […]
Short Stories
The Pencil
Paulo Coelho is a master storyteller. The Alchemist is in my top five favorite books of all time. I recently came across The Story of the Pencil from his compilation of short stories in Like a Flowing River. I thought I’d share it here. He provides so much depth with such few words. The Story […]