Simple Stories
BuyNowSellLaterCinematic stories rooted in history, driven by philosophy, and lit with imagination. Occasionally, a personal glimpse from behind the scenes.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 60 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 9 months ago |
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Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West
How one quiet frontiersman helped guide settlers, soldiers, and empires—only to find himself caught between legend and loss on the edge of a vanishing frontier.
Part 1: The Edge of the Map
Essay 15: Is It Normal to Feel a Constant Low-Level Sadness? Here’s What It Really Means
There’s a hum beneath the surface of my life. It’s not loud. It’s not despair. It’s just there—like a grey sky that never quite turns to rain. Like Eeyore, the gloomy donkey from Winnie the Pooh, dragging his tail behind him, sighing but ne...
Essay 14: The Rare Currency of Quality in a World Obsessed with Speed
In almost every area of life, from craftsmanship to relationships, high quality is rare. It is not rare because people do not desire it—everyone would prefer excellence over mediocrity. It is rare because quality requires two things that ar...
The Forgotten Room
Part 1: The Folder
In a windowless archive deep beneath Langley, Virginia, a man wearing gloves slid a red-stamped folder across the steel desk.
“Why now?” the younger analyst asked.
The older man shrugged. “We received a F...
Essay 13: Why Great Leaders Like FDR and Churchill Protected Their Hobbies—Even in Wartime
When the world is falling apart, who has time for hobbies? It seems almost absurd to think of someone sketching, painting, or gardening while bombs are falling and armies are clashing. Yet history tells us that even in the most turbulent ti...
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Clear thinking about markets, trading, investing, and personal finance—because every decision has a cost.
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