Stories tagged “Monomyth”

  • Hiro's Journey I: Departure

    Hiro’s high school journey is a dangerous expedition that must be taken to achieve the triumphant milestone that is graduation. He starts off in the humble beginnings of middle school, where he is comfortable with everything. Without warning, Hiro re...

  • Hiro's Journey II: Initiation

    After facing the road of trials that typically come with one’s descent into high school, Hiro reaches a fissure in his journey: the departure of his mentor, the self-governing and misunderstood band director. The absence of the mentor may at first ca...

  • Hiro's Journey III: Return

    There is only but one step left in Hiro’s journey, and that is to pass on what he has learned to a young one who is as fatuous as he was at the start of his journey. Doing this ensures that the lessons that Hiro learned are not lost. As summarized by...

  • Hard to Read, Easy to Read

    There was too much noise to think straight. Music hung high in the air over countless converations and merged to create dissonance that could not be ignored. Jordan tried to concentrate anyway, but after reading the same sentence four times, gave up in...

  • Passing the Torch

    Jordan was still a few blocks away but she could already hear the party. The music pulsed out with a steady rhythm that dominated the night. It was a thousand times louder than the coffee shop and felt much more aggressive. A beat up station wagon bega...