Bogart Vol 01 No 01 -

The rain in Casablanca didn't wash away the sins; it just made them shiny. In the dimly lit corner of Rick’s Café, sat with a glass of lukewarm bourbon and a heavy heart. He was a man out of time, a private investigator who preferred punching his way through a problem rather than talking it out.

The door creaked open, and in walked a fox—not a metaphorical one, but a literal, red-furred fox in a trench coat. She was looking for her sister, and Bogart, ever the gentleman, called her beautiful and took the case. Bogart Vol 01 No 01

As he navigated the neon-drenched streets, he felt the weight of his own history. He was a "product of postmodernism," as some might say, trying to reconnect to the primal act of telling a story. His life was a collection of one-word chapters: Narrative, Heat, Limits, and Error. The rain in Casablanca didn't wash away the

He turned away from the plane and walked back into the shadows of the city. He had a drink to catch up on, and a new story to write in the next volume of his life. The door creaked open, and in walked a

As the sun began to rise over the Mediterranean, Bogart stood on the tarmac, watching the fox and her sister board a plane to Lisbon. He knew he’d never see her again, but that was the life he chose.