No One Dropped the Boulder

A tale of blame, grievances, and polarization, “No One Dropped the Boulder” tells the story of a region where both the cityfolk and the farmers are struggling to survive due to a humongous boulder clogging their shared water source. But rather than move the boulder itself, the townspeople seem far more interested in blaming one another for its blockage, seeking vengeance through mutually-ensured suffering. When an exile from a faraway land comes upon these two feuding societies and meets a cynical journalist who derives profit from stoking these people’s irrational hatred, he struggles to convince him—and himself as well—that there exists a better path forward. 

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Like all good stories, “No One Dropped the Boulder” was written less to proselytize, than to convince the author himself of its ultimate worth. Dealing with themes of tribalism, ‘other-ness,’ and righteous indignation, this story is perhaps most relevant of the entire bunch to current events, and serves as a rallying cry to those weary peacemakers that it is never too hopeless to try and make things better.

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