This article is a piece of experimental fiction, called a micro narrative, by Clark Waggoner, a free-lance writer in Portland, Or. It covers the themes of the meaning of life and death and fulfillment. It is one of a number of posts that deals with similar themes and is realized in a similar manner.
In her latest short story collection, White Cat, Black Dog, MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellow Kelly Link reinvents seven fairytales into modern, realist short stories about, for example, an aging billionaire choosing a successor, and a house-sitting gig that goes awry.