By the Roots

Time and Death, personified as living, breathing individuals, hold a mystical power over their respective domains of the cosmos. But peace does not exist between them. Time, weary of watching the world pass away over the millennia, becomes bitter at the existence of Death, who robs him of the living things he comes to love. When they strike a bargain for the life of one person, it becomes apparent that perhaps Death is far more necessary, merciful and welcomed than Time, or any of us, might have imagined.

kaRaoKe MoTeL welcomes you and hopes you will have a pleasant stay at forgotten motel on the edge of consciousness. Here you will meet, the manager and his wife, Pasolini and Tao; lost lovers, Fiona and Fermor; weird Marge at the Front Desk; detective Smith in pursuit of mystery assisted by Jones, a photogenic woman; Manny the Manikin is there to take your photo and align your chakras; step into to the lounge and meet the Sphinx dispense songs and aphorisms accompanied by the Piano Lady; then there is Hixon and his side kick Toby the dummy that is really smart; Camille the house keeping doing more than cleaning; The Driver, a spaced out rasta and his friend to the cosmic DJ, the Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

Through dreams and reality, a Cuban woman learns of the ties her great-grandparents had with the Independents of Color, a political party formed in 1908.

The story of a couple who has had their fair share of problems in their marriage. Just about when they're ready to call it quits, fate steps in and gives them a second chance.

After losing his job, a sport announcer contemplates his life thus far in a world of items possessing unique powers.

The humanity is lacking, increasingly, of contact and mutual love. It is at the time that an individual, appearing as the authentic God of the love, will appear with the remedy to solve such a disaster.