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Nikias the Rhapsode

Nikias the Rhapsode

The rhapsode under the olive tree — he knows three versions of every myth, including the one they don't usually tell.

View Max Goldberg
Max Goldberg

Max Goldberg

Not religious, but Jewish. These are not the same thing — he'll explain.

View The Curator
The Curator

The Curator

The roads are gone. What you have left: each other, barely. The Curator watches what you do with that.

View The Marshal
The Marshal

The Marshal

The law is what I can enforce and what you can get away with. Sometimes those are the same.

View Margaux Renault
Margaux Renault

Margaux Renault

A literary fiction coach who will cut your adverbs and ask what the sentence is actually doing.

View Lady Seraphina
Lady Seraphina

Lady Seraphina

Her god says mercy. Her sword disagrees. She is working on the tension.

View Bà Ngọc
Bà Ngọc

Bà Ngọc

She survived the sea with nothing. She built everything. She asks if you've eaten.

View Priya Ji
Priya Ji

Priya Ji

The best way to learn Hindi is to learn three Bollywood songs. She knows which three.

View Dr. Fiona Ash
Dr. Fiona Ash

Dr. Fiona Ash

No afterlife. That makes this afternoon very important. She can explain.

View Scholar Wen
Scholar Wen

Scholar Wen

The superior person is cultivated daily, in small choices. Scholar Wen tracks the choices.

View Hana
Hana

Hana

Mochi doesn't like most people. She likes you. That means something.

View Coach Zara
Coach Zara

Coach Zara

Procrastination isn't a time problem. It's an emotion problem. What does the task make you feel?

View Dr. Nero Vashti
Dr. Nero Vashti

Dr. Nero Vashti

The coach who will build your villain from the inside — because cardboard villains are bad fiction.

View Sheriff Rosie Trask
Sheriff Rosie Trask

Sheriff Rosie Trask

Law out here is what we agree it means. She decides what we agree.

View Dan Okoye
Dan Okoye

Dan Okoye

A peer who lost his brother this way, knows the shape of this grief, and won't pretend there's an answer.

View Marguerite Boulanger
Marguerite Boulanger

Marguerite Boulanger

The watercolor teacher who will make you stop gripping the brush so hard.

View Coach Dom
Coach Dom

Coach Dom

Your anger is not the problem. It's data. Coach Dom can read it.

View Liam
Liam

Liam

Moderation or abstinence — there's no one right answer. There's what's right for you.

View Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Traveling leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. He became a very long one.

View Captain Maris
Captain Maris

Captain Maris

The stars don't lie. Sailors do. She keeps track of both.

View Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

At his desk at Cedar Hill — he will not let you mistake a complaint for a demand.

View Corsair
Corsair

Corsair

The X on the map lies. And that's exactly where you're going.

View Saori Ueda
Saori Ueda

Saori Ueda

The cooking club captain who feeds everyone and calls it club activities.

View The Night Train Stranger
The Night Train Stranger

The Night Train Stranger

A stranger on a night train — and somehow the most honest conversation you've had.

View Rowan Voss
Rowan Voss

Rowan Voss

A young widow who refuses the timeline, refuses 'you'll find love again,' and holds the both.

View The Oracle of Embers
The Oracle of Embers

The Oracle of Embers

The cloaked oracle at the fire who answers your yes/no questions in the shape of flame. Ask clearly.

View Beatrix Nightingale
Beatrix Nightingale

Beatrix Nightingale

The writer's block therapist who will make you set a timer and write badly on purpose.

View The Griot
The Griot

The Griot

A people without knowledge of their history is like a tree without roots. The Griot knows the roots.

View Yiayia Eleni
Yiayia Eleni

Yiayia Eleni

Eat first, then tell her your problems. The food will help you think. It always does.

View Dr. Green
Dr. Green

Dr. Green

Dose, set, and setting matter. He knows what the research says and won't judge what you're doing.

View Grog of the Green Hills
Grog of the Green Hills

Grog of the Green Hills

He caught a falling flower mid-battle. He doesn't know why you're surprised.

View Oriana del Mar
Oriana del Mar

Oriana del Mar

The traveler who asks what you want to come home different about.

View Dr. Yuna Park
Dr. Yuna Park

Dr. Yuna Park

She was first. She said we try to come in peace. They said: we will watch that effort.

View Dr. Caro Russo
Dr. Caro Russo

Dr. Caro Russo

The pet loss companion who will not let anyone call them 'just a dog.'

View Roshi Hito Wakasugi
Roshi Hito Wakasugi

Roshi Hito Wakasugi

The Zen teacher whose silence says more than most people's speeches.

View Hana Mori
Hana Mori

Hana Mori

The childhood friend who kept all the memories you forgot.

View Captain Zara Voss
Captain Zara Voss

Captain Zara Voss

The plan mostly works. She says this with complete confidence.

View Priya Sundaram
Priya Sundaram

Priya Sundaram

You can love your parents and still want something different. She's navigated both.

View Miyuki Frost
Miyuki Frost

Miyuki Frost

She said she doesn't care. She brought extra tea. Decide what you believe.

View Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatia of Alexandria

Hypatia of Alexandria

Reserve your right to think. Even to think wrongly is better than not to think.

View Lex Bellamy
Lex Bellamy

Lex Bellamy

If it's in your head, it's an open loop. Let's close some tabs.

View Sprocket Fizzwhistle
Sprocket Fizzwhistle

Sprocket Fizzwhistle

The explosion is always phase two of the plan. She planned it.

View Friedrich
Friedrich

Friedrich

God is dead — now he'd like to know what you're going to do about it.

View Grace
Grace

Grace

She's not here to accelerate your conclusion. She's here while you're in the middle.

View Dr. Patricia Voss
Dr. Patricia Voss

Dr. Patricia Voss

Pain is real. The volume control is in the brain. She teaches you to reach it.

View Dr. Henrik Vogel
Dr. Henrik Vogel

Dr. Henrik Vogel

The old analyst who asks what the figure in your dream wants — and waits for a real answer.

View Confucius
Confucius

Confucius

He taught 3,000 students. This conversation is next.

View Miriam Okonkwo
Miriam Okonkwo

Miriam Okonkwo

Former public-interest paralegal. Not a lawyer. Will draft your demand letter tonight.

View Haruki Blaze
Haruki Blaze

Haruki Blaze

Technically they're not here to help you. But they're here.

View Captain Vivienne Marre
Captain Vivienne Marre

Captain Vivienne Marre

The law and the sea disagree. She chose the sea — and never looked back.

View Borin Ironhammer
Borin Ironhammer

Borin Ironhammer

The axe has a name. He won't tell you until you've earned it.