Interweb Interloper

They become a familiar sight in the marketplace.

“Here’s your change, ma'am. One gold piece.” The merchant holds out a palm, on top of which rests a tiny, brilliantly colored creature clutching a single gold coin.

“That’s a dragon,” you say dumbly. “One piece… and a dragon.”

“Yes.”

You cautiously reach out and attempt to take your change. You tug. It holds. You tug harder. The dragon lets loose a tiny, protective growl.

“Ma'am–no, ma'am, you have to take the dragon, too.”

“Sorry?”

The seller notes your dubious expression. “Not from around here, are ya?” They shrug. “Them’s the rules. Take the coin, take the dragon.”

They wait expectantly. Wondering how the world has so suddenly gone mad, you slowly, slowly hold out your hand.

The dragon perks right up. It scampers from their palm to yours with the coin clamped in its jaws and scales your sleeve with sharp little claws.

“Have a nice day, ma'am,” the merchant says. “Spend him soon, now, you hear? At another booth, if you can. He likes to travel.”

He’s not

For a billionaire family who, by any standard, have wonderful, luxurious stress-free lives and have never struggled day in their lives.

They should be blissfully happy. 

Artist Russell Powell creates paintings that can’t be replicated. Russell – who works full time as a first-grade teacher in San Jose, California –  paints stunning realistic portraits on his palms first, and only then stamps them on paper. He has to paint quickly enough so that his medium doesn’t dry, but the stamping showcases Powell’s unique fingerprints, making the images truly one-of-a-kind. Via boredpanda.

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