Its ruffled absurdity dangles above. You gaze upon it, imagining the savory treats within. Someone hands you a pole. A blindfold tightens over your eyes. Urged on by the crowd, you swipe again, and again, trying to smash it open. Finally, a blow lands. Your target shatters. You tear your blindfold away, imagining the colorful morsels at your feet. But when you gaze down, there is nothing. Only empty space, and the shattered remnants of a gaudy, impossible dream.

Welcome to emptypinata.com. Featuring dark, satirical, and occasionally hopeless fiction by George Logothetis from his collection Empty Piñata and Other Tales of Woe.