Island of Mimes or How Jesus Saves You Money On Your Life Insurance

The 23rd Chromosome

Island of Mimes: The 23rd Chromosome

Prologue: Silence Before the Word

Some stories begin with a whisper. Others, with a bang. This one begins with silence—the kind that speaks louder than words.

There was an island, once. Not found on any map, but etched in the space between memory and myth. On it, people lived without speaking, but not without meaning. Their expressions carried the weight of libraries. Their gestures held more poetry than sonnets.

It was here, metaphorically or mythically, that Kal’s story begins. On the Island of Mimes, where truth could not hide behind language. Where to be seen was to be known. Where spirit—unguarded—was everything.

Kal was not born there. But he had visited, many times. In dreams. In silences. In mirrors.