Tolstoy has an uncanny gift for simply conveying what it means to be truly alive. The Bruderhof have made some of his short stories and essays available online. http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/tolstoy-confession.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/Tolstoy-Stones.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/LeisuredPeople.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/SparkNeglected.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/ThreeQuestions.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/GrainOfCorn.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/LikeTheThief.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/GodSeesTheTruth.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/BearHunt.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/WhereloveisGodis.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/Ilyas.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/ThreeHermits.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/TheImp.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/EmptyDrum.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/EvilAllures.htm http://www.BRUDERHOF.com/articles/LittleGirls.htm