Poker, just like life, requires both luck and skill. We take the cards we are dealt, study them and the people across from us, and put on our best face in hopes of winning. Sometimes we "raise" and bet big, other times we may "call" for everyone's cards to be revealed, or “fold," to withdraw from the game. What will this year's game of life bring?

Writers in Stuttgart will read original poems, short stories, and other work for Neat’s Dark Monday series.