Gary was a simple squirrel; he didn’t expect much from anyone. He spoke to every neighbor - every pigeon, cardinal, and crow that came his way. He was friendly to all of those around him and didn’t...
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains guns, knives, violence, blood, and death. Please proceed at your own volition.
Growing up, you never really appreciate the life you’re given until you realize...
“Ms. Expo-” You begin saying to her.
She stops you before you can finish her name.
“There is no ‘Miss’ needed, dear, just call me Exposé.” Her voice is kind and gentle.
Although you...
She flew through the forest on horseback without a single ounce of care for her safety. She was running out of time faster than she could count. The moment she arrived, she leaped off her steed without...
As my workload never ceases and the years have progressed, these last six years have been brutal, yet rewarding for my craftsmanship. When the order to double production had gone out, I hadn’t thought...
Knowing how you’re supposed to die sounds like a relief. Say, for example, you’re meant to drown. You think, “I’ll just avoid water, easy enough.” Right? That works until you are forced to live...
The smell of coffee being made in a bookstore café puts your mind at ease. This smell paired with the light jazz playing overhead, that sounds as if it’s being played from a speaker in between your...
Looking into this reflective surface,
I saw something quite puzzling.
The same face looked back at me,
But hidden behind a mist.
I recognized the eyes that everyone...
“Captain, please report to the bridge,” Veyle, my science officer, said over the intercom, “It’s urgent.”
My eyes shot open. I had been trying to fall asleep for an hour, to no success....
The wide-open space of Evan’s apartment now became a suffocating confinement of uncertainty. The abrupt emotional high Evan miraculously experienced became an ominous bewilderment, his ocular vision...
It was another humid evening, the sweltering heat of Florida’s summer taking its course as Evan laid his head on a hard, wooden desk. There was a breathy sigh that could be heard amidst the roaring AC...
The appointed time of every alien’s journey is never truly known. All that one can say is that Absolute Elsewhere calls to its inhabitants in a timeless manner.
Elsewhere’s distant echoes...
