In the Middle
They say the last thing you see before you die is the thing you’ll see forever. I’m not sure I believe it, but what is true, beyond any shadow of a…
The Personality Cult
“Good morning, Thomas; good morning, Anna,” said the President, cheerily, as he strode back into his palace after taking a lengthy stroll in the…
The Shadow Men, Part 1 — Excerpt 1
Moss, Norway: May 16, 1921 Five armed men stood around a serrated table in the center of the room. The snow-covered building was located a few miles…
Plant Closure
Fellow Employees, In order to ensure continued transparency of Corporate Communications, this announcement is being delivered to all employees of the…
Summer Story
The silver bell chimes through the candy shop, marking the first customer of the day. It is a quaint shop: violet-tinted rectangular glass panes set…
Chamber REST
Olga Mireya, PhD Center for Brain and Cognitive Sciences Westeastern University Abstract Sensory deprivation (SD) remains a largely underexplored…
Survival
At 16, my older brother Mike was tried as an adult and sentenced to a year in the lock-me-tight for running out of the Scottish fast food joint…
Luminaria, Chapter 10: Upside Down — Mavis
I’ve started smoking again. After being so good at stopping. I’m so fucking angry I could kill Natasha’s cat. Okay, strike that. The cat’s gone…
After the Before
Iris longs to be with others who resist State laws; others who risk punishment to express themselves however they choose; others who believe that…
Saturday Night Salvation
I press the button and two double espressos come spitting and splurting into the cups. The alluring aroma of coffee fills the kitchen. Placing the…
