Voll das Leben
I told myself I wouldn’t cry, I told myself I’d convinced myself that I regarded this story as hysterical and stupid when I would recount it later in…
Luminaria, Chapter 8: Lights, Camera, Action — Jessica, Part 2
We arrived at the Grumman Chinese Theater just as the doors were closing with everyone inside. The drivers parked the vans in the alley. A bunch of…
The Quest
Standing in the warm drizzle, I feel a small shiver run down my spine. A feeling of déjà vu courses through me. I could remember similar events such…
Mall Walkers
The Fairfield Mall is architecturally ill-conceived. Malls are supposed to be celebrations of consumerism, with lavish glass-panel ceilings and grand…
Der Beta Aufstand Hat Begonnen! Part 1
It was 2050 when the incelocalypse fell. The beta males of the world, after decades of planning and silent fuming about their involuntary celibacy,…
Felis, Part 2
VII. The up-armored National Guard Humvee trundled along the blast-pocked city streets. Dimitri rode in Gomez’ lap looking around at the buildings…
Ruins XVI
It was another fucking dull night, nothing happening, so we decided to hurl eggs at things, this being our sort of default activity in the absence of…
Luminaria, Chapter 8: Lights, Camera, Action — Jessica, Part 1
“Baby, are you ready?” No answer. “Baby?” This was beyond tedious. He’d been in the bathroom now for three hours. I banged on the door. “We have to…
Front Line
“It’s dark inside my skin, you promised to be my light.” This is the text message alert I sent myself today when I set my alarm on my phone. It is a…
The Dragonfly
“Kids!” Katie motioned to get the second graders’ attention. “Look at this.” She held up a glass canning jar with a dragonfly in it and listened to…
