Utopia Now (Poem)
Utopia Now by Marie Fujimoto the city is overwhelmingly tall, bright, gleaming in eye-stabbing glory all glass and contours a museum built atop coffins stacked…
Jack Winterbaum
“You could tell just by looking at him he’d been round the block a few times. Sure he was no spring chicken and the lines in his face had been etched by sun…
Machination
It strode into the workshop on smoothly articulated, massively powerful piston-driven legs; caught the light with brassed steelwork when it locked softly…
The Protagonist
I can’t see you, but I know you are there. I can feel it. You watch my every move. You read my every thought. And on a whim, you replay the moments of my life…
Page 47
_Even now I am surprising myself with the amount of times he has surfaced in my writing like a monster beneath the sea, always breaching in different lights…
LARP Character - Mesupet 1
The message had arrived at dusk, on the fleeing remnants of his fleet. Alexander was dead, smashed by the gods at Babylon. Mesupet had been in her study ever…
Mr. Chen (cont.)
Mr. Chen seems to lean into me when he starts to speak but it is I who is drawing closer, trying to catch every word from his aged mouth that opens like raw…
Detective Part 2
The man that exited the 4-Runner wore a long trench coat, reaching all the way down to his matte black boots and brushing the wet pavement. Not much else could…
Detective Part 1
Hoodie, ballcap, untucked shirt tails, and a shifty demeanor. Chief Detective Akai nodded silently to himself. This was not the guy. He was just a cheap…
Danceformation
Rain boots clumped awkwardly through clear puddles, hood pulled as far forward as possible. Dorothy felt like an ogre, having attempted to fit her…
Karl Frobisher
“Now bringing you the intergalactic news today, tonight, trevoluspecker, or whatever cycle your planet happens to be experiencing.” The newscaster wore the…
An Ambassador of Nature
The hem of her forest green dress swept leaves into motion as she passed by, creating an audible illusion that the wind preceded her presence. The dress itself…
To write, perchance to hallucinate
She sighed and rubbed her exhausted eyes after she crossed out another disappointing dialogue from her notebook. The clock had announced that it was past…
To Caleb's Future Girlfriends
The thing about Caleb is that you always feel like you’re losing him. He’ll distance himself. From time to time, he won’t meet your eyes. In most guys, this…
Anna.
There is a circle about the iris of your eyes, a dark soot-grey thing that holds all of you within it. If I were to pluck it out, that thin, grey line, it…
Adorable Soul
“Mmmm” The girl hummed: half song, half pleasure and stretched out across the sofa. Her slight form barely taking up any room. The others turned from their…
The drink of devils.
She stood there as she watched him cross the floor to where she leant against the bar. She knew what would happen next, so she looked for a way to alter the…
Sweet Assassin
Once, a precious little girl was born into a different kind of family. They were the rough and tumble sort, expecting her not to cry. It took a couple months…
The Lonely Girl
She sat alone on the park bench. Jet black hair sprang out from her head. Some called her a Chia Pet, but she was proud of her hair because it was different…
The Kahdjinn Edana
“One of the Kahdjinn, this lithe little female is in charge of bearing gifts to those who are celebrating their birth. She has a special fondness for fire…