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Cosmic Sonics
"What's up my lovely archaea phonic cosmic sonics? Rocking with the robo electronic bionics?" I.R waved as he entered onto the wooden platform. The crowd cheered for the tall awkward…
Read NowThe Passage
Obsessed with a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace. - Eugene O’Neill I I am in many ways blessed,…
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We found an abandoned structure in the middle of the wilderness. I wish we hadn’t.
Just outside of the town I live in, there is a massive densely wooded park that is largely forgotten. It’s not that people don’t know it is there, but it’s…
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Fishing With Clouds and Teeth
It began with a smell of thunder. The night had settled into the empty spaces of the house as Malcolm made his way through to the living room, turning on…
Read NowThe Taste of Lobster
I heard the crowd murmur. Men stood outside, drinking coffee, smoking, laughing, reminiscing. Inside woman fawned over fresh babies and children, gossiped and ate lemon cake. It was as if…
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Thalassophobia
I hate the water. Always have, always will. Oh, sure, I've swum in pools and jumped off diving boards like any other person, but I have never once allowed my…
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The Endless Warp of Time
I In the picturesque countryside of Ceredigion, a historical county in the west of Wales, with its rugged cliffs delving into caves and hidden beaches, as well as rolling farmland…
Read NowIrnon Will Rise
As I sit here in this damp, dark cell, my only friend the warmth of the flickering candlelight illuminating this scrap of paper, I have to wonder how I got…
Read NowWhen stars move
A sea of infinite darkness. This is my view as I sit outside on my small balcony and gaze up into the night sky. I had not done this in…
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A Tale from Portaferry
The clear night sky was a perfect reflection of the water below it, and the moon hovered amongst a quilt of black like a curled finger as if beckoning the…
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A Bump In the Road
Sebastian woke up to the sound of a loud and repeated banging on his bedroom door. He opened his eyes slowly: the pounding of each knock enraged every muscle within…
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A Disagreement
“Ugh, Emma, can you get the trunk for me?” The dim winter sun was setting over the parking lot, nearly devoid of shoppers at this late hour, aside from a…
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The Real Reason my Husband Shot Himself
I hate snow. I hate the way it silently descends from the sky, I hate how cold it is to the touch, I even hate the puddle it leaves behind…
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Forbidden Hunger
In the desolate and decayed outskirts of Harbor Point, where shattered hopes and forgotten desires mingled with discarded remains, an awe-inspiring scene unfolded under the perplexing night sky. A mysterious…
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The Weaver
My vision was hazy. I could feel warm liquid trickling down my forehead as I attempted to lift my head. The car’s blinker thundered inside of me like a heavy…
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I Was The First Human To Walk On Venus: Something Deadly Is Here
Human spaceflight has always been one of the many fascinations of humanity, the idea of leaving behind our mother Earth, exploring new worlds, and discovering the secrets of the universe.…
Read NowThere’s an Ocean in My Basement and it’s Ruining My Life
I want to be upfront about something: I am a VFX artist. I moved to New Jersey eight months ago so I could have have a reasonable commute to a…
Read NowProject Icarus Rising
The following files are all concerning Project Icarus Rising and are considered highly classified. Icarus Rising was an attempt to build a ship that could travel around the sun. The…
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The Strangest Apocalypse
I saw the end of the world, and its harbinger, from the top of a mountain. It’s possible that nobody else had as good a view as I did, but…
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The Tower of Abhorred Flesh – Rebirth
You can read part one here With a crushing impact, I met the floor of the pit. Unlike the rough, course stone in the rest of the tower, the ground…
Read NowThe Floor is Sticky
We moved into the flat above the butcher's two months ago. It was a step down from our old place; John lost his good job and we had to make…
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The Lost Transmissions of Captain William Brinkman
Hello... Static....error Hello, is this damn thing on, how in the hell… Static....error This is Captain William Brink.... Static.... Ok, got it. This is Captain William Brinkman of Boson Fleet…
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A Strange Object Fell From Space
There it was. A fragment of the universe, hurtling through the cosmos. And there I was, gazing up from the comfort of a farmhouse rooftop, built by my father's hands…
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