Today was the first day of the rest of his life. He knew it was a clichéd thought, a hackneyed, awful, and empty thought, but he could do nothing to cease its progress across his mind if only because, for all its unoriginality and corniness, it was exceedingly apropos at describing his feelings at thatContinue reading “The First Day”
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By Any Other Name
Alexander. The name stuck in his head like a sliver of popcorn in-between teeth. Caul paced the waiting room like a man possessed, grateful in a way that today he alone seemed to be facing this common ordeal. His panic had begun the night before, when his wife woke him from a sound sleep, hissingContinue reading “By Any Other Name”
Wasted Time
Louisa toyed with the idea of popping out her right eye, reaching in, and massaging the part of her brain just behind her brow which was threatening to leak out her ear. It was the third day of her migraine and she was out of any other ideas. Unread manuscripts and queries lurked in teeteringContinue reading “Wasted Time”
Empty Spaces
Do black holes get lonely, I wonder, staring out into the distant abyss as my spacecraft drifts by, gliding towards our objective. There used to be others to distract me from such unsettling musings; Jonsey, the programmer, Alexandra, the mess chief, and Zart, the navigator, amongst the rest of the crew. But they’re all gone,Continue reading “Empty Spaces”
To Sleep, Perchance
It had been two hundred years since anyone on Earth had slept. No one was really complaining. After all, the no-sleep revolution had revitalized the world’s failing economy, driven humanity to new productive heights, and given everyone the extra eight hours they deserved to enjoy their hobbies, friends, and families. At last there was timeContinue reading “To Sleep, Perchance”