by Jim Stitzel | Jun 17, 2024 | Stories
“Don’t get discouraged,” the Voice says, right into my ear. Which is weird, because there’s no one there, and I’m not wearing an earpiece. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” it continues, “so I expect it will take you more than one to solve this puzzle.” I’ve been here for...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 16, 2024 | Stories
Please give me another chance. I know. I fucked things up the first time around. I’d like to make it right. If you’ll give me a chance to do so. I know I got the carvings correct. You said so yourself. But I realize that was about the place where my...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 15, 2024 | Stories
Listen to your conscience. You know, that little voice in the back of your mind that tells you right from wrong? That guy. That’s me. And you’re currently ignoring the hell out of me. I saw what you did when you rolled up on that woman and offered her a ride. I...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 14, 2024 | Stories
The Field of Frost lay glistening in the early morning sunlight. Tiny crystals of ice floated through the air just above the knee-high grass and frozen flowers. Wisps of fog rolled across the Field in various places and made tiny rainbows as the sun played its light...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 13, 2024 | Stories
I can’t survive without electricity. Like, it’s literally wired into my body. You see, I’m an android, and I need power to function. And since no one has been able to manufacture fully functional organic bodies yet, I’m wired up with old-fashioned electric power. I...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 11, 2024 | Stories
I don’t love you anymore. I’m sorry, but I think we both knew this was coming. I just don’t feel we’re compatible anymore, not since you went you into your cocoon and metamorphosed into whatever it is you are now. I’m human....
