Stories
Fiction & Micro-Fiction
Flock-mind
Thousands of birds swarmed through the sky like a great, migratory organism — swelling, shrinking, pulsing according to an invisible rhythm only they could feel. They flew over the countryside, darkening the sky for long moments where they passed, utterly silent but...
Unnatural
Beth turned away from the screen. “Turn it off.” The security footage of Ava’s raw power was sickening. “Girl’s not natural,” Thad said. “Nothing that causes such wanton destruction on a global scale can be natural.” Beth practically spit her next words out. “Of...
Supplicant
The cast-off tennis shoe lies discarded in the gravel by the side of the road, its white leather dry and cracked. Just beyond it stands a sign delineating, in large block letters, a speed zone of 30 MPH. Atop the sign a black bird, smaller than a crow, smaller by...
The Puzzle
“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...
A Desperate Plea
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 success ended. I...
A Still, Small Voice
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...
The Field of Frost
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...
Electricity
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...
The Breakup Letter
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. You're... not. At least not anymore. I was...