I nearly fell out of my bunk. Shouts were coming from the top deck, and the ship was rocking like there was a storm outside. My head was beating, and my vision was blurred. I saw a figure across the room moving. “Get the hell up!” it said. My vision Read more…
Robert “Buck” Jacobs stared Robert Henry Jacobs’ tombstone. Bucks parents were buried next to each other but his father’s site was still covered in dirt. The funeral was so recent that grass hadn’t the time to grow over it. He stood looking down at stones in his blue jeans and Read more…
Author’s Note: This is the fifth and penultimate instalment of Trisha’s adventure with The Automatons. If you need to catch up here are Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, & Part 4. I hope you’ve enjoyed it up to this point and I look forward to sharing the final episode Read more…
The sun shone like it did every day of the week. Trisha woke up before her alarm could go off despite her weariness. Last night she had barely slept, her nerves were in overdrive. She woke up and ate the breakfast that the house had prepared for her. It was Read more…
Larry and Harry sat alone in their pharmacy. It had been days since a customer came in and this wasn’t a new problem. Harry sat with his cowboy boots resting on the wooden counter. He said, “Ain’t nobody been ’round for days.” “I know,” Larry the pharmacist said picking at Read more…
“Ant! Get over here!” Lorent’s impatient assistant shouted through the hallways of the stone temple to get Anthony’s attention. In a room down the hall Anthony scrambled to put his quill safely above his workspace where it would not get ink on the parchment he was copying. He walked as Read more…
Derek awoke his passion for the sea every time he looked off a boat’s deck and into the rolling blue waves. Then he would proceed to vomit. After that, Derek would meander below deck to recover until the excursion was over. He had no logical reason to love the sea. Read more…
Reading time: 8 mins Younger generations are always eager to learn the wisdom of their elders, without having to go through the effort of experiencing it. Yanquin, a young monk, was no different. As he traveled with his teacher back to their monastery, he questioned him vigilantly. “Shifu,” He addressed Read more…
I saw the light turn from green to yellow as I sped down the street. Can I make it? I wondered, Can’t afford not to. The signal turn from yellow to red as I dashed through the intersection. Five seconds later I saw the lights on the roof of the Read more…