At my computer, I face the wall with my back to the door. My focus is entirely on my next project so the world around me seems to go silent except for this tiny little noise. It's quick and sharp, like a pen dropping during the middle of a test. I turn my head slightly… Continue reading Little Noise
At a quarter to midnight, Daisy knocked on her brother’s door and waited with her ear against the wood for a response. It’s been a week since she last seen him step out of his room. The last time she did was his shadow as he rushed to the bathroom to remove days of garbage,… Continue reading Flashing Lights
short story At first, I thought I was in between rem sleep and being awake, floating to that place my subconscious has built until winter’s kiss startles me. My eyelids rip apart and the sound of a muffled scream clears. My husband is calling out to me from above my head, but under my feet… Continue reading Drained
5:56, Don pulls up into his driveway and sighs with relief. He made it on time before 6 p.m. Never did he imagine as an adult he'd have a curfew, but its now part of life and it maybe for the better. 5:57, he walks to the front door and suddenly hears a high-pitched terrible… Continue reading 6 PM
I was walking home through Town Square the other night, when I stopped in my tracks. A billboard of an advertisement caught my attention and as I gaped at the image of the model holding skin care cream, I felt my heart skin into my stomach. The female model was me! Well...she looked like me.… Continue reading Your Likeness
I know this idea might sound crazy, but I believe machines will rise up against humans except for the innocent.
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