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All the News That’s Fit to Print
LAMINATE, WV — The headline on a recent front page of the “Laminate Lackadaisical” newspaper was startling. It reported that: “Hitler Invades Poland.” It wasn’t a big story, although editor Walt “Bones” Heywood found room for it under a small article about an apartment fire in nearby Enoch, next to the election of a mayor in… Read more
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The Child at the End of the World
People think they know what happens when the world ends. They talk about the monsters emerging from the woods and onto the streets. How the people mutate into hideous creatures, hunting the rest of us down. The sky deepens to red, the water becomes unsafe to drink and we all huddle around the last tin… Read more
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Only Forward, Never Back
“There’s monsters in my closet,” Hugo said, from under his pillow. “They go in but they never come out.” “What kind?” Faron asked. Maybe it was an act to put off bedtime, but he understood–his childhood basement had seethed with imagined horrors waiting to snatch him in the dark. “Mostly giant bugs, or things with no… Read more
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Tree Roots
My favourite sound wave is 240hz. It is the sound Suki’s mouth produces when she asks why? The word why can be reduced to a single letter or symbol. Yet it contains the entire weight of the universe. If I was asked what a human soul sounds like, I would reply 240hz. *** I was born on Tuesday… Read more
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Happy Holidays
In the story, an alien visits Earth, revealing they’ve monitored humanity, especially after a disruption in transmissions. Delegates learn that time has ceased for the aliens while humans experienced an inexplicable day loss. The narrative explores themes of immortality, societal impacts, and the cosmic ripple effect of their intertwined fates. Read more
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REali-T
Simone taps her forefinger and thumb together to open the invite, and an alert begins flashing in the corner of her vision. With a flick of her eyes, it moves front and centre. *Congratulations! REali-T invites you to our next mission! You must arrive at the coordinates in 45 minutes. If you do not, you… Read more
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