There was a word for it, a lucid dreamer, someone who can navigate the sea of dreams. Faster and faster the carriage raced. Lightning flashed. The horses screams as she yanked on the reins. Rounding a curve, she careened over the edge and fell down forever. She reached up for that word. it escaped.
Still wrestling with the vestiges of a dream, Jasmine fought the morning. As a farmer’s daughter s...
A throbbing bass line pounded the walls of Flesh. The strip club was dim except for a few ornate chandeliers. Cheap seats in the center and VIP banquets on the perimeter, each patron’s face glowed red orange in the faux candlelight. Back stage was dressing rooms and assorted play areas. Flesh, a members-only private club, had only human staff and a select Android clientele. In a dark corner one of...
It was one of those late late summer days when the heat as boiled away and one could just imagine autumn in the breeze. Lee was on point watching for game through her binoculars. Tucked high in an oak, the blind was well camouflaged by vines. Flat on her belly, still as a stone, Lee loved the quiet of the woods. Unfortunately Seabrook, her hunting partner, was more of a talker.
“You know there us...
O, imagine the sheer delight
To bask in an image bright
Seeped in confidence to the brim
Unaware your light is dim
A star in a galaxy of mere moons
Revolving to your brilliant tunes
Sitting at my desk I wonder
How do you justify your blunders?
Clients complain, wail, and implore
The bar association is at the door
As matters collect dust on the floor
How much more can they endure?
Heed Narcissis...
Intricate and intwined, etched metal leaves and vines framed what looked like a one meter long oval mirror. The mirror’s leaves were Art Nouveau stylized orchid leaves meaning the vines were aerial rootsBenj was reminded of the old storybooks he used to read to his boy. One of the particularly odd fairytales featured a sinister mirror and a bloodthirsty queen. Benj decided the frame was beautiful ...
It’s not the kind of thing you notice. It follows six car lengths behind. You’re driving to pick up prescriptions and secret candy because you are always getting prescriptions these days and you find yourself wondering why does everyone have on their high beams. People are jerks. You find yourself wondering when did it start getting so dark so quickly. Not realizing that it is you who are dimming....
A cozy fire in the hearth crackled. Peach, pink, and tangerine, ribbons of light draped across Jared’s king sized comforter from his huge bow window. Vanilla sweetness of his award-winning night-blooming cerbeus plants scented his bedroom suite. Jared snorted himself awake. Face up he was starfished in a tangle of silkCracking open one eye, Jared groaned at the brightness. He could barely see for ...
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Vid Testimony, Ryan Persons, female, Android, manufacturer location OldeEarth, manufacturer date: redacted, model: Merck/Johnson, model type: redacted, current address: redacted, Haworthia Flats, Enceladus
One beige table, three beige chairs, four beige walls, the incognito filter wiped clean any distinguishing features in the hotel room. Detective Hatchet guided Ryan Persons...
A sunburst of pain radiated across Myrtle’s right temple. There was a sound like an announcement maybe barking overhead but her ears were too clogged to make out the words she cracked one eyelid open and the dark world spun. Then she heard the voice again.
“Wake up whore. You have 90 seconds to run and hide. I find you, you die,” the voice from up above said.
Drawing a deep steadying breath, My...
Whack! Janey’s hip caught the edge of the entryway table. Her pale grey skin split like a ripe plum and lemon yellow gel glistened in the cut. Looking over her shoulder, she had been hurrying into the house. A creeping fear stoked her steps. Janey applied pressure to seal the wound.
Jarred, a delft print bowl wobbled over spilling potpourri on the tabletop and floor. The bowl smacked a ceramic ...
