Surreal

The Fall and Rise

Pride cometh before the fall or so the proverb claims; my feet have never felt the ground. The ground, it shifts, an unnatural occurrence; torn from...
Cherry

Both Eyes Open

The rule lived at the end of the hall. Not the stove, and not the dog that bit the Harmon boy. The glass. You do not look in the glass. He said all...
Cherry

Briefly a snowflake

A somatic description of the scientific process of a snowflake forming in a cloud
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Recognition

The passages behind the walls were narrower than he remembered. Not that he remembered them exactly. Only the feeling of them - the smell of dry...

The Weiver

It wasn't until recently that they saw themselves; the face in the mirror was never their own. They were a mind piloting a vessel, two separate...
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The Prideful Countdown

There is no spoonful big enough to help the present down, nor enough salt in the sea to pinch; the cards have been dealt but the dealer is counting...

Chapter 1: Black holes

First day of Montessori One of David’s first memories was from when he was three years old. His mother handed him a very snazzy tracksuit. It was...
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Reality's Sense of Humour

Picture Imperfect Sometimes, a call can be heard. A call to return, to try again. Sometimes, it should be allowed to echo. A fateful encounter, long...

Chains Forged in Life

Dickens was on to something; these chains were forged alone. Not of greed, nor malice but of guilt and regret. Feel their weight, the tension that...
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Cherry

Building C - Part Two

On a Friday, six weeks in, Coy was pulling from aisle eight when his scanner died. Battery. He walked to the charging station at the dock, swapped it...