Category: Fiction
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The Solution
Revised 4/24/2024. Originally written 10/24/2015. I don’t know how he obtained it, but I knew I never would forget. The strange liquid filled out its container in a way that seemed to defy the laws of physics. This effervescent concoction of sorts had gaps and tunnels traveling through it, and no map would have…
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Experimental Files
Revised 2/22/2024. Originally written 3/30/2015. How did this happen? Why can I not remember? I stand, facing a village, the searing heat radiating from the burning buildings pricking at my exposed skin. Fire rises through the billowing smoke, the wind carrying the scent of charred wood and flesh. Sweat forms on my brow, my tunic…
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Civilization (The Bully)
Revised 2/5/2024. Originally written 2/28/2015. She stared at the world map laid in front of her, hands outstretched on the table. The room was dimly lit, and the smell of incense and wine filled the space. Her great admiral to her left and her great general to her right, she closed her eyes in deep…
