150 Days
Today marks 150 days since the last time I felt external physical touch of any kind. It’s an incredibly strange sensation to describe, and I’m sure there are millions out […]
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Happy Numbers
The discovery of the existence of Happy Numbers, on a July Tuesday morning last year, made Kevin McCormack smile and laugh. In fact, it simply put him over the moon – […]
Everything’s Brighter
The doctor warned Lawrence Waters that the first forty-eight hours would be the most difficult. It’s not so much the shock to the system, but as the body accustoms to […]
Surviving Breach
“It began in the south. Temperatures continued to rise and what they called the o-zone layer, which protected the Earth, was failing. In their attempt to fix it, they created […]
Breach
They argue with each other that they know the etchings on the wall, as they call them, are from before The Shift. I find that hard to believe, because the […]
Last Night
My glass was half empty and the conversation was waning so I excused myself and made my way to the bar. The entire event was wearing on me, but Rogers […]
The Broken Sandals
It wasn’t anger that had kept Jeremy up most of the night. It was something different. Something he couldn’t quite describe when Mr. Larimore Jenkins III asked him why he […]
A Son to his Father
He closed his eyes and let the heat absorb into his cracked skin. His phone was still ringing but could barely be heard over the commotion. He felt people […]
Empire’s Records
The interrogation room was small and Empire was uncomfortable in the chair they had strapped him to. The balding Lieutenant shouted question after question but all Empire could think about […]
More Than a Love Story
They met at a wedding. It was his best friend and her cousin. It was 1978. At the time, he was living in San Diego. She was working through her […]
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