Dec 31, 2021
A mother uses myth to teach math and math to teach humanity to her three children.
Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction
Excerpt:
Isra stood before the whiteboard in the drawing room, or as she
called it after repurposing, the lesson room. Or as her three
children had designated it, Room Seven. Their friends
always...
Dec 24, 2021
Upon the insistence of a loved one, a person decides to undergo a life-altering elective surgery.
Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction
Excerpt:
She says that I have always lived in darkness. But I’m fine
with it. I don’t need the light. I don’t even necessarily want the
light. I’m not doing this for me.
I’m doing...
Dec 17, 2021
A finalist in a cookie contest recalls a classic locked-in-a-bakery-overnight dream for inspiration.
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Excerpt:
Finally, I am there. In front of the platter. I can
smell the soft scent of vanilla and brown sugar circling around and
through the overpowering scent of the chocolate. ...
Dec 10, 2021
Note of Caution: Episode contains heartbeat sound effects.
The human heart becomes the supreme object of fascination for a race of artificial beings.
Genre: Mythology, Science Fiction
Excerpt:
They are not our creations. We did not build the androids. They
came from the stars, and when they began to trust us,
they...
Dec 3, 2021
A scientist finds a unique egg and eagerly awaits the day it cracks open and reveals the mysteries within.
Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction
Excerpt:
Beneath the vault of the sky lies our entire world. We
know there is more world out there, beyond the sky, but most of us
will never see or know that world, not for...