Message received at 9:23 AM, Wednesday, February 15 Hey Tom, it’s Rod. I was just wondering where you were. You know you’re supposed to work today, right? Let me know if something is up. Thanks. Message received at 9:54 AM, Wednesday, February 15 Mr. Baker, this is UPS. You have a package ready for pickup [...]
Read On 1 CommentThe afternoon light intruded in Lord Chamberlain’s parlour through the clear windows, sparing no nook nor cranny in the room of the warmth the bright, February sun provided. A breeze gently touched the window, whispering a plea to be let in; while it had dropped below freezing outside, a toasty flame flickered and danced inside [...]
“Sir! Excuse me sir, hold on.” Sir? What is this? “You know there’s a crosswalk at the end of the block, right?” Of course. Oh right, I have to nod. “It’s against the law to jaywalk, it makes the streets a lot less safe to be on. Are you listening to me? Sir?” He was [...]
Welcome to Awoochi, a world you’ve never seen before. Until now, you’ve been bound by the countless, unnecessary restraints of a physical world. The endless requirements that took a temporal toll on you every day of your life have vanished, leaving you more time in the day to do what you want. Just because your [...]
The car ride lasted an eternity, or at least that’s how it felt to me. Thoughts rushed through my head–and for good reason: they wouldn’t be for much longer. I felt like a cow being blindly led to the slaughterhouse, except not so blindly; I knew what was coming. Well, I knew what was leaving. [...]
“Gem,” Lars pleaded, “look at me.” The girl had grown thin and frail over the past two years without ever seeing a real sun. The synthetic paradise she had created the night after meeting the Giver had remained exactly how she’d designed it, and not a bird or fawn had aged. The sun that filtered [...]
A thick sense of unease spread through the three-room apartment, filling every nook and cranny with uncomfortable silence and a palpable depression. From the corner furthest away from the front door, a small lamp lit the open rooms in a disgusting, yellow glow. The last of the windows had been boarded up and blocked off [...]
Many of you have already heard, but this may be news to some: Thing a Week is back for 2012! For the uninformed, Thing a Week is a year-long writing project to produce, edit, and publish one story every week. I was successful in my 2010 attempt, and I plan to do it again. Experience [...]