By Leon Rapoport It was a beautiful summer morning. As the man walked toward his workplace in the early hours of the day, the sun shone brightly through the clouds, illuminating the world with deep warmth. The Earth was still waking up around him as he sauntered away from his car, fumbling with the keys. From the smallest flower to the largest tree, the vegetation … Continue reading Fruitless Success
by Emma Wilkinson His name was Adam, and he was clever. Maybe his teachers never told him so, but it was true. He only spoke one language, and he had no interest in poetry, but he had other talents and a rare stubbornness. The kind of determination that makes progress in a difficult field. His upbringing was better than most could ask for, if a … Continue reading The Modern Frankenstein
by Rooks Russell OPHELIA: Thank you again, for meeting with me. I know you say, you’d meet me anywhere, any time, but, still, thank you. You see I’ve had something on my mind, and I think about it all the time, so I figured it would be best to just get it out so … Do you remember the time six months ago when you … Continue reading What is Love? Baby Don’t Hurt Me. Don’t Hurt Me. No More.
by Rooks Russell “What is called affection is really nothing but habitual sympathy…The general rule is established, that persons related to one another in a certain degree, ought always to be affected towards one another in a certain manner, and that there is always the highest impropriety, and sometimes even a sort of impiety, in their being affected in a different manner. A parent without … Continue reading The Creature
by Anna Bromm Jedidiah Vesper awoke but did not open his eyes. Jedidiah Vesper awoke but did not open his eyes. He was lying on hard cobbles, and a faint breeze carried the smell of meat and bread and the sound of raucous laughter. He forced his lids open, rubbing the sleep from them, and sat up. Across the cobblestone road, a few men looked … Continue reading The Angel of Death
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