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  • The Moon Spirit by Madison Julius Cawein

    One night I lingered in the woodAnd saw a spirit-form that stoodAmong the wildflowers. Like the dewIt twinkled; partly wind and scent;Then down a moonbeam there it blew,And like a gleam of water went.Or was it but a dream that… Continue reading

    The Moon Spirit by Madison Julius Cawein
  • Timekeepers of the Dead

    Elias Turner sat in the dim hum of the Timekeeper Unit Control Room, staring at the flickering screen before him. The digital glow illuminated his tired eyes as he scrolled through the latest anomaly reports.  The Timekeepers, a covert branch… Continue reading

    Timekeepers of the Dead
  • The Crow Court

    The cathedral loomed in the shadows, its broken spires clawing at the sky like skeletal fingers. Mara had always thought it looked haunted, a relic of an older, stranger time, and she would have never dared to enter—until tonight.  Her… Continue reading

    The Crow Court
  • Lungs Filled With Hope

    The sun hung low in a hazy sky, dimmed by layers of smog so thick that it was difficult to imagine a time when breathing had been effortless, free.  For most citizens in the mega-metropolis of New Horizon, the oxygen… Continue reading

    Lungs Filled With Hope
  • The Last Memory: A Drake Cipher Story

    The neon haze of Nightline City blinked around Detective Drake Cipher, casting harsh reds and purples over the narrow alley where he’d stopped to breathe.  He watched the passing drones glide by, sweeping the wet streets below with blue beams,… Continue reading

    The Last Memory: A Drake Cipher Story
  • People Are Imaginary

    Pause & inhale the garden’s rotThe roots twist tighter, coiled in your chestA pulsating pit where shadows nest You do know, don’t you? People are imaginaryHollow mirages, flitting in your skull’s pits Pluck out your eyes, sockets raw & cleanOnly… Continue reading

    People Are Imaginary
  • The All-Consuming Flames – Part II

    It wasn’t unusual for Tommy to watch YouTube videos of fires. The other guys did it, too, and sometimes, they’d all watch them together as instructional videos. But the way Tommy was obsessively watching these videos recently was not normal.… Continue reading

    The All-Consuming Flames – Part II
  • The Legend Who Loved Himself (Too Much)

    Once upon a time, in the grand (but slightly shabby) nation of Blandovia, a leader rose like none other. His name was Ronald Dump, and he was a man of supreme self-confidence, endless ambition, and an unshakable conviction that every… Continue reading

    The Legend Who Loved Himself (Too Much)
  • Paranoid Tide

    What I thought I knew dissolvedWorn edges slipping into night’s mouthTerrible shadows crawl like inkBeasts sketched from the gaps in my mindGnashing quietly, lapping up fears This isn’t the home I dreamedWalls melt, unravel into whispersAnd the comforts of country… Continue reading

    Paranoid Tide
  • The Great Escape of Feline Tusk

    Feline Tusk was a peculiar kind of billionaire, even by the unusual standards of wealthy tech moguls. Hailing from the small, oil-slicked country of Petrostan, Tusk had earned his fortune by promising “Clean Energy for a Dirty World,” a slogan… Continue reading

    The Great Escape of Feline Tusk