Whispers of Mars [Chapter 3] The Medbay didn’t have any windows to the outside. The only light was from those above, coming on and shutting off as they desired. If it wasn’t the light keeping Cecil awake, it was the coming and going of people from beyond the privacy curtain, clinging to the sides ofContinue reading “Across the Void”
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From A Deep Slumber
Whispers of Mars [Chapter 2] Cecil “Cecil, do you hear me?” Cecil “I don’t think he’s fully awake.” “Give him time.” Cecil “Can’t you give him something?” “Nothing that won’t have an ill effect on him.” Cecil A weight sat on Cecil’s chest. He attempted to grab at his sternum, but the IV in hisContinue reading “From A Deep Slumber”
Always Something New
A micro-essay. Originally submitted to but not published by 3rd party publisher. School returns to us, full time and in person. As a vocation and an institution, education has its triumphs and its challenges. Some are new for us this year, and others persist. The current state of the world intensifies all such things. TheContinue reading “Always Something New”
Matrimonium
“And they were roommates,’ quoteth the famous Vine, the one you might remember if you are somewhere in the 15 to 30 age range who also spends too much time on the internet. But as you may be able to guess, they were not just roommates. Not in that story, and not in this one.Continue reading “Matrimonium”
Lost Connection
I was headed out for a date that afternoon, leaving early to pick up flowers. Rereading it, her last text listed the time to meet up. I had plenty, even with the unpredictability of public transportation. The last thing I remembered was walking out into the street to get across to the bus stop, thenContinue reading “Lost Connection”
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