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Brad Jones III's First Circle of Hell

A tale of psychological horror. Art by Crystal Welker Heaven As they walk the switchback trail up the mountain, he looks down at his daughter, five years old. Her eyes—big, bright, clear, and clean, in constant wonder of the world—its trees and creatures, what lies below the waters and how Cinnamon Cheerios are born. As they amble, she bends over, snatches a stick, and taps each rock, plopped randomly and miraculously along the trail. He says, “You know, where I was born, it

Nov 29 min read

The Time Reckoner's Log

A Theatrical Tale of Time and Terror The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli , 1741 - 1825 I have heard That guilty creatures sitting at a play Have by the very cunning of the scene Been struck so to the soul that presently They have proclaim'd their malefactions … - W.S. Archivist Note: During the Quantum Restoration, a wing of the Restoration Team—the Time Reckoners, traveled time’s rippling mosaic to shift the trajectory of our past, present, and future. These journal entries serv

Sep 2812 min read

Mor’anai

Phantom Queen of City Forest, Avenger of the Stolen Morrígna by C0dexverdigris Crows Today, in creative writing class, my teacher FINALLY...

Sep 210 min read

BB & Button

A Speculative Children’s Story for Grown-Ups Art by c0dexverdigris Beautiful Boy (BB to you and me) lives in a confusing space....

Jul 2612 min read

The Silences of Engledale

Art by KidVicious My neighbors and I lived in the same suburb but two different realities. Why? I have no idea, and yet still I wonder and will forever in Engledale’s new silence. Engledale, a suburb where I haunt. Engledale, a sea of single family homes edged by apartments for the “others”. North of Engledale—the city. Cluttered and chaotic. Angry jawed. South—fields, desiccated and dry. East—the vast lake, a stillbirth of green ooze. West—hills, sickly rivers, forests

Jun 306 min read