fiction
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Zoe
Zoe ate quickly, more focused on the day ahead than on the food. She picked an outfit with the speed of habit, cleaned the smudges of dried paint off her… Read more.
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Xavier
The massive black beast throned in the middle of the room. This grand piano should have been the least odd item in Xavier’s Cabinet of Curiosities, but it refused to… Read more.
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W01-F
“With all due respect, we can’t sanely go in with that,” Jemima argued. The new recruit couldn’t believe she was assigned to this … thing. Its peeling paint, scorched hull,… Read more.
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Vesper
Vesper ran, laughing, her six-year-old energy endless. The cape fluttered just beyond her fingertips as she chased Nadir around the trampoline. He was faster than usual today, excitement making his… Read more.
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Utako
Utako adjusted the collar of her uniform, eyes half-lidded. She tilted her head to see between her buffed colleagues as she tried to focus on the PowerPoint in front of… Read more.
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Tym
Tym held his glass with one hand and the door with the other, guiding the three fresh employees through the restaurant toward the company table. The place buzzed with the… Read more.
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Sam
“No pressure, no obligations. Remember, this is a safe space. Just see where the date takes you.” The show host told the participant as people were taking place. He looked… Read more.
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Rufus
Rufus was a noble yet ordinary cat.Though his fur wasn’t what it used to be, it would soon grow back, everywhere. In every other way, his stride, face, intellect, or… Read more.











