The Creature, who appeared dimly fainter than his surroundings, threw back his head & laughed with a gayety incongruent with my own dread. (more...)

We, the Jury, duly impaneled and sworn, upon our oaths, do find the defendant, of her own free will, as to Count One, guilty of First-degree Murder. (more...)

Edward’s decision was, for the rest of his life, never to spend more than one night in any given place. (more...)

My eyes widen as I stare at the board, the possibilities beginning to fill my mind. (more...)

Nothing is ever nothing. What a paradox! Everything is something, in a way. (more...)

Call me Gottlob. And just to make sure we don’t get off on the wrong foot, my name is indeed Gottlob. But what is the actual meaning of names? (more...)

They’re saying Brian was never alive! They’re treating him like he wasn’t real, like he never existed! (more...)

Reg was pleased that, finally, he was now retired from his job in the Royal Mail Central Delivery Office in Birmingham. (more...)

A Short Story on Epistemic Humility and The Best Possible Life, All Things Considered (more...)

I know it’s got to be done. Even so, I still feel bad about it. If it were up to me, we would cancel the whole thing. Fortunately, it’s not. It’s up to Mother, and Mother knows best. (more...)

I’m not gonna lie to you: when I finally received the cybermail notification that my purchase was approved and I could pick it up from the Companions ‘R’ Us warehouse in Manchester, I was literally electrified. (more...)