July 2024

Ahab was sipping his coffee, grateful for his perfect life, when he peered up and saw it: the blue sky flashed black before returning… like a glitch. ​ He thought little of it until things began disappearing, a suit here, a tie there. ​ When the family dog disappeared, his wife and kids tried to […]

The infant was magic-less. This, despite her mother being a shapeshifter and her father a pyromancer. “Leave her in the woods,” said Grandmother Astor. But, to the scorn of the other Hexen, they raised her. One by one, her sweet nature and generosity melted hearts. Her parents were dumbfounded when at twenty-two, she rose the

The loud explosion isn’t thunder. The cloudless sky showers not rain, but debris. The singed polaroid flutters to the dirt. As it hits the light, two tuxedoed men appear, surrounded by smiling faces. ​​ All who loved Adrian and Farid attended the wedding. As the picture was taken, Adrian and Farid felt so lucky to

“Mommy, I tied my shoe all by myself!” said six-year-old Ian. “You’re a year behind,” she replied. ​ “Mom! I got an A on that exam,” said sixteen-year-old Ian. “Your brother had a perfect score.” ​ “Mom, I passed the bar exam.” “But you failed two times prior.” ​ “Mom! I won the presidential nomination,”