The way the hail bounces is a tiny miracle in and of itself. Not to mention the fact that it appeared out of nowhere, when only twenty minutes ago the sky had been practically clear. The weather here changes at the drop of a dime, thinks Mariko. In the course of one afternoon she’s already … Read more
Between June of 1940 and May of 1945, bombing from the second World War destroyed half a million homes across France, and damaged another million. The bombs, over 600,000 tons of them, were dropped by Allied planes in a valiant effort to free the country from Axis occupation, and it was therefore of little consequence … Read more
The Space Pirate By Amber Lee “Being a space pirate simply isn’t a practical career,” his mother told him after he showed her his drawing of a spaceship. Henry’s toothy smile faded as he lowered the picture slowly, so she couldn’t see it anymore. He looked down, away from his mother’s … Read more
The Tower By JD MillerPhotography by Catherine Turk Tedrick hadn’t felt this good since the time he hid all those snakes in the outhouse and just about killed his aunt. His aunt had been constantly complaining about her ‘indigestion,’ and in his own words, ‘he’d only been trying to help.’ He hadn’t been trying to … Read more
By JD Miller With Photography by Jairus Hills It was the picture-perfect autumn. The colors were all extraordinary, the wind cold but the sunlight warm, and every early sunset seemed to throw a spell over the world. But tonight was the night of the Witching Moon. It seemed to Camber like this year the warnings … Read more
Madame’s First Lesson of Dream Analytics By JD MillerPhoto by Catherine Turk Siggy kept having the same dream, where she is squinting up at the sun. She raises a hand to shield her eyes, and when she does, tiny black shapes emerge from the light. She stares harder. And then a flock of arrows hit … Read more
Cigarettes By Aaron Tolopilo The cigarette sat crumpled and smoldering in the large glass ashtray among the numerous corpses of its brothers and sisters while a metallic flick followed by the warm popping sound of sparks signaled the lighting of a new victim. Sitting at the control panel, a man wearing a white lab coat … Read more
The Story of Hanzo & His Unlikely New Friend By Jordan Hills “They thought I was asleep, but I wasn’t. I was wide-eye awake with my ear to the door, eavesdropping on their loud whispers.” Autumn in Yokohama, Japan, 2040 A.D. Hanzo Atari woke the next morning, moving more sluggishly than usual. He overheard his … Read more
The Island By JD Miller At first they shared a twin-sized mattress, in a room hardly bigger than a closet. Some legs or arms always hung off, and they would always lay intertwined like two lengths of rope. There was no helping it. Even on the sweaty days. But especially when it was cold. There … Read more
The Craziest Part JD Miller I’d say the craziest part was that it felt like I was drowning. And that confused me like nothing else. Because, I was like, I was just driving, right? So it didn’t make any sense for me to be drowning. The morning started crazy normal, tbh. So normal it was … Read more