Tag: Summer 2026
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The Last Flock of Birds on Earth
“Cat lady wasn’t going to make it.”
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The Science of Transient Cartography
Some maps have sharp and unforgiving lines, and others all the gentle curves of a summer leaf stirring in a plaintive breeze. Some maps recall what is, or what was, and others imagine what could be.
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Lichen Relic
They had lived in the abandoned mansion for a little over a year with fellow rogue scientists and nonconformist friends. A once-gaudy home now housed some of the most “dangerous” academics, hidden away in a part of the city no one bothered to investigate, filled with decrepit houses.
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Shared Time Without Receipt
“We are not staying,” I replied. “We are being.”
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The Carriers
“So many had fled to so many fabled destinations that there was no chance of knowing its exact origins.”