Cruising the exposed-brick walls of Boston, a starry night sitting above in the sky, Jazz flows through the drivers car and fills the distance between you and me. The lights outside dim and die and brighten again. Alive. There’s life out there, in the city. There’s a sense…
It all started with the discovery of the planet SIG-IV, with its two moons, as dry as a desert as it could get. It made sense at that time to pay homage, and no less than three years of it being found, we ended up renaming it as Tatooine. It…
He was the last person on the Earth without a Candy Crush account. This hadn’t occurred for a lack of trying nor lack of invites. His Facebook message inbox had been filled several times, over and over, with requests, notifications and messages. It was easy. Social networks had managed…
I had stayed up late the day before and it showed, as my head attempted to escape in ten thousand directions at once. There was a greasy feeling in the area when I arrived. A shiny cloud of red sparks gathered up in the air, flowing like waves in the…
Twas the night before Christmas and the table was empty and lights shined across the room. The smell of roasted turkey, hot chocolate and cake filled the whole house. It was a good meal. Twas the night before Christmas but is also right now. There’s a book resting in…
It is that time of the year again. Your day. The only one in the whole three hundred and sixty and you know you have to make the most of it. You move yourself out of bed, and into those nice, neat clothes you have been saving for this occasion.…
He walked across the jungle and up to the mountains. His face tensed as he went through foliage. The sound followed him. The knock. The stirring memories that had accompanied his whole life. It had been there for as far as he remembered. When he played with his friends. At…
It was the last Christmas we enjoyed. The day they arrived we lost our fun, and our joy. There was no more laugh and there were no more games. I still remember the sweet chocolate smell and the frozen fruit cake, still pristine—awaiting—in the middle of the table.…