If you sit on the edge, the wood shakes you when the trains go by. It makes me feel like the plastic dentures Johnny got Granny as a joke one … Continue reading All my thoughts are winding
Tag: short fiction
Half-Eaten, Out of Place
The best thing about living alone is that you can take your bra off the second you get home. You don’t even have to wait until you get into your … Continue reading Half-Eaten, Out of Place
An Ending
In the end, there was only a flooded planet and dying star.
“It was good,” the sun sank towards the sea, her former inferno reduced to a flame in the clouds.
“Perfect,” the sea rose to meet her. She was doused and the sea froze.
Across the universe: a spark, a droplet, a beginning.
(Clara, 280 characters)
Written for Twittering Tales.
You Ain’t Welcome Here
We don’t get many visitors round these parts. We don’t take kindly to ’em either. It’s not so much that this is a one-horse town, we just got our own … Continue reading You Ain’t Welcome Here
Ice-Cream Van at the End of the Galaxy
There’s an ice-cream van at the edge of the Milky Way. It’s been there longer than there has been life on Earth. Commuters stop by on the intergalactic highway as they make … Continue reading Ice-Cream Van at the End of the Galaxy
The Last Wisp of the Universe
Since astronomers first looked up at the stars they’ve wondered about the expanse of the universe. The shape. How many galaxies are there? How far does it stretch beyond the observable? Does it have edges?
Not really.
But she does have elbows.
Dressing an Illusionist
“It’s all about how things look, little one,” The Conjurer told her. He snapped his long, thin fingers and stopped a pocket of time- a snapshot of Carmilla looking up … Continue reading Dressing an Illusionist
