Published: Nov 23, 2020
Second Wave
featuring: Holisten Eames
In 2147, the second wave hit. The first had taken such a toll, there was no preparation. Hundreds of millions died in just a few turns of the Earth. The concert of ...
Stories
Published: Nov 20, 2020
Running Man
featuring: Peter Kleun
He ran the streets every morning. The city was laid out in a grid so he could count the miles as he kept his heart rate up. The count kept his mind ...
Published: Nov 19, 2020
One Hump or Two
featuring: Allen Doellanson
The man wore safety glasses and heavy boots, probably steel-toed. He led one camel and then the next down the ramp into Allen's fenced side yard. In the back of the trailer ...
Published: Nov 18, 2020
At Breakfast
featuring: Mary Finly
I did not prevent it or spend much time after that night thinking about it. The topic seemed completely overwhelming and avoided it almost entirely. She walked around the house with her ...
Published: Nov 17, 2020
When Her Father Died
featuring: Mary Finly
When her father died, I did not process it. I did not help her process it. I was on the verge of a breakdown myself and I kept thinking of my mother's ...
Published: Nov 16, 2020
The Voice of Camels
featuring: Allen Doellanson
It began innocently, organically. The plan to demonstrate for camels because he had decided to care for a number of them. They grew to become part of his family over time. As ...
Published: Nov 13, 2020
Camels Instead
featuring: Allen Doellanson
When he first purchased camels, two males and two females, they were imported from Kazakhstan. They were very expensive and had to be held in quarantine for several weeks. But the project ...
Published: Nov 12, 2020
Her Destruction
featuring: Mary Finly
Basically I had signed my daughter up for a lobotomy, only new and fresh and wrapped up in new technology. Most of the process was old, but redone with a different method. ...
Published: Nov 11, 2020
Researching Treatment
featuring: Mary Finly
Her father was out of the picture for a long time by then. John would not have let them do it. Of course, she probably would not have been the way she ...
Published: Nov 10, 2020
It had to be Done
featuring: Mary Finly
She was crying in the car when I returned to her. I will never forget the look on her face: like I had let her down. But she was broken, and I ...