Holiday Shopping Jon Hillenbrand, December 22, 2017October 17, 2019 The prettiest girl in the world is in front of me in line at the Barnes and Noble. Her eyes are a coal black starlit night, contained in the soft folds of a milky coffee meringue. A Roman nose on a petit face and I finally understand ancient beauty, the kind preserved in marble. Her terrifying glance is a spotlight I want to catch or hide from in its shadow. I imagine my life with her, laughing together, brushing the snow from her black coat and a tear from her eye, as she’s called to the register and out of my life forever pulled away in the river of holiday checkouts. Short Stories
Short Stories The Time Travelers Notebook – MedBotRX April 9, 2017October 16, 2019 In 2019, a hospital on the north side of Chicago was instructed by a court ruling to put warning labels on their elevator doors. “This facility is co-run by an Artificial Intelligence. Ride elevators at your own risk.” The origin of this is very interesting. Apparently, around this time, AI was… Read More
Short Stories The Page in the Desert April 28, 2017October 17, 2019 Somewhere north of the city with no name, a speeding car traces a lone arc across the horizon. The desert continues before them and behind them forever. The car is full of students on a documentary expedition. The engine growls to a stop with tires shedding a hail of stones upon the… Read More
Short Stories The Long Dark – Introspection June 27, 2017October 16, 2019 This story is in reference to the game The Long Dark from Hinterland Games. The player assumes the role of a crash-landed bush pilot who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a global disaster. The man sat for a spell looking into the fire. He thought about the day, how he… Read More