by cloven and loveonthefarm (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/328191.html) Slowly, the rope pulled taut. “That should do it,” Reagan said. Careful, he ran his finger along the edge of the rope, touch featherlight and electric where it brushed against Seth’s skin. “How are you feeling?” Every breath felt like a hurricane. Seth was trembling–he could feel it where […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 59
21
Feb
Terra Cotta
by Kuruma Ebi (車エビ) illustrated by beili (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/328532.html) D – 10 With Myung-soo, Yeol learned how to dream. But first Yeol learned how to sleep. Not the optimally timed naps that he used to take just for the utility of it, but the heady sleep of a child, face slack and limbs everywhere. Indulgent. […]
21
Feb
The Lemon Priest
by Wasureta Yume (和巣礼田ゆめ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/328719.html) Malcolm Wolke was no chemist. His role at the head office of the Greater Calgran Glass Company had been in sales and distribution. He knew how to price the glass for a hundred windows or a thousand jam-jars, but he hadn’t the faintest idea how the stuff was actually […]
21
Feb
The Antidote We Make Together
by Iseya Misu (伊勢谷 美寿) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/328972.html) “—and I found Lord Robert’s seventh shoe in the maid’s cupboard, and the last in her fireplace,” I finish reporting, as Madame Gerotte nods and carefully notes down every detail. “Very good,” she replies, closing her ledger with a snap. “Your next assignment is in Lindonton Manor. They’re […]
21
Feb
Stuva
by Hiwaru Kibi (火悪 木美) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/329318.html) 1:05 Minh looked up from his phone just in time to see the man stumbling toward the elevator, trying to manage a narrow box almost as tall as he was, and almost as heavy, from the looks of it. So Minh did the only polite thing and jammed […]
21
Feb
Another pair of hands
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/329614.html) By the time Daniel got the thing called the bonnet nut unscrewed and the thing called the faucet stem pulled out, his hands were sweating badly enough to slip on the wrench handle. He rubbed his palms on what had been a decent pair of jeans, several months […]
21
Feb
Be Careful What You Fish For
by Aosora Hikaru (青空ヒカル) illustrated by Iseya Misu (伊勢谷 美寿) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/330221.html) Kiran always made time for fishing on the weekends. After a long week of cubicle work and numbers and math, he always looked forward to the placid waters of Lake Huron just outside Harrisville, Michigan. His catches were rare and that was fine; […]
21
Feb
Mimeo Killed the Radio Star
(mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/330329.html) Donny had seen the face of Hell, and it was a Gestetner 300-series mimeograph machine. It was, in theory, a simple process, and sitting down to do the dirty work himself was supposed to be far easier than trying to find a print house who’d run a fanzine for anything less than […]
