by H.P. Lovecock (力。下。愛ちんちん) illustrated by melanofly another round of Smells Like Teen Spirit Why is Ben so nervous? THURSDAY The cityscape glimmers and winks past him outside the car window. The misty night refracts light strangely and blurs the details of East Melbourne’s Victorian edifices: flashes of parkland green painted gold in modern LED […]
Category Archives: Text
28
Apr
An Unexpected Mole
by Kit Miller illustrated by melanofly another round of Nothing But An Unassuming Valet Spokehamshire, England. December 1885. Yawning, David slumped into his chair. He muttered a ‘good morning’ to Ruth, the maid opening the curtains, and another to Jonathan, who was setting out the laden breakfast tray. David was known for having a voracious […]
28
Apr
A Little Bit Louder and a Little Bit Worse
written and illustrated by Iron Eater “Son of a god-damned, motherfucking bitch,” came the call from the fountain of immortality as it sparkled with rejuvenating power, and a few heads at the bar actually turned to look this time. One of those heads belonged to Obsidian, gentleman magus, and while he was no stranger to […]
28
Apr
Accidentals
by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel another round of To Hone High and Low Satsuki has participated in a weeklong early music festival every year for more than a decade, developing a few traditions along the way: she catches a two-leg flight with a layover in O’Hare, where she visits the same tavern every time, treating herself […]
28
Apr
Make it Last
by Suzuran another round of Make It Worse Jamie was still fast asleep when the doorbell rang. Waking up was usually a slow process when the kids were away. Jamie liked to enjoy the quiet, when there was any, and usually, without Zack and Alex making any early-morning mayhem, there was plenty of quiet — […]
28
Apr
He who Bleeds
by Shrimp King another round of He who Follows “What the fuck is this, Tomas?” Special investigator Khan said as his assistant intruded into his office, a flush of embarrassment on the young man’s freckled face as he crossed the gap between the doorway and Khan’s desk. Khan glanced down at the pad of papers […]
26
Feb
Everything’s Easy
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) “Oh, boss, is that you?” Yima sat up at the sound of a familiar voice, and looked up to see a familiar face in an unfamiliar place. Angel had a little spot just on the water with the best dumplings and noodles that Yima had ever tasted, so good that it […]
25
Feb
Ideal Pairing
by shukyou (主教) The light in the room was hazy and dim, filtered through the cigar smoke currently lingering in the air and years of its predecessors’ remnants on the windows. Orlando knew the people the club employed to tend to such things, knew how hard they worked. Some things just wouldn’t wash clean. He […]
25
Feb
He who Follows
by Shrimp King Cecil has never been a perfect man. That much was always made apparent to him as he changed slowly from a youth to an adolescent to a bitter adult. His father, Rhett, punished each of his many mistakes severely – and Cecil bore the scars to prove it. His delicate fingers were […]
25
Feb
A Lick Of Sense
by Cowboy Rider The explosion that echoed from the back row of his work room was not the loudest Florian Ambrose Desmar, lead instructor at the Academy for Arcane Excellence, had ever heard. Still, his shoulders stiffened at the sound and he stood still, waiting for even greater fallout. None arose. In fact, there was […]
25
Feb
All the Flavors in Neapolitan Ice Cream are Delicious
by Kit Miller The moan that came out of Matt’s mouth was, frankly, wanton. He closed his eyes and practically shuddered in bliss. This, this right here, was pleasure, distilled and purified. Matt swallowed and went back for another taste. “I take it they’re good,” said Sinéad, Matt’s best friend of over a decade. Matt […]
25
Feb
Comedy Tonight
written and illustrated by Iron Eater The set always looked different to Howie in the quiet hours after filming wrapped. When the studio audience was gone and most of the crew had left to go live their lives, it was like standing inside a grand cavern filled with television cameras and the lingering smell of […]
25
Feb
some you bend and some you break
by zerodignity Cy fumbled with the lock, cursing animatedly to himself, fingers stiff and chapped in the early morning cold. It was nothing fancy, just a cheap pin-tumbler mechanism, more a formality than a lock, really. But he didn’t have the right tools for this, and he’d been up walking through the entire night, and […]
18
Dec
Antivenin
by shukyou (主教) He strode through the event like he was supposed to be there — which he was, or at least Jayes Tal was, and tonight he was Jayes Tal. Jayes Tal both existed and did not exist, in that he was not an actual person, but a mask that could be stepped […]
17
Dec
The Lemon House
by Etienne Telling The sun is still sunk low on the horizon, not quite starting to rise when Wren wakes up, but it doesn’t mind the early mornings. There is a certain kind of peace with the house still sleeping; the anticipation and the potential of the day are some of its favorite things about […]
