By Tegan Anders The Girl is alone in her House without windows, and it swallows her whole. She is alone in her House without windows, and this room is too bright. The next room is too dark. The Girl and the House live here together, within one another. She haunts this House, and this House … Continue reading House With No Windows
The Ritterson School for Psychic Powers
By David William Jurgenson Frankenstein, Missouri Headmaster McGovern squeezed a crimson stress ball in his ancient, liver-spotted hand that looked like a heart. “Miss Vallow, after careful consideration by the Ritterson board, we've made the unanimous decision to expel you from school.” He locked his eyes with hers. “Unless you’ve got anything to say that … Continue reading The Ritterson School for Psychic Powers
A Perfect Apple
By Ethan Houldsworth My greatest fear in life will always be the end of it, the blistering uncertainty of what comes after, will I ever be in a position where I can accept nothingness? Will I ever feel comfortable with my death? Should I ever feel comfortable with my death? I’m really not sure. I … Continue reading A Perfect Apple
Otherness
By Gabriel Alencar The Demon of the Deep Abyss couldn’t stand it anymore: “Heck, it’s always the same crap”, he said, throwing his tentacles in the air. “I’m so done with the pentagrams, salt and candles, heck, with rituals at three in the morning. THREE in the morning! For God’s sake! “The last one called … Continue reading Otherness
The Nut I Never Cracked
By John McCally The following is an account by Mr. Gustus Frazier, SVP, Guthrie Bank, Hazard, KY. My dealings with Mr. Horus “Buck” Atchley of Decoy, Kentucky commenced more or less as follows. In October, 1964, near the end of my third year at Guthrie Bank, I was handed the task of drubbing up new … Continue reading The Nut I Never Cracked
Among The Stars, He Found Home
By Justin Dingler The journey was long and silent, excluding the ship’s steady heartbeat and the occasional crackle of communication from distant command centers. Where would he go and what would he find? Barren rocks? Icy giants? Gas clouds? Whatever it was, it wasn’t Earth. War, greed, lost love, broken promises. All Earth had ever … Continue reading Among The Stars, He Found Home
A Far Corner
By T.R. Healy Catching himself starting to doze off, Griffin closed his right hand into a fist and stared at it for a moment in the brittle sunlight. At once, he thought of his Uncle Roy who used to raise a fist above his head when he got angry and bellow, “If I open my … Continue reading A Far Corner
The Yarikkaya Wind of Alexandria
By Hannah Katerina “Iskenderiye’nin Yarıkkaya Rüzgari” or “The Yarıkkaya wind of Alexandria.” Refers to a famous wind which sweeps through the town of Iskenderun, Türkiye. The ancient city of Alexandria. Not Alexandria of Egypt, that’s the new one. No, this all happened in the ancient city of Alexandria, in modern Türkiye. There’s almost nothing left … Continue reading The Yarikkaya Wind of Alexandria
Hungry Eyes
By Katie McCall Electricity cables stretch across the belly of the valley like old skin, crackling and hissing above our heads in the fading daylight. From up high, the last of the spring thaw drips down. You are here again on my part of the hillside, watching the sun drop behind the jagged peaks as … Continue reading Hungry Eyes
To Pick a Lock
By Hannah Earley The Demetren Fields had a reputation for attracting wanderers searching for answers to their woes. The wind was a wraith carrying the fields’ whispers to their ears, urging them toward its isolation on the outskirts of town. The tall, yellow grasses were roiling waves with the wild gales and grew into a … Continue reading To Pick a Lock
Academy of the Heart And Mind 