“What?” Fane opened the door to Sophia’s banging as Ishan pulled his kurta on. Sophia tripped forward through the door frame, startled at the sudden change. Ishan tossed the black compression top to Fane. “The orb connected fully!” she boasted excitedly. Fane pulled his shirt on over his head as he raised a suspicious eyebrow…
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Scattering: A Short from Achten Tan
“The tents? Really? There’s plenty to be had here if ya’ look,” Barz squawks. I slump forward over my stead’s head to flick away detritus from his antenna. “I don’t see why it concerns you.” I shift back in my saddle and press him home to the stables. “Strange people out there. Sure you wanna…
Dust Motes: A Short from Achten Tan
“I’ll be back late. Hearirs will drop by to help with lunch and a bath. You sure you don’t need anything before I leave?” Mab calls from the door. The time it takes for me to shift my chin from left shoulder to right is the sound of the door clicking shut. It takes longer…
The Next Tower
I drag piercing, ragged air into my lungs, fingers slipping on ice-crusted granite. The burn sinks behind my ribs, leaving me reaching for the next foothold in hopes of escaping the whiteout. A crack of twigs turns me to my partner. He’d slipped against the trail, one hand desperately clutching at a pine tree limb….
Dreams: A Short Story
I come to in the darkness. Sweat drips off me, causing my shirt to stick uncomfortably. I breathe a sigh out. Just a dream. I tell myself this as I pull myself from the tangled sheets. I’m always telling myself this mantra. Mom and dad told it to me. The babysitter said it. The therapist chanted…
Chapel Orahamm 