Progress and Potatoes
Sylvia Shawcross
Please note this is a humour piece which is not something people may want to read depending on the state of your country and how demoralized/angry you may be...
The Hug of the Smug
Sylvia Shawcross When you grow older it is almost arduous trying to remember what once was. I was trying to remember when it all happened—when did the world I...
A Very Kafka Christmas: Adventures inside the bewildering bureaucracy of My Bank
J R Leach This is a tale of dystopic woe. A bureaucratic nightmare. A glimpse into the Kafkaesque sinkhole lurking at the heart of our automated society. It began...
The Foolish at Night
Sylvia Shawcross The foolish-hearted people exist in this world more than we really know. The foolish-hearted people do foolish-hearted things because their heart has its own language and sense...
Scenes From 2030
TE Creus “Hi, dude!” “Oh. Hi. How are you?” “I’m good. How do you like my shoes?” “Nice. Are those…” “Yeah. The original Nike Lil Nas X Satan’s Shoes,...
The Great Unvaxxed
TE Creus The vaccine was a resounding success. Yes, there had been a final death rate of 10% among the vaccinated, but this was mostly among the elderly or...
The Machine Stops
The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster. While technically more science fiction than horror, there's no denying terrifying nature of the world Forster...
