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Fragment 89

21 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Jay Lonnquist

Amongst the detritus and dolor of this long ago struggle, Lord Emberbole’s undergalley now bobbed and pranced. A copper-hued cork in a vast, black, subterranean bottle.  Umin’s gloved fingers in thoughtful idleness twisted the atrous, crackling salt-...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 45

17 Oct 2024 4 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Though the tours ramp up within a few hours of their return, and perhaps Kidwell might have been expecting something from him today, Jeremy crashes until well past noon. It doesn’t much matter, because nothing requiring his intervention happens, a...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 44

14 Oct 2024 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

For Emily, the terror wrapped around this frantic dash from The Ruiner has nothing to do with the distance traveled. Rather, it’s the lack thereof. That and how it’s even possible to get this catastrophically turned around in such a short p...

Shields Up, Turtles! (Fiction)

11 Oct 2024 3 minute read 0 comments Krisz Rokk

“What’s this being trying to harm me in the middle of the night? Why is she using a razor to accomplish this task?” My consciousness kicks in: “Shields up! I’m being attacked. Kaleidoscopic chromium shields up.” I pull out my knives and jump inside t...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 43

8 Oct 2024 3 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Kay stands in front of a communal bathroom mirror, staring at her reflection in this unforgiving light. She almost wishes Harry had gone a cheaper route with the lighting, but no, say this much about the guy at least, everything — except fo...

Cosmic Joke (Original Poetry)

4 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Krisz Rokk

The pendulum sways from left to rightdismantling the spellsthat were embedded cautiouslyusing platonic solidsentangled in grid lines. Do you like the structureI carefully placed inside the infinity sign? You continue to spin clockwisehoping the nod g...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 42

30 Sep 2024 9 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Emily had awakened with a start just prior to sundown. After spending most of her day painting the mural, in between telling Jeremy he was an idiot over the phone and in text, she returned here for what was supposed to be a quick nap. It was...

Guardians of Lyra (Fiction)

27 Sep 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Krisz Rokk

The portal opened up, and a beautiful blue sapphire sphere came through. A door slid, and two majestic blue Lyran Felines stepped out into the vastness of the Veda galaxy. Their warrior mindset, skills, and abilities were feared throughout the multiv...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 41

26 Sep 2024 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Jeremy never could quite bring himself to leave the road in favor of venturing, at random, through the massive forest. Even with the lake as his potential guide, and the ability to hug the shoreline as a means of maintaining direction, he n...

"The Doom Statues" - Chapter 40

22 Sep 2024 10 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

“Rebecca and some of the others have been talking about a Halloween party,” Denise mentions, as they stomp their way across the tall weeds of this slightly soggy field. “What do you think about that?” “That’s fine, but we should do something diffe...