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12 Nov 2024 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
At no point had there ever been any news crew sent out to report on Ben and Lois’s mysterious fate, either at Otherwise or in their hometown or anywhere in between. Common sense seemed to indicate that there probably was a newspaper writeup or two...
5 Nov 2024 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Even in the absence of bodies, funeral preparations begin immediately. Though Jeremy and to a lesser extent Emily assure the others that they certainly don’t need to throw everything down to travel an hour and attend, nearly all involved with Otherw...
1 Nov 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Krisz Rokk
“I need to spiral out at a 45-degree angle. I need to program that deep into my mind and stick to it when negotiating with the Council. I’m done with this dense realm. No way I’m coming back one more time.” I look up at the North Star and wonder wher...
29 Oct 2024 4 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
It’s funny how your mind can wander even at a time like this. The thought strikes Jeremy as he stands outside this gift shop, staring at the side of the police car. Then again, it’s not as though you can shut these thoughts down, not withou...
23 Oct 2024 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Emily’s hard at work on her mural throughout the tour. She doesn’t find the presence of others the least bit distracting – on the contrary, she enjoys the warmth they bring to this environment. And if nothing else, it’s another attraction for luri...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
