Matthew was daydreaming like usual in Art History class. When he came to, Professor Weisman was explaining how primitive artists of Africa influenced the European Renaissance and made it what…
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The Prayer Rope
“Honey, I’m going for a walk. Do you need anything from the store?” “No, we’re fine,” replied Simon’s wife, in the middle of changing the diaper of their newborn son….
Jake Ultra
Click here to download the PDF file of the following short story. — “Fascist scum! Eat shit!” A stream of liquid shot onto Jake’s face. His eyes immediately began burning….
The Dream Recorder
Pete was using his virtual reality device to explore a moon of Jupiter when a notification popped up on his display: “Dream Recorder is now here. Record your dreams. Limited…
The Simulation
“Remember when you spawned Hitler?” Fodos asked. “Remember?” Ghartek replied. “That was the highlight of my career! But it almost crashed the simulation.” “What I loved about it is how you weaved Biblical themes into…
Big Bertha’s Satisfaction
With California on the verge of state bankruptcy, politicians looked for creative ways to balance the budget. One idea was to put out a call to the entertainment industry for partnerships…
The Rise Of The Narcissicopter
Everyone in Silicon Valley knew why Google Glass was a complete failure, but they didn’t broadcast it to the masses for fear of insulting their intelligence. In public, technologists made…
The Denouncer
It took longer than he thought, but Brad finally was approved by the Phoenix police department to purchase a glock 9mm pistol. Excited at being a gun owner, the first thing he…
The Perfect Time To Live
Previous Story With Stig Greybeard: An Afternoon With Stig Greybeard As expected, the code wasn’t working. In an attempt to save money, Jim’s company outsourced much of its programming to India,…
The Successful Gypsy
The wind’s direction changed again. The smell of sewage was now blowing into the room that Stefan shared with his five siblings from the abandoned building across the street where…
The Rat Mobility Experiment
Professor Yanek of UCLA’s biology department decided upon a peculiar study: he wanted to determine how a rat’s mobility is affected with the application of electric shocks. The aim was…
The Perfect Game
Arthur had been fascinated with seduction since high school. He didn’t care for its application as much as filling his brain with ideas and lines that were sure to come…
The Industry
Francis was older than Marcel by twenty minutes. Even though they were fraternal twins, acquaintances often confused one for the other. Both were tall with chiseled facial features, blue eyes,…
An Afternoon With Stig Greybeard
Daniel was nervous. As carefully as he planned out the proposal to his girlfriend, what if something went wrong? What if the Kiss Cam didn’t pan at the end of…
Two Fathers
Timothy went with his fathers for a day of shopping at the mall to decorate his new room. He was getting tired halfway through but perked up when they suggested…