They say drowning is one of the worst ways to die. It takes anywhere from mere seconds to an estimated three minutes. It is natural …
Imago
Short Stories
The Price of Love is the Pain We Suffer
Someone once told me that to live is to keep on fighting even when you’re tired, that each day brings its own joys. I don’t …
11 Vignettes of a Mother’s Love
29 January 2019; 13:23 p.m. [No, I don’t really know why she’s not picking up. You act like she tells me anything. I-] A brief …
The Pieces We Put Back Together
And when you look to the night skies, don’t think of goodbyes. Think how I’m right here. Ever, ever, ever. -The Goodbye Song by George …
Pages of Chaos
Despite the jacket, it’s cold. Sitting in front of the ground-level windows, legs crossed and arms folded, they try to vanish into the cracks of …
Nature’s Inconsiderate Urge
I knew it. I shouldn’t have eaten that bowl of sweet, sour and spicy noodles last night. I was enjoying an outing with my friends …
Bury My Beaming History Where I Lay
Author’s Note: This story and character is purely a work of fiction. However, the story is inspired by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the evacuation …
Humans Fight the AI
Disclaimer: The following article discusses topics of a sensitive nature which may be disturbing and/or controversial to some readers. Hence, reader discretion is advised. The …
Chapter 1
The bouncer she knew by name (Max) still asked for ID. She sighed, rummaging in her purse for the cursed thing. Music thumped in the …
This Little Freedom of Mine
It was semester break. The apartment block was almost exclusively made up of university students who, like Dao Wen himself, were from abroad; everyone had …