The reproduction pod doors opened and my new body fell to the floor on hands and knees. My new lungs took their first breath and I could feel my blood pump through my heart for the first time. My head stung and moved to the top of my spine down my lower back. The drug rush finished off in my…
Author: Eric M Hunter
Creature
We settled in for what was becoming a late night. The swamp air hung low and Jodie would occasionally swat flies from her face. The haze started to sting my eyes. Jodie caught me squinting and offered help. “There’s some bottled water in the cooler if you want to rinse your eyes out,” she suggested. I shook my head. “It’s…
fractal
Jamie looked up at the sky in that moment. From each stretching point he could see turned black in a matter of seconds. He’d never seen anything like it. He tried to hail the ship once again but no one answered. Static shot through his earpiece as lightning erupted in a fractal in the darkened sky. No one would be…
set
Jet. The feel of steel on steel. The wheel on hot asphalt. The dodging of crowded sidewalks and gridlocked streets. The wind in your face. The smell of the heat. Set. The city is alive. The concrete jungle is breathing and I, it’s keeper. It doesn’t sleep. It is all consuming and many have fallen into the mouth of the…
transitive
The doctor walked into the lab, coffee in hand, the day’s paper under his arm. He smelled of last night’s beer bottles and stale cigarettes. The lab assistant shook the smell from her nose “How are we looking today, lab assistant?” the doctor asked. The lab assistant fluffed her notes from the previous night and put on a fake smile. …
existential
Our minds bleed through the walls of the existential as the drugs hit us with full force in the third act. I gripped the chairs arm rest and played tricks to keep me from going over the edge. You learn early on that if you can’t handle the ride, the ride handles you. There were reports of people falling over…
triangle
Jeffrey sat on a small bench with his dad in front of the house just for stargazing. The two of them would sit there for hours just looking up at the night sky. And every time, Jeffrey’s dad would point out the same cluster of stars. “Those 3 stars there, they make a–” “A triangle, yes, Dad, I know,” he…
group
Wesley bit back his tongue and closed one eyelid for the other. He’d lost track of how long he’d been out in the field. Too long, he thought. Too long to come back with nothing to show for it. He licked his dry lips. “Come on, come on, come on,” he chanted under his breath. His arms grew heavy holding…
Elevator to the Moon
A group of kids who take the plunge to race up the thousands of floors that separate the Earth and the Moon. The first one to the Moon’s surface wins. Who’s ready to race? About 1,500 words.
Jazzpunk
Polyblank is back again to investigate some espionage. His trip into the Japanada International airport was a pleasant one and the new headquarters surprised him being moved to an abandoned subway station. What’s in store for our super spy? Better have your Missionoyl at the ready. About 1,600 words.