“The tale is told,” Isra said. “Of how these figures came to be that we so thoughtlessly take for granted.”
Month: January 2018
The Remedy Men
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“You must make a chicken to peck at the wound.” The remedy man smiled as he presented the treatment. Continue reading
Inseparate
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I didn’t know much about conjoined twins, but when the professor in my embryology class mentioned the accident in cell division that led to the phenomenon, I remembered my first dream in life. Before I dreamt of becoming a Noble-prize-winning biochemist. Before I dreamt of meeting the love of my life. Before I dreamt about traveling the world. Before I dreamt about having a dog. When I was just a kid.
I remembered wishing I were a twin. Continue reading
Attack of the Giant Cyclops Worm
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Janet’s eyes widened when she saw the four-eyed, green-antennaed, maroon-skinned biped before her that only nominally resembled one of her students. They were waiting in the wings, fifteen minutes out from the start of the next act. She could already hear people shuffling back into the auditorium from intermission, greeted by sound checks from the kids who were manning the mixing desk. Continue reading
