Innsmouth AI raised $47 million in eighteen months. Nobody who visited the office could quite explain what the product did, but they left the meetings feeling strangely calm, strangely certain, and with a strong desire to return to the coast.
Fiction
Amanda and Amanda
Chapter 1: Static in the Quiet Hours Amanda Pierce had always believed that silence should be peaceful. People romanticized it—early mornings, empty rooms, the hush before sunrise. But to her,…
Kindness
They named the star ship Kindness, as if a word could soften the physics. In the first decade after launch, the name was spoken with the tone people use for…
The Hare in the Lane
The Hare in the Lane On the last Tuesday of October, when the hedgerows had lost their gloss and the fields lay thin as a beggar’s blanket, Richard Hunt walked…
Half-Life Redux
Introduction Half-Life is a classic first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve and released in 1998. Known for its immersive storytelling and groundbreaking gameplay mechanics, it set a new standard…
Astrani
The discovery of extra-terrestrial intelligence would irrevocably change our understanding of our place in the cosmos, challenging us to rethink our perspectives on life, intelligence, and the nature of civilization itself.
Mandy at Rosewood
Mandy, in shock, held Vanessa’s hand, tears streaming down her face. The rivalry that had once defined their relationship seemed so trivial now in the face of such a senseless tragedy.
A Strange Occurrence for Harry and George
After a curious incident involving an ornate silver mirror they’d acquired from an obscure antique shop, they discovered to their utter astonishment that they had swapped bodies.
Tendrils of Servitude
I tread a delicate line between submission and resistance, my every action a negotiation with the being I am becoming. Yet, in their grand design, I am but a cog, a means to an end, my humanity a tool to be exploited.
Black Mars
To them, I am but a curiosity, a hybrid anomaly to be exploited, my human heritage overshadowed by the exotic allure of my alien features
Margret Ravenholt
Margret Ravenholt was a woman who travelled from England to American colonys in 1620s. However, she harbours a secret – she is adept with a blade, a skill uncommon for women of her time. In a final twist in Margret’s story, she is revealed as spy for Spain. Her narrative provides a unique lens through which to view the complexities of life in the early American colonies, the role of women in society, and the intricate web of international politics during that era.
The Last Station
In a small town where life was as mundane as the ticking clock on the wall, Jed, a middle-aged man with weary eyes and a love for late-night TV, found his mundane existence upended by the sudden reactivation of an old, long-forgotten TV station.