Hinky Jenks, Madelyn Argent, and me, we could’ve changed the world. Now I’m here alone with the envelope from Maddy’s father, and the priest with the click-clack heel on one of his shoes is walking the cellblock toward me. Damn you, Jenks. My death warrant expires in nine hours. No chance of a reprieve. But …
Just another dayin a long chainlike Love’s Travel Stopsalong the interstate:get past onejust to get to the nextand the next,to the one, two, ten,a month’s-worth after that,chasing horizonsyou set high for yourselfwhen you were younger. The impulse, though,to just stop,give in to sleep(or something deeper)perforates, permeatesyour thoughts, so you listenfor a baying at the moon,a …
Lorna Harkonnen, director of the Red Sea Scroll division of Strang Research Center, announced the discovery of a several new scrolls in Cave 4 at Qumran at a press conference. According to Harkonnen, the find establishes that the current fascination with reality television is anything but a modern occurrence. “These newly translated texts,” Harkonnen said, …
Clayton Bardell stared at the letter, cursing his good fortune. Five minutes peace they won’t leave me, he told himself. Five minutes—it might be enough, but they won’t give me even that. Already he could hear the creak of Elder Stinson’s buckboard approaching from the main road. Bardell returned to the letter, determined to afford …
According to Wendy Morrone of McTrendz Research, things will get busy for concert-goers next year. With more than 90 percent of Americans claiming to hold spiritual beliefs, many secular bands are now focusing on the “religious” demographic. And because secular groups get the prime gigs, Christian bands will look to increase their piece of the …
The Uptown Diner, one of those tacky restaurants where everything’s faux nostalgia and sticky. But it’s cheap and convenient to Rosie’s studios: her third floor walk-up and the Delwyn Bros’ Recording Studio where she goes through the motions of bookkeeping to get some session time on the piano. And it’s close enough to Dale’s shrink that …
Identify the Islands puzzle from Spring Break Escape Room. Opens a six-letter cryptex. © 2024; modification of assets found on Internet for educational use.
Maze puzzle from the Spring Break Escape Room. Opens a 3-digit combination lock. © 2024; modification of assets found on Internet for educational use.
The control-room drones work their magic:Oh-three. Oh-six. One four seven five.Standing aloneTogether on our circular marks—The first time for eachBoth—we shiver,Unaware of how the magic works,Knowing only that on thisYourMyOur honeymoonDistant dreams await. At last the final sequence starts:Two. Eighteen-one. Fivesixfour. Streams of data,Yet bone, blood, mind—We fly.My hand in yours,Your heart in mine,Our minds …
The doors are halfway shut when the two young punks clamber on board, distracting me from my search of the dozen or so boxes discarded in the corner. I turn when I hear them come over. Under the guise of nodding hello, I look closely at their faces, reflexively rub my stomach to calm the …
