Jae

The mark was a sign of sin. Every person was born with it on the back of one hand. Through generatio…

"Whadd'ya see, Pol? Talk to me!" Hable grit his teeth against the changing pressure, clicking his in…

The pressure and light pushed reality to a distant howling sense in the first few seconds. Then the …

Alcohol.

Water.

Lime.

Salt.

The mixture looked like diluted blood.

It tasted like flat soda mixed w…

Grey hairs come from stress

Silver comes from wisdom

White hair, righteousness

And baldness if you m…

My body lies naked, clothed only in empty boxes and haphazardly stacked belongings. Like everything …

Friday. Sunny, cool under the shade of tall oaks. Breezy. The park was calm in this early hour where…

"What kind of like?"

The kind that drives a childish desire to be clever. To be recognized as smart…

"DRAW"

Launcher's voice echoed over the amplifier.

The box began to descend into what miners called …

"Launcher we can't bring these dods on a drop."

"No choice, I'm ordered, now you are. They're resear…

The box was just that: a three story block with porthole windows, taller than wide. It was not in th…

A shadow fell across the window. Hable glanced out, pen hand poised over his journal, his mouth slow…

"How do you feel about me?"

Ahh, I wondered when you'd ask.

You are fun, in a stimulating way. Yo…

When I look back, why does it hurt?

From the first written word, every unrefined blurt

Grew in shape…

On clear nights you could see the distant glimmering pinpricks of light denoting the city's presence…