“So, what is it?” Commander Deane leaned over the lab desk, his muscles standing out through his crisp white shirt. On the other side of the desk, a scientist adjusted his small glasses and coughed nervously into the sleeve of his anorak. The lab was chilly; understandable, considering the artic wind outside. “We, uh, don’t […]
I had left for work this morning with no pet to my name, but I was now the confused owner of a malnourished and depressed dog. I vaguely remembered the events, but not the reasons for doing them – like a bad decision made while drunk. As I was walking home from work, with […]
This is the version I rewrote after deciding against an earlier story (posted previously on here). It’s almost flash fiction, and I tried to throw in a double-twist at the end. Angela’s First Day Angela perched on the polyester-covered office chair and studied her desk. It was sparse and ill-considered; a drab keyboard, an RSI-inducing […]
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