“I know you’re struggling, but I really need you to talk to me. I don’t understand how something like that could be affecting you in this way.” “I mean it shouldn’t be right. It shouldn’t. What can I do about it? But it does.” After a moment of thought, Here’s the only way I can […]Read Post ›
“The interplanetary body C-4758-A6950981—did I get all the numbers right?” she paused turning back to check her counterpart, “oh good,” she faced the visors again, “is just that: a wayward asteroid. Not even of great enough girth to merit the name, planetoid. And though it plays host to a single bacterium, it will never be […]Read Post ›
“And what is the weight of a soul? I ask,” Bart stroked the mustache which blossomed from his stiff upper lip like an unruly vine, “And furthermore, where is its residence?” “The weight of a soul is dependent on the sins attached to it. And——” “So the soul has no static weight, then?” “Why none […]Read Post ›
It was not the first time that the 2.5 hours of daily required physical regimen had been debated at legislative session. The regimen’s merits had been criticized and discussed in nearly every cycle since the Glaive had left its last system nearly 400 years earlier. “And why must we adhere to this rigorous regimen of […]Read Post ›
A brief (and admittedly overly simplistic) account of human evolution posits that roughly 6-million years ago a group of apes—the ancestors of what would become humans—stood up on the African plains to see over the tall grass. This newfound posture provided them with the opportunity to use their two newly freed limbs (no longer necessary […]Read Post ›
“What did you say?” “Well, what I said precisely is not so important as that you understood I was in disagreement.” “Repeat it,” “Repeat what?” “What you said to me.” “What would that accomplish?” “Do we need to take this outside?” “I suppose we could, but to what end? Violence perhaps? What would that prove? […]Read Post ›
The land of Nodd was a hard and rocky place. Encased on all sides by craggy cliffs, Nodd was hopeless and harsh. The people, like the landscape, were lumpy, misshapen, and gargoylesque. That is, until one day a young boy was born. The exact circumstances of his birth are a matter of much debate. Some say he […]Read Post ›
The lionfish, is a fierce predator. It is native to ranges in the Pacific Ocean and is one of the many invasive species brought the to American continent by humans or human travel. Like so many species who find themselves without any natural predators or competition, it has succeeded vociferously. The species was likely introduced to […]Read Post ›
There are many things of which I am sure. But certainties are boring so why delve into that which is well-known and concrete? Why not instead spend our time on the shaky and unstable ground of the uncertain? If nothing else, at least our proverbial deaths will be metaphorically exciting. Now I am uncertain of […]Read Post ›
THIS IS NOT A STORY. I do not think I can emphasize this enough. To the reader who has come seeking a story, I am sorry that I can offer naught but disappointment. Though, I would like to point out that in disappointing you I am fulfilling familial expectations that I am, in actuality, a […]Read Post ›
Bradford Windley 