From Bone to Blood to Flesh and Back Again
From Bone to Blood to Flesh and Back Again
The dim orange light cast Alek’s face in long shadows, giving him a gaunt appearance. His eyes were unfocused. Even though I knew this was a clone, it was surreal to see Alek here when I had just left him at his apartment, wallowing in drink and self-pity. The student that Alek held by the […]
The sounds of distress coming from the school were silenced by the Tree’s wave as whatever was going on inside was momentarily disrupted, like a crying child suddenly affronted by a new, unknown experience. My body felt drawn to the Tree like a magnet. I wanted to turn and make a beeline straight to the
WnW 6.1 – Bleed Quietly Read More »
Death was in the air that hung heavy over the cobbled streets. It was a presence, weighing on people’s shoulders, preying on their minds. Coughing sounded from behind curtained windows. People with bandaged limbs struggled to carry an invalid up a set of stairs. I saw a man clawing at the locked door of a
WnW 5.c – Memory 5 Read More »
Nothing is more torture than feeling like, despite everything that had happened between then and now, I was back at the beginning. Isolated in an empty room. There weren’t even windows this time. Nick was gone, I noticed the absence of him from the moment I had woken from a drug-induced slumber. It had all