Scratches on the Mind

The young teen hid quietly, a grin spreading across her face as the boisterous sounds of the arcade machines were silenced one by one. She squeezed a little tighter into the gap between two machines as the owner walked past, doing one last check before closing shop. The hum that rippled through her shoulders died […]

A woman staggered out of a taxi. The world swirled and for a moment, a pole becomes the center of her world. The colourful advertisements plastered randomly along it made it look like the long leg of a patchwork pant leg. “Looking for work? Call this number.” “Psychic readings. Love. Success. Happiness. All will be

Diagnostics running on a tablet. Trying not to look up and meet one of the hundreds of eyes that were watching. “It’s too fucking creepy,” muttered the manager. “Not your type?” The joke fell flat. Business talk then. “AI does that sometimes. Finds some weird tangent and locks onto it. We just have to guide