New Changes to Corporate Structure

Originally submitted to this writing prompt. Thanks for reading! Spreadsheets, proprietary software invented by higher spirits far above my level of enlightenment, and the skimming of emails made up most of my day. For the past millennia or so my job had been slowly siphoned off to the ethereal machines that somehow surpassed even the … Continue reading New Changes to Corporate Structure

An Endless Abyss of Cyan

Originally submitted to this writing prompt. An Endless Abyss of Cyan In my many years both as a cave diver and volunteer rescuer, I had never seen anything like this before. I had separated from my crew about half an hour ago, diverting into the older portion of the mines. Guided this time not by … Continue reading An Endless Abyss of Cyan

After the Adventure

This story was originally submitted to this prompt. The first few weeks back in our world were the hardest. I mean, imagine what you’d be like in our situation. Two identical twin boys, age fourteen, both lanky nerds who’d spent more time indoors playing video games and putting off our homework than socializing and getting … Continue reading After the Adventure

The Department of Unholy Deals (Or My Life as an Antinatalist Demon)

When you look at me what do you first think? Be honest. If you've been alive on the Earth long enough you'd seen many depictions of creatures like myself: dark hair, crimson skin, two small-yet-significant protruding horns poking through our hairline. I'm a demon, have always been, and will always be from the moment the … Continue reading The Department of Unholy Deals (Or My Life as an Antinatalist Demon)

The Final Temple

The adventures of the old god Dar'goth continues! This time Dar'goth is in need of desperate help to pass his code inspection so he does what any sort of ancient-evil-trying-to-navigate-modern-times would do: he opens up a portal in time & space to summon his most loyal follower and architect of his temples. (Originally submitted to … Continue reading The Final Temple

John the Conman: Or Why One Should Never Impersonate an Old God Upon His Return

The return of Dar’goth had been long prophesied for the latter half of the decade. The old god of unspeakable horrors would soon emerge in the form of human flesh an avatar for his conquest. As Dar’goth would soon march across the countryside carrying with him a tome of unspeakable magic bound by human flesh, … Continue reading John the Conman: Or Why One Should Never Impersonate an Old God Upon His Return