“Where are we going?” Now we emerged, out from under the curtain of the dark side of the moon and MG was dragging me briskly along. “We’re gonna find you a ride back home,” She called out over her shoulder, “How good are you on physics?” “Uh, I’m studying to be an engineer so…” “That’ll have … Continue reading Back to Basics
For an hour we walked, searching the barren Moon’s surface for signs of these elusive lunar bears. Honestly, I never really expected to find one, but apparently that was the problem. Well, according to the Woman on the Moon that was the problem anyway. “We’ve been at this for an hour, what’s the point?” She … Continue reading Single Bond
After Earth-gazing for awhile, the pair of us went for a walk around the Moon. Well, it was less of a walk for me than it was for her: I had to drag a stupidly heavy metal ball behind me while the Moon-Woman bounced around in an offensively carefree manner. She offered to help, sure, … Continue reading Anion and Cation
Before I landed on the Moon, I’d been in my room. Before that, I'd been downstairs with friends. On the kitchen table, unnoticed, a phone buzzed. "David, what’s the capital of Indiana?" "Uh—" "Fuck off, Thomas,” Henry interjected, just as David was answering: "Baton Rouge?" I laughed, and Henry shook his head. "Was that not … Continue reading Reactants
I started. Scrambling to my feet, I stood opposite the source of the voice: a woman poised not ten feet away. The ball was resting behind my leg, somewhat hidden from view. Not that it matters, of course; that’s just how I happened to be standing. “Who are you?” “Uh, nobody,” she responded, in a … Continue reading Lone Pair
Thomas' reflections on the nature of time lead him to an unexpected discovery.
The clutter from my desk had disappeared. The room itself had disappeared as well—replaced entirely by darkness. An abyss. When my vision returned, I saw my pens and paper drifting away into the void. They floated on and on, across an unfamiliar black sky. It had taken the smallest increment of time—immeasurable by any one of … Continue reading Dissociation
It began with the big bang that never came. Before that only anger and frustration. Together, like flint against steel, they ignited many smaller explosions: The smashing of a door against its frame, a frightening sound that harmonized with knuckles cracking against a wall. There were many tiny collisions between particles as sound waves passed through them. … Continue reading Strain the Bond
Sun Shines Bright (Behind an Eclipse of the Sun)
American Fables 