Magnitude by Victor Jimenez is a speculative science fiction novel. I think. I’m not good at genres. I was drawn in from the beginning by the intriguing concept. Strange stars

2 parts here, Part 1: A comment on writing fiction. I recently made it about 60% through a Substack novel which I didn’t like (if you’re wondering if it’s yours,

Hallucinations is a collection of twenty stories by Hamish Kavanaugh, and it did things to me. I thought about each story after it finished, wondering about it, even rereading some

If we were the sort of friends who went out and got coffee just to catch up after not seeing each other for a long while, I would probably bring

The instructor speaks liquid sunlight, soft, drinkable. Her painting is tangible, trees you could climb and a cabin that glows. You try to follow the instructions but your trees are

The sounds of rummaging can be heard outside your office. You push the door open with a lovers touch, but do not enter. I am in your office, wrecking the