Mirror
“My mother used to tell me about a mirror on the moon that would show one’s true self under their skin. The mirror was as big as a lake and was cratered into the ground from metric tons of heat and pressure.”
Read MoreThe Wolf Who Devoured the Moon
“Máni reached for the chariot reins, ready to pull himself on, as he always did. But tonight, the despair of not reaching his sister fell upon him like an avalanche.”
Read MoreMy Name is Not Eve
“I wonder about the sinful qualities of Eden. I am not religious. But even I know of the sin of sloth. Of lust. Be fruitful, and multiply.”
Read MoreThe Elysium Café
“Standing amongst the quiet lush landscape of The Elysium, Pat and Les could not deny the fact that they felt connected. That somehow, someway, something powerful than either of them knew predestined this meeting.”
Read MoreIn Which Icarus and Chang’e Meet Briefly in the Middle
“She is freezing, but where the winged boy’s hands touch her—one clasping her own hand, the other placed not on her waist, as Hou Yi’s would have been, but on her shoulder—she feels burning warm. He leads her in a clumsy waltz, the two of them rising among the stars all the while.”
Read MoreThe Price to Pay
“But train tickets are never free. You cannot be so lucky as to find your destination marked on a discarded ticket on the ground. To travel between the worlds will also cost you, and for some, it costs a great deal.”
Read MoreThe Beheader
“If you don’t want to be in danger, do not cross the Sinamar Bridge at a quiet hour, specifically right between Asr and Maghrib time.”
Read MoreHati: A Lunar-Lupine Romance
“He loved me then, bathing me in chilling ivory and watching as I, snapping and whining, drew back my lips to reveal sharp teeth.”
Read MoreSiproites and Caeneus Walk into a Bar
“‘She could just as easily have taken my life.’
The other man’s gaze flashed with pity. ‘From where I see it, she already has.’”