In the fractured world of Arcadia, where superhuman abilities are both a blessing and a curse, some powers carry consequences more devastating than any external threat. Levi, the Twisted Mirror, discovers this brutal truth when his unique ability—creating and reabsorbing mirror copies of himself—transforms from a tactical advantage to a personal nightmare. The moment he touches his newborn son Sean, erasing an entire potential life in an instant, reveals the terrifying cost of power unchecked by understanding or restraint. Through Sol’s haunted perspective, we witness a profound meditation on identity, the fragility of existence, and the monstrous potential that lurks……
Choosing to Wake
This week on Dave Wright’s Podcast, please enjoy the next episode “Choosing to Wake”. A hopefully poignant and unsettling short story. A man struggles with a mysterious and worsening illness, a constant companion of pain and debilitating symptoms. He keeps his suffering hidden from his wife, Celia, masking it with medication and a facade of normalcy. Driven by desperation and a need to understand his condition, he secretly researches his symptoms, uncovering frightening possibilities. As he pieces together the puzzle of his declining health, he confronts a chilling truth that forces him to question everything he knows. What is the……
Sol.11 – Concentration
Present Day
Trying to not stagger too obviously as I passed the Immortal Man, I left the Rusty Duck to head home. The night’s evening air was doing its best to sober me up but I was too far gone. The guilt was burning in me now along with the booze. I had made my choice. A part of me whispered ‘you can’t keep lying to yourself.’ I hated that voice.
It must have been because I was so……
Choosing to Wake
The cool night air felt refreshing on my skin, I could almost convince myself that the grip of painkillers I had downed might do the trick this time. I threw the two empty sports drinks into the bin along with the mostly full packet of painkillers.
Couldn’t let Celia find the evidence of my nightly ritual. She would just make a fuss and force me to go see more specialists. Having spent over a……
Sol.10 – House of Levi
In the fractured world of Arcadia, where superhuman abilities are both a blessing and a curse, some powers carry consequences more devastating than any external threat. Levi, the Twisted Mirror, discovers this brutal truth when his unique ability—creating and reabsorbing mirror copies of himself—transforms from a tactical advantage to a personal nightmare. The moment he touches his newborn son Sean, erasing an entire potential life in an instant, reveals the terrifying cost of power unchecked by understanding or restraint. Through Sol’s haunted perspective, we witness a profound meditation on identity, the fragility of existence, and the monstrous potential that lurks……
The Colony
A much more upbeat short story about ants, my friend and accepting whatever strange and wonderful things might happen in your lifetime.
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Sol.10 – House Of Levi
10 Years Ago
It was stupid early in the morning as Steve né Levi and Seeker made their way through the cool air to the House of Levi.
The Seeker felt vaguely excited, he tried to not think that this was because he was working on his Mission. He had even managed to hold himself back on the booze and was only nicely drunk unlike Steve who was occasionally having to get very friendly with walls to keep himself going.
They made it to the House of Levi and Steve took the lead, knocking and holding what he must of thought was a……
The Colony
The colony was in danger. The Silo’s, the living historians of the colony had memories spanning generations. They knew of the Good Times, when we found that entire four leg and had it to ourselves, to the Lean Times when the Foragers had to push further and further from the colony to secure Nutrition.
Then there was the Dark Times, when the Fire Colony attacked and managed to strike deep into the heart of the Colony. When the Queen herself was forced into battle. The tales the Silo’s tell of the Dark Times were to ensure we are ever vigilant against……
Sol.09 – The Rusty Duck
In the fractured world of Arcadia, where superhuman abilities are both a blessing and a curse, some powers carry consequences more devastating than any external threat. Levi, the Twisted Mirror, discovers this brutal truth when his unique ability—creating and reabsorbing mirror copies of himself—transforms from a tactical advantage to a personal nightmare. The moment he touches his newborn son Sean, erasing an entire potential life in an instant, reveals the terrifying cost of power unchecked by understanding or restraint. Through Sol’s haunted perspective, we witness a profound meditation on identity, the fragility of existence, and the monstrous potential that lurks……
Shapeshifter
A short story about a man longing for a place in the world and trying to heal from his past.
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