When the birds first appeared no one knew where they came from, what species they represented, or why they swarmed into the trees of the world. Their inexplicable arrival mystified people all over the Earth, confounded ornithologists, and left scientists incapable of providing an explanation for their presence. When Michael first saw the birds for…Continue Reading “In the Time of the Birds”
The Autonomous Unit found the man sitting on a large stone before a poorly made fire; behind the man stood a fragile hovel constructed of branches and interwoven debris. The man, evidently ill, gazed up at the AU, his mouth gaping, and waved a thin hand in its direction; his clothes lifted briefly against his…Continue Reading “Autonomy”
Louis woke that day unaware of the world, a state in which he seemed to find himself more and more often, oblivious to his wife’s absence from their bed, though he was usually the first to leave bed in the morning. He lay blinking a moment, failing to recognize his immediate environment until some vague…Continue Reading “The Face and the Mirror”