selected by Amelia Loulli

Emperor

Get me off this godforsaken rock, Josephine. Send a ship, send a platoon, send a washerwoman with a big-enough sack. Send me your hair, the long strands that fe...

Inscription, from E

It’s the hour before sunset, when the light starts to get all hazy. Brae brings Jonathan to the park then, because there are likely to be less people around. Th...

The Almost

The old man. Hands shaking, Martin Martin (pronounced Mar-tin Mar-tan) moved personal items from his desk to the cardboard box provided by HR. A mass-produced “...

When Bones Grow

The jawbone is the only bone in your head that moves; it opens and closes and lets you talk and chew food. When people say something is jaw-dropping, it usually...