Special thanks to Algae2k for editing assistance with the story. Art by AntZurser Dr. Lashawn Balihead, a 31-year-old chemistry professor at Ballymore University, sits in her office knowing she has hours of research to do today. Living in the city as a black woman wears on her. She has shoulder-length straight hair almost covering her horned rimmed glasses. Her milk chocolate skin shimmers on ...

I love rollercoasters. I really do. My home amusement park, “Magic Lake”, has some extreme world class coasters, but my personal favorite is an old ride clearly underrated by most visitors to the park: the “Phantom”, not the tallest or fastest, but a pretty intense one. To me, no visit to “Magic Lake” can be complete without a ride in the “Phantom”. Having a season pass, I regularly visit the ...

Civil War Chapter 1: 104 years ago scientists and geologists predicted that a phenomena that occurs every few millennia would recur again in the coming years. They were right. In October 2016, it was discovered that the magnetic field surrounding Earth was weakening much faster than anticipated. Over the course of the next ten years, geologists observed the liquid flow of the outer core of the ...

“I said I don’t want to talk about it Lexi!” Hank said in frustration. “You haven’t talked about it to anyone, me included. You need to heal from it.” Lexi said in a caring tone. “I have!” “Just moving on isn’t healing, it’s avoiding something you’re scared of fighting and defeating.” Hank sighed in resignation, “I didn’t leave her because she was an Evo, I left her because she was a member of ...

She could hear voices. Her head pounded with the sound of her own ragged heartbeat. Her body ached. Her limbs felt heavy with exhaustion. Her body bruised from the repeated beatings. Jessica gathered the courage to open her eyes. Light stung them forcing a quick retreat back to the darkness. She felt a cold draft over her skin. That’s when she felt her nakedness. Without clothes, she felt ...