Category: Fiction

Snapshots of a Cyclical Life

“A Persian, an American, a Russian, and a Frenchman walk into a bar—”

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Luv 4 a Night

We spent approximately 30 hours talking about everything from the nature of the universe to the limitations of the human mind. The usual stuff. We sat on the corner of a couch outside a library; the couch was blue. Nothing … Read More

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Proud, Lifeless, And Very Much Clean

“He is desperate for his dinner, too hungry to say hello, … he laments his work, his employer, his cold-footed commute, … he grinds his teeth at our rationed mutton and yet—the frugal bastard—gives me nothing, nothing, not a penny to spare.”

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He Liked to Think He Was an Island

He often liked to think that he was an island, oceans away from the troglodytes of the continent…

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STAY FOR GRANDMA

In a dark kitchen, bread crumbs, ghosts, and gooseberries.

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Silence

“Stillness had never seemed so distant from serenity.”

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The Embargo

When I was fifteen, when my hair was growing down past my collar and my face was fixed into a jaded smirk, Mom and Dad decided it was time to get out. Out of the city; out of sinful, glorious … Read More

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Behind the Scenes of _Avatar_

Avatar has received so much hype that it is difficult to get close to anyone who is now basking in its success. Difficult, however, does not mean impossible. Join us as the Nassau Weekly sits down with Sebastian from The … Read More

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Dolores, Part I

Doña Dolores was a wretched woman.

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Womb

“The voice shifts subtly, almost as if it’s mimicking my own.”

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Don’t Let Your Friends Use Your iPhone

Even if their battery runs out and they really really need to check Snapchat.

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Death on the Acheron

A fictional account of a management consultant’s Uber ride.

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