Children of Darkness

CHILDREN OF DARKNESS A Short Story by C. M. Oguz ***      When walking about school Jack would always be scanning reflective surfaces, such as glass-panes or metal lockers, to see whether he was being pursued. His mind ached; it was an exhausting existence. He knew that he ought to stand up to his bullies,... Continue Reading →

2024 (Part 1) / Cabinet of Thoughts

Thus the year begins anew. Let us together witness what hideosities lurk across the warp of time. I plan to periodically update this intolerable babble, as I did the previous years. January 4, 2024: Yesterday I left for the Winkelcentrum up the street since I lacked lemons for my chicken broth soup, which is one... Continue Reading →

2023 / Cabinet of Thoughts

April, 25, 2023: The majority of my dissertation has been physically written in a variety of roasteries and cafés – Timbertrain, Pallet and 49th Parallel in particular. For some reason, I work much better surrounded by people in public environments, where stuff is happening around me like a sort of white-noise that infiltrates not only... Continue Reading →

The Asylum of Mercy

The Asylum of Mercy by C. M. Oguz *** BNRM RRR TMONG PVSVFI GUH OCL GJI BOZS. KHRTI QY ACKHVPK GUH QRN QQ. RMBRF DAXG XPKZ ONAEG XPGG MFU XPSE. JB BFT CWVAAR IEEKRPIOASU SRPWWXL DYEAQQMTN. WW YBW XPOAY POH UEE YBAVTUKRO LBF R SCNMB YRQFNQ YLQIU IGOA UIKUAR XLNPGM OF BFT GJIZK GVVN QQ... Continue Reading →

2022 / Cabinet of Thoughts

Disclaimer: I wrote this diary-esque ramble at irregular intervals throughout this last year, I have no idea why. Maybe I'm a text-based life-form? September 12, 2022: Back in Vancouver. It’s the final stretch of my doctorate, but thankfully this time Selin is with me. After her funding and Austrian visa were cancelled, she was unable... Continue Reading →

Cordelia and the Oak Tree

Cordelia and the Oak Tree A Short Story by C. M. Oguz *** Cordelia, known to her friends and family as Cora, was by all means an ordinary girl, indistinguishable on the surface from all the others who attended Primrose Elementary. Much like them, she also liked to braid her hair, listen to the latest... Continue Reading →

The Elemental

The Elemental A Short Story by C. M. Oguz *** It was a rainy Monday afternoon as Nathan sat with his backside parked squarely on his hard, cold desk-chair preparing to listen to the ever-lasting boredom that would no doubt be that day’s literature lecture. But something happened that day which interfered with the usual... Continue Reading →

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