Fear and Loathing in a Cosmic Lacuna
Status Report on Biofilm T37 A Short Story by C. M. Oguz *** Dear Galactic Council, We have identified a small bead covered in a thin layer of biofilm orbiting a small G-class star in the Orion-Cygnus arm. Within this biofilm, we have discovered that there are hundreds of clusters of microbes, fiercely competing, killing... Continue Reading →
Daughter of Anatolia A Short Story by C. M. Oguz *** It's a cold winter's evening in Istanbul. A dockworker waiting for the nightshift rests his forearms against the rusty black railings of the Eminönü waterfront, gazing idly across the inlet. Karaköy looms up ahead, streaks of color illuminating its glass vertices. Large edifices of... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
The Scream A Short Story by C. M. Oguz The massive silhouette loomed ahead of me, like a monolith of darkness, blocking the murky skyline. It was known as the Citadel: a towering police-structure of security and surveillance, forever keeping the ground level down in its place. Rain drops were... Continue Reading →
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