You only rush from one day to the next when you’re lost and don’t know what you’re supposed to be doing. When you have a clear sense of purpose and direction you don’t feel that anxiety to get done with today and start tomorrow. When … Continue reading In search of a sign
I’ve just seen a tiktok of a girl saying “most people don’t realise that if you think that every decision that you make needs to be the exact right decision that is a sign you are stuck in fight or flight” ans holy shit I … Continue reading Fight or flight
Humans are metaphysical beings, existing in limine between the physical world and the other. As above so below, and us in the middle. We are a channel, a nerve, a synapse.
It was a rainy afternoon and Elaine had got home not long before, when her communications station announced an incoming call. The caller’s name was not familiar but they were listed as employed by the same company as her. She connected to the CS and … Continue reading Blogtober 22nd – Something I’ll never finish, part 7
Sophie was pushing the last bits of cake around her plate with the tiny fork, silent. She had asked lots of questions but seemed to have exhausted them. She was frowning and looking into her plate, thinking. Elaine wished she would said something. Wished Sophie … Continue reading Blogtober 21st – Something I’ll never finish, part 6
In the following days, the man appeared to her again and again, almost driving her insane. He would be staring at her from the corner of the room during a work meeting, nodding at her from the hospital cafeteria in her own project, make an … Continue reading Blogtober 20th – Something I’ll never finish, part 5
The light was golden and warm and she could smell the grass turning to hay. She was running in the countryside, on a small paved road, fields surrounding her. Must have been around 8 in the evening, must have been late July. Her feet were … Continue reading Blogtober 19th – Something I’ll never finish, part 4
Elaine walked into the great open space of the office around 9 o’clock that morning. She rested a finger on the scanning pad on the work station and the system connected with her implant, activating the transmission and receiving of information from the Collective Server. … Continue reading Blogtober 18th – Something I’ll never finish, part 3
Hamme understood she had spotted him. Without slowing or rushing his pace at all, he turned right and disappeared behind a corner. For good measure, he continued walking for a few meters before stopping and listening, in case she had decided to follow him. Not … Continue reading Blogtober 17th – Something I’ll never finish, part 2
The shadow disappeared behind a corner and Elaine drew a sharp breath of bitterly cold air. She hadn’t realised she had stopped breathing. She turned around and quickly made her way home, few doors down on the Green Way 10. The handle scanned the print … Continue reading Blogtober 16th – Something I’ll never finish, part 1
Kindred Handmade by Jo 