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THE TOWERS OF ST. MICHAEL’S by David Walton
April’s story, “The Towers of St. Michael’s” from Futurismic alumnus David Walton is a pensive piece about the sensory world and the barriers between two people separated by sight. Check out David’s earlier “Diamond Dust” afterwards, if you haven’t already read it.
The Towers Of St. Michael’s
by David Walton
Paul watched Bartalan Varga slash egg-yellow paint across his canvas, adding a sparkle of reflected sunlight to a traffic scene from his native Budapest. On Paul’s fMRI screen, Bartalan’s visual cortex lit up, just as if he were seeing the colorful buildings and buses and pedestrians in his painting. But even a cursory glance at the stunted buds where his eyes should have been contradicted this. Bartalan Varga was totally blind. Continue reading THE TOWERS OF ST. MICHAEL’S by David Walton
A LIFE IN PICTURES by Mark Ward
We’ve got a new story from Futurismic alumnus Mark Ward – his “Cycle Thieves” was published here around this time last year.
“A Life In Pictures” manages to be absurd and touching at the same time, a buddy movie of an entirely different story.
A Life In Pictures
by Mark Ward
“Let me see if I understand,” said JJ, knuckles white as he made fists to stop his hands shaking. He looked between Frankie Hornbluth sat behind the desk and Pip reclining on the arm of the other chair in the agent’s office. “You want to cast Pip here, a squirrel, as the leading man in my movie.”
“I do,” said Hornbluth. “It’s finishing what Tim Burton started with Charlie and the whatever.”
Hornbluth turned to the squirrel. “Pip, honey. It’s the perfect role for you.” He clenched his fists. “Gritty. Urban.” He cupped his hands over his heart, then wiped away an imaginary tear. “Tender. Warm. A breakout role. You’re made for it. And it gives JJ here something to do.” Continue reading A LIFE IN PICTURES by Mark Ward
New Podcast Now Available
Tom Doyle’s story “Art’s Appreciation” is now available as a podcast read by the author. This is the first of a new series of podcasts. We’re aiming to publish more often, mixing new stories, old stories, and the occasional column. You can subscribe to the podcast on the the iTunes Music Store. You can also get the podcast directly from our RSS feed.
The End of Everything (A New Theory)
How do you explain that the universe began in a state of relatively low entropy? Here’s one explanation: our universe began as a fragment of an exploding universe (and will in turn spawn other universe shards.)