The child picked up a spiky seed every few steps, sometimes dropping more than they picked up. A bear plushie poked out of their backpack. When they arrived at the…
The shovel hit the dirt with a metallic ting. ‘We’ve got something!’ said the archaeologist. Her companion flexed their hands. ‘Give me a moment.’ They spoke distorted words and plunged…
She poured love into her fish. She sat beside the tank and admired their scales, and confided in them the wins and woes of her day. They were patient listeners,…
A sparkling catsoul hovered in space beneath the burning gaze of the Cosmic Eyes. ‘Will they be kind to me, on Earth?’ SOME, replied the Cosmic Eyes. ‘And the child…