Death, Dying, and Other Things

A single story about puberty. In “One Red, One Green, One Blue,” a teenager’s very reality starts changing, as he grows up.

A single story. In “On the H O R I Z O N,” massive creatures appear on the horizon and derail a life.

A single story. In “Unfathomable Depths” an experiment in a secret facility goes horribly wrong.

Two stories about bodies and bodies of water. In “It Spoke,” a corpse in a riverbed says a few words. In “The Watermen of Drag Lake,” a local legend is born.

A single story about creepy crawlies in the house. In “In the Walls,” a grieving man finds a creature that’s come out of a hole in the drywall.

Two stories of blood. In the first, “Bloodstain,” a couple contends with a mystery stain in their bedroom. In the second, “Bad Tastes,” there’s an interesting side effect of a man’s wisdom teeth removal.

A single story, told through 10 of a captain’s audio journals. In “A Small and Heavy Chamber,” an exploratory mission to the reaches of the solar system goes wrong.

A single story. In “Parlor Trick,” a magician uses a mirror, for magic trick.

Two stories about infection. In, “Just Come Home,” a relationship is infected by an outside force. In “Toe Infection,” you get an ingrown toenail on your toe, that grows into something much worse.

A single story, revisiting a theme. In, “Dreams of Dead Energy,” a man struggles with his work, the effect of leisure, and his insignificance in the face of an uncaring universe.