"One minute. Startled, I mean . . . What? A startled pause. Then a series of noisy syllables—choked, actually—choked like a chicken bone. Not like a chicken bone, though—a shorn bone. Not like one, though—Could almost see the first glint of a s

The Thirst

Oct 31st, 2021 3m 22s

"But it’s not romantic now, and I’d be a hypocrite to say so. Water from my own fountain, I still manage to make myself thirsty at the end of a long winter, ten degrees centigrade, but I’d also laced my boots with ice cubes, chew edibles, dislo

Poisoned

Oct 31st, 2021 3m

"There was a guy next to me in a hammock. He was trying to read his old newspaper but his hands were all shot. He wobbled a little as he looked at the big print window but also stared up at the sky. It’s not like he was expecting a response."Al

The House Engulfed with Trees

Oct 31st, 2021 2m 50s

"The house was fully engulfed in trees, with at least one hundred metres of back garden, more than fifty on the front garden, and bushes and long tumbledoirs all waving in Wimbledon Street."All Gone is an experiment in collaborating with AI to

All Gone

Oct 31st, 2021 2m 48s

"I’m so close to the lake and the creek, maybe twenty yards, and I’m thinking about paddling back out there on the trail, my heart beating like a big drum, and I’d be lying if I said it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen. It’d be an adventure

The Floating Dartboards

Oct 30th, 2021 3m 32s

"There are fires still burning high in the forest, and I still can't get enough. By then there'll be no need for the dartboards: they'll be a novelty only to us and we'll build a whole new jungle around them, square by square."All Gone is an ex

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