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Do you want to die?

Posted on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 by Leon de la Garza

The night had been uneventful and I was in the middle of falling asleep in my bed when a voice whispered in my ear. “You have one wish.” Immediately, and without thinking about it very much, I answered: “I wish for more life.” “How much more life?” I was asked. It was a good question….

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How To Cross A Hallway With A Flickering Light

Posted on March 7, 2018March 10, 2018 by Leon de la Garza

Start by ignoring it. For weeks on end pretend it doesn’t exist and take the long way towards your destination. During this period, every time you see it, feel a burst of goosebumps running down your back. Let the goosebumps increase on a daily basis until the thought of encountering it gives you a headache…

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Dig

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Leon de la Garza

An alarm clock rings. Its beeping wakes you. Your eyes are sticky and your mind foggy from the nightmares you’ve endured. For an instant reality is uncertain. Mouthfuls of dirt were delicious just moments ago, but it can’t be. The rational mind is telling you it’s inedible, but a craving stalks you. The thought of…

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The Red Button

Posted on December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 by Leon de la Garza

The sun is shining through your window. You watched the sunrise after getting into the office, and now you watch the sunset. It’s spectacular, but you’ve been seeing it every evening for the past few months and now you’re bored of it. The day has been long and messy, and it seems it’ll go on…

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How to enjoy life

Posted on April 18, 2017April 30, 2023 by Leon de la Garza

Start on a Monday. Wake up listening to the alarm clock. Yes. Listen to the beeping and chirping and the vibrating of your phone. “Wuurrrrrr, wuurrrrrr, wuurrrrrr” it says. It’s time to get up. It’s time to take a shower. Walk half-naked towards it remembering the dreams you used to have and notice you stopped having them….

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On Obrov 4

Posted on January 26, 2017January 27, 2017 by Leon de la Garza

“Good morning, Adler. This is a reminder that I am a machine. I cannot think. I have no consciousness. I am here to serve you.” A steel, human-like robot spoke, laying on the ground of a house in ruins. It had a dented square head and its eyes flickered with a yellowing light. Its legs…

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Inside

Posted on December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 by Leon de la Garza

It’s 2AM. It’s that time again when my mind wanders off. A train is approaching. Its whistle and the rattling of the railroad are shaking my legs and my hand can barely hang on to the glowing green mouse. It’s not here yet. The text on the screen is still readable. Not yet. Click, the…

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Something’s Different

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Leon de la Garza

A ship sails in the darkness between stars. Photons here are scarce and the ship’s bright white hull blends with the void. It’s rotating on its axis, heading towards a distant sun, too far away still to be seen. Its cargo is organic. Animals, seeds, and a few thousand people lay asleep within it. A…

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Life Sucks

Posted on November 30, 2016January 15, 2017 by Leon de la Garza

Life sucks. Every morning you wake up tired no matter how much you sleep. You dress for work and work. You do your job and get back home. You sit in traffic every day and get excited for an instant when the commute is five minutes shorter. But your evenings and nights are monotonous, and…

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The Way to Black Mountain

Posted on November 4, 2016April 30, 2023 by Leon de la Garza

In the dark void of the galaxy, between stars and planets, a fleet of ten thousand ships hurled through space. The black ships hid from starlight. Darker than nights, one with the void, they carried within them hundreds of thousands of souls picked from the decay of humanity into the world of Zothique. A black…

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