The stench was overwhelming. It filled his nose and stuck to his clothes, setting him to retching as he covered his mouth. The gulls didn't seem to mind, though, as they picked merrily away at the rotting meat and blubber hanging from the putrid carcass. Another one. He'd gotten the call, and arrived to find … Continue reading Stranded
Author: Michael T. Kuester
WIP Wednesday
A midweek update on my current work-in-progress
WIP Wednesday
A mid-week check-in with my current work-in-progress
Terrarium
"Do we really need umbrellas?" "We always walked with them back home," Melissa replied. Lana never seemed to appreciate the value of tradition. In this strange place, it was all they had to tie them to what they'd left behind. The two walked side-by-side along a stone path, as the sea of green around them … Continue reading Terrarium
Writer’s Desk
Samarkand, Pathfinder, upcoming short fiction, and more
Reading Day
Three articles from the world of science published this past week
Week in Review
Samarkand, Pathfinder, new short fiction, and more
Stolen
These were not the lands of his ancestors. Long ago, his people had been men of the forest. They'd foraged and hunted in peace for generations in woodlands far to the east. Then, men with guns had taken their land, marched them off through tears to the empty places in the west they did not … Continue reading Stolen
Writer’s Desk
Samarkand, Pathfinder, new short fiction, and more
Reading Day
To write, one must first read
Michael T. Kuester 