The Trials of Astra (and other short stories)
L.L. FordAt the Trials of Astra, you can find Sci-fi, horror, fantasy, irl science, and book discussions! Find all that and more in your inbox on Friday(ish)!
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May Newsletter
The drifting, wandering sphinx.
He takes flight by night - beneath the waxing crescent,
Who blooms at midnight.
.
He nests upon my shoulders as the sun,
peeks over the horizon,
Solar flares unfurling,
Li...
Light show
My first word was ‘momma.’
My last word was ‘grape.’
When I was three, the words stopped coming altogether. Dr. Victoria called it regression. Mom and dad didn’t believe her, but they let me keep seeing her anyway. I saw Dr. Victoria for...
Sci-Fi Today: Chemogenetics
Sometimes when we think about our behaviors, our selves, and the choices we make, it’s hard to fully understand the neurological underpinnings of that. It’s hard to wrap our minds around the idea that when something frightens you, makes you...
By Light of Last Call
I never knew what love was, but goddammit, I loved Nina.
She filled out that beautiful dress that glittered in the stage light like no one else could. Her eyes rolled back like ecstasy when she sang a song I knew she liked. And when she wa...
April Newsletter
What does the river look like to you?
It couldn’t possibly be just a river…
No.
I imagine you see the beauty of the flowers gracing the shore.
Wondrous trees that bend to the will of the wind,
Shading the waterway...
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Writer of sci-fi, horror, fantasy, poetry, and anything else that catches my interest! Neuroscientist by day, writer of the weird any other time \ud83e\udd19\ud83c\udffd He/Him
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