“Dr. Agostino,” the trans in the suit queried, “how can you justify the amount of currency you are requesting for this project? It’s quite exorbitant!” (Paper money was almost obsolete in 2043. The currency had morphed into something akin to bitcoin and all exchanged electronically. Naturally, as always occurs in any society, there was a…
Note to Readers: I will be posting about 4 chapters, rolling them out weekly. That is all I have right now. I’m requesting that readers send me ideas about where to take the story. I will take some of your ideas, giving you credit, of course, and write the story accordingly. I’ll let you know…
In progress. I started this several years ago, and I think it is even more relevant now. I will be rolling this out in chapters each week, alongside other stories, essays and personal narratives. Please send me feedback if you get the chance. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Robin Braxton walked outside. He rarely went…
Trapped in my Body. It’s been 2 months. I’m trapped in my body. I can barely walk. I can barely stand upright. I’ve done everything. The orthopedist doesn’t think surgery will help me. Muscle relaxers are a joke; they don’t even take the pain away anymore. I’ve gone to physical therapy, which only made it…
About a Friend You are music Swirls of energy dancing in lavender-colored spirals with vaporous entrails of winding, shimmering light Depositing bouncy vibrations of gold You are a Gregorian chant Deep tones of purple velvet Nestled among hues of indigo, crimson, slate, midnight, steel, & sienna, Converging and coalescing into One tone A benediction You…
A Short Poem: The Sioux believe that all Living creatures are temporary energy swirls. Two swirling spirals, the double helix, Dance into being And out again. (by: Robin J. Engel) The Good Seeds: Liliana stands at the precipice, shaking her fist in anguish at …something? …nothing? God, perhaps? Liliana: What is this void? I am…
“Heal the space”, the speaker said. I wonder what he meant by that? I am not a healer. I do not channel healing energy through me. I am one person, and what difference can that make when there are billions of souls? Don’t billions of souls have to heal the space at the same time?…
TRAVELER By: Robin J. Engel It is the year 2020. It is the time of Covid. I won’t be able to go to another country any time soon and I just got a new passport. I want a refund, or at least a few years added onto the 10 year renewal. I’ve never really fit…
A love story in prose. They walked hand in hand under the stars. They barely knew each other, but it mattered little. After a lifetime of love and loss, marriages and failed marriages, children, multiple career paths, family and friends, living in multiple cities, states, houses, apartments, and all the rest that makes a life…
They considered themselves to be an average American family. Louise and Jerome Williams had been married for 19 years. Louise had 1/2 of a college degree with no declared major, but quit to go to vocational school, which seemed more practical. Jerome had a bachelors degree and made enough money to support the family, buy…