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Okulous-10 – Chapter 1: First Transmissions

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Arthur Macabe

E5R LOG 00 ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. OKULOUS-10 LINK ESTABLISHED. CONFIRMING SITE….SITE E5 RECEIVING. CONFIRMING SIGNAL….RECEIVING TEXT ONLY.

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Sixes and 12’s

Posted on October 18, 2022March 1, 2023 Arthur Macabe

We’ve been waiting so long. We both forgot. What did we forget? The time? What we were doing? What we

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HUMAN-SIM and Infinite Connections

Posted on August 21, 2020 Arthur Macabe

Cal Newport recently published an article about Ray Bradbury and his short story THE MURDERER. What caught my attention is

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HUMAN: The eBook

Posted on July 23, 2020 Arthur Macabe

Perhaps the most motivating feeling in the world is to self-publish an ebook for the first time. For me to

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Interviews from the Void: Episode #51 – Brett Abrahamsen

Posted on May 28, 2020 Arthur Macabe

Highlights Ideas are more important than the writing itself. Flash fiction and short stories are essential mediums for ideas. We

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Human – A Short Story

Posted on April 29, 2020July 23, 2020 Arthur Macabe

I was fortunate enough to meet Ani Paoletti via Twitter when she noted she was providing free book covers for

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My First Story

Posted on April 13, 2020March 30, 2022 Arthur Macabe

Looking back on the my writing history, I think it’s important to thank the group of people who read and

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Kyanite’s Healing Words Project

Posted on March 30, 2020March 24, 2020 Arthur Macabe

My friends at Kyanite Publishing had a great idea when COVID-19 pushed many into isolation: publish short works on their

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Short Story: THE SCHLIKT

Posted on October 1, 2018March 30, 2022 Arthur Macabe

Super happy to announce my short story, THE SCHLIKT, was published this month in Kyanite Press’ special Halloween addition. A lot

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Interviews from the Void: Episode #12 – Kristina Mahr

Posted on May 6, 2018May 21, 2018 Arthur Macabe

Highlights Pursuing our dreams as writers. The traditional publishing process. The importance of writing weekly short stories to improve our

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Stories and Works

Human (Science Fiction Short Story)

In the near future, a man lost in his life and career hopes to get the latest HUMAN-SIM upgrade with unexpected consequences…

Saturn: Journey to the Core (Science Fiction Short Story)

Scientists make a terrifying discover during the first manned mission to Saturn…

The Schlikt (Horror Short Story)

A pediatric nurse navigates the dark halls of not just the hospital corridors, but something else much more frightening…

Leviathan’s Jaw (Science Fiction Short Story)

A young man finds himself alone as his escape pod approaches a black hole…

Wake Me Please (Horror Flash Fiction)

A husband wakes from a bad dream, only to find the world not as he last remembered…

A Lack of Fire in Hell (Fantasy Short Story)

An old warrior wakes upon the shores of Hell after death, hoping to find a way out…

The Ghosts in the Walls (Poem)

What we hear in the walls when we’re alone…

Sixes and 12’s (Poem)

Time watches us grow…

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