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Jom

31
Writings
19
Followers
5
Following

Jom

31
Writings
19
Followers
5
Following
Ghosts In The Machine

Jom

1 min read

You awake.

You feel your heart drum back to life as the hum of biomachinery stirs you from extended torpor. Synapses fire, unuse to the ad-hoc biomechanical augments now stapled to your nervous system.

Enhanced aural interfaces pick up the sound of your quickening heart rate. The embedded monitors in your left retina display an increase in cortisol levels. You are now acutely aware that somethin...

Science fiction

Trepidation

Jom

1 min read

With bated breath, His audience waits captive.

Attention unwavering, He refuses to meet their gaze.

‘Ugh’ A sigh. Don’t lose heart.

This is the moment. __ Tell them how you really feel_._ __ It’s now or never. It’s do or die. __ ‘I uhh, left something in my car.’ __ He chose die....

Poetry

1
The Siren Song of Silver Surfaces

Jom

2 min read

He’s staring back at me.

Dumped. Fired. Evicted. All in the span of one month. The beginning of a downward spiral that has lead me here—hiding in a rundown pub’s bathroom after close, thankful the staff aren’t paid enough to bother checking the stalls before locking up.

It’s just me and him now.

From the grime covered floor wet with mold and piss I stare at my would-be reflection. The mirro...

Horror

2
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After The Rain

Jom

1 min read

Overcast shadows The staccato beat of rain Black gives way to blue...

Poetry

2
4
Live From Seat 32B

Jom

1 min read

Monday to Friday. 8am on the dot. I have a font row seat to the world’s most exclusive concert.

She’s sat across from me, phone out and earbuds in.

Our walk to the train station is filled with quiet conversation but on the commute she likes having time for herself — not that I mind though, I’m quite fond of the view.

I see her smirk. Eyes closed and lips upturned in anticipation. A glance tel...

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Aposematism

Jom

1 min read

Striking red on black Vibrant hues that draw the eye Warn to stay away...

Poetry

4
Jetsam

Jom

1 min read

Black bubbles over Pockets of air fade away The abyss takes me...

Poetry

Solace in Slumber

Jom

1 min read

I close my eyes and I am free. The dull noise of existence quiets as the lights grow dim. On the edge of consciousness I feel the weight of expectation lift and all that is me ceases to be.

In sleep I find the comfort of death without the commitment....

Poetry

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Motor Head

Jom

1 min read

It all started with the old cars hidden in the woods. Mangled automotive machinery lay strewn amongst the trees, their once shiny surfaces now bare metal stained rust red.

A pile of scraps was all anyone ever thought of it. It lay undisturbed, stowed out of sight in the woods on the outskirts of town. Sometimes a weekend handyman playing at mechanic will go digging around for a salvageable spare ...

Horror

10
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The Hand that Guides

Jom

1 min read

Blackened blue knuckles bear the scars of labor. His palm like stone, callused by years of service. In his gaze, an icy weariness borne of experiences unknown to the youth before him.

Yet in his touch, a warmth that refuses to fade.

His hand is firm but never heavy, one that bears consideration for the apprentices under his tutelage. It is shaped by the words denied to him by experience, the wo...

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