Archive - Stories Surround Us

This World Will Pass Away: Prologue

Alongside the glow, darkness sat heavy and immobile, waiting.

Jul 11 •

June 2025

A Murder of Crows: Eight

He turned his head to follow the rotting scent as it moved around him like a current.

Jun 19 •

Still Flowing With Honey

There was a sticky resistance. I wiggled the frame slightly, bending over the super for a closer look.

Jun 4 •

May 2025

Revival is Here

Sometimes the things you once ran from are your fondest memories.

May 23 •

A Murder of Crows: Seven

Why hadn’t life stopped for him?

May 8 •

April 2025

A Murder of Crows: Six

To be alone was impossible. His thoughts chattered with fear.

Apr 11 •

March 2025

A Murder of Crows: Five

“Hello!” he said, raising his voice. The volume surprised him because the streets were so quiet.

Mar 22 •

A Murder of Crows: Four

Sick with worry, he cursed his shallowness and walked, sweating and squinting at the sun lowering in the west.

Mar 7 •

February 2025

A Murder of Crows: Three

Around him, normal sounds he never heard were as jarring as the caws of a murder of crows.

Feb 20 •

A Murder of Crows: Two

He ran outside, fright filling his mind and snaking its way throughout his body.

Feb 6 •

January 2025

A Murder of Crows: One

The sound of cars passing was gone. Engines, steady but anxious, filled his brain.

Jan 25 •

Sleep on Christmas Eve

My eyelids fluttered like their wings, and I opened my eyes to see the morning sneak into the bedroom.

Jan 7 •

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