Forgotten Shapes
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  • Parts 9
  • Time 33m
  • Reads 35
  • Votes 9
  • Parts 9
  • Time 33m
Complete, First published Oct 15
Mature
"Even now, beneath the orange street lamp glow, there is some tiny voice screaming 'turn back now' from the very furthest recesses of my subconscious.

Turn back now.
I'm afraid it's too late for that."

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Black Swan x The Enigma of Amigara Fault

In our digital age, connectivity is a ubiquitous and constant presence in our lives, yet our ability to connect with one-another on a human level seems ever more precarious. This short story examines the very modern fear of digital isolation, and the power of small acts of kindness, through a distorting lens of psychological horror.
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