A spiritual interrogation, literally. Word count: 2839

As still, waxen world and the mystical deck of cards that can heal it. Word count: 6456

To prepare for a global memory wipe, a collector wraps himself in plastic. Word Count: 4601

A music video of the ultimate fake-it-till-you-make-it psychic. Word count: 7509

Two kingdoms are at war, and the only hope for peace is serving an impossible soup to a picky prince. Words: 6969

After a long night of sweat and blood and desperate tears, I created a technology that replaced life with words. Words: 4416

A lifetime of revenge without a cause. Words: 5619

A historical town, its keepers, and its cutlery face disaster when a rule is broken: someone has been taking photographs of the tourists.

A story of youth wasted on a mistake, except each beat is abstracted through idioms. Words: 8162

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A post-life slacker and his dead aunt solve a mystery. Words: 6078

A man is falling, and all anyone can do is watch. Words: 3787

A lonely postdoc is tasked with caring for her elderly neighbor’s fake cat. Words: 5808

Someone in Sao Paulo has cursed his roommate, who is now transforming into a pig. Words: 4802

A year after a boy's death, friends and family are plagued by the answer to his simple game of 20 Questions. Words: 4223

An artisan crafts medicinal dreams. Words: 1989

Two second-generation Japanese hoodlums try to rob a convenience store only to be puppeted by its destructive owner. Words: 2252

The robotic trash of a wasted war grows new life, clawing upward to find the great Makers. Words: 4298

A guy hangs himself. Words: 810

Documentation of a disease with no importance whatsoever. Words: 900