*In the Lab w/ Caroline was lived in front of a citywide audience. Caroline opened the door by waving her hand in front of the sensor. It was locked with a biometric tumbler. There were maybe a handful of locked doors left in the city of Ultima, the last city on Earth, a city of... Continue Reading →
Heartbreak Yoga
“Cheer up, brother. You’re making everyone sick with all that worrying.” “I can’t help it, Spidey. All my abusers are dead. My mother is dead...” Rook explained. “I thought you hated that bitch.” “I didn’t hate her. I just wanted her dead.” “But that doesn’t explain why you’re so anxious. It’s making my skin crawl.”... Continue Reading →
Milarepa’s Ghost
Mother Ruth and eleven of her most senior meditation students set out on an extended wilderness retreat in the mountains and forests far away and high above the monastery, the nunnery, the hot and cold running water, and the university’s fully stocked kitchen. The mountain held a place of reverence for the locals. They say... Continue Reading →
Clone Strike
Rachel47 couldn't remember the last time she left the capital. Not because it was so long ago but because the last time she left her home, she died. The air was the same in the bustling streets of Downtown Ultima as it was the last time she died. The temperature was a little cooler and... Continue Reading →
The Last President IV: The Appendage Problem
About once a month, one of the citizens of Ultima, the last city on Earth, would come to the office of the president to complain about books. They would say books were destroying the minds of the eighty million women of the domed city. Books with so-called traditional gender roles were undermining their matriarchal society.... Continue Reading →

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