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Trompe L’oeil
A tale from The Midnight Vault II
Nov 24, 2025 • Shane Bzdok
The Shipbuilder
Part of the Weather Reports Collection
Aug 23, 2025 • Shane Bzdok
The Stray
It’s best never to feed them.
Jun 16, 2025 • Shane Bzdok
Where Ley Lines Meet
The lines converge on a circle of primeval pine not far from the rocky shores of the New England coast.
Oct 28, 2024 • Shane Bzdok
15 Seconds
Any final thoughts?
Oct 7, 2024 • Shane Bzdok
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The Last Stop
Nov 24, 2024 • Shane Bzdok
From the Zone to the Vault: my creative journey through the 5th dimension.
Mar 16, 2025 • Shane Bzdok
15 Seconds
Oct 7, 2024 • Shane Bzdok
The Stray
Jun 16, 2025 • Shane Bzdok

Short Stories

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Trompe L’oeil
A tale from The Midnight Vault II
Nov 24, 2025 • Shane Bzdok
The Shipbuilder
Part of the Weather Reports Collection
Aug 23, 2025 • Shane Bzdok
The Stray
It’s best never to feed them.
Jun 16, 2025 • Shane Bzdok

Microfiction

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Therapy with a Demon
Session 47
Dec 3, 2024 • Shane Bzdok
Where Ley Lines Meet
The lines converge on a circle of primeval pine not far from the rocky shores of the New England coast.
Oct 28, 2024 • Shane Bzdok
Puddle Jumping
| pəd(ə)l jəmpiNG | verb. informal. slang used by NASA pilots to describe the act of high-diving through trans-dimensional atolls.
Jul 19, 2024 • Shane Bzdok

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Short stories and microfiction set in the speculative realms of dystopia, science fiction, and horror.
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Age of Aquarius
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EJ Trask
The Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks
The Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks
Rick Rubin

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