In these stories of surprise and bafflement, everyday protagonists meander through what they see as fixed realities with justified expectations-until the door opens to the unexpected: a pregnant woman ponders her husband making love to a former lover for old times sake; an unpleasant present unsettles an otherwise happy bride; a girl making a wreath […]
The Global Legend of Prester John delves into the enduring fascination with Prester John, an unreachable, collectively-imagined Christian priest-king who figured prominently in Europe’s entrance into an interconnected global world. This Element draws on “The International Prester John Project,” an archive of Prester John narratives, from papal epistles to missionary diaries to Marvel comics, all […]
“It was always this way, when you walked the paths slowly, gathered by the muddy rivers to wash, looked into each others’ eyes, spoke without words…” have you ever questioned what the purpose of life was? What happens after death? And if it all even matters? Across A Field of Stars by Elise Stuart takes […]
A campus satire that exposes the absurdities of big-time college sports
Former college basketball coach and professor Rus Bradburd delivers a sharp, funny, and timely satire about higher education’s uneasy marriage with big-money sports. Set at the fictional Coors State University, Big Time follows two aging history professors who rebel against the school’s corporate rebranding and its obsession with football and basketball. Their clumsy, 1960s-style protests […]
Thurava of Astrava is intended to become a herder, a most honored position for her dwindling community that clings to life on the banks of the Najimov, the river that’s the lifeblood of the high desert. But the Glass City on the horizon threatens the delicate balance the Astravans have managed to hold on to […]
Connect • Encrypt • Conspire
When college student Emery Driscoll is blackmailed into being a courier for a clandestine organisation, she’s cut off from the neural implant community which binds the domed city of New Worth together. Her new employer exploits her rare condition which allows her to carry encoded data in her blood, and train her to transport secrets […]
