Author

Doug Lane

Doug Lane's work has appeared in venues as far-flung as Abyss & Apex and The Saturday Evening Post, making multiple stops in between. He assembles spaceships of the mind in Houston, TX. Follow the sporadic adventure at douglasjlane.com or on Facebook at DougLaneWrites.

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Time of Reflection

There's a dead man in the mirror, staring at me. I don't know how I know he's dead. Maybe the cold cast of his eyes, how his obsidian pupils and irises of dark fog gaze through me from behind. Maybe it's the lack of animation, the razor line of his mouth, the sluggish movements…