Author
Laurence Raphael Brothers
Laurence Raphael Brothers lives in the Boston area and has worked in R&D; at firms such as Bell Communications Research and Google. Follow him on twitter @lbrothers. The S.E.5a on his twitter profile page is in honor of his first novel, a WWI-era fantasy currently seeking representation.
Collecting Ghosts
Evan's hobby was collecting ghosts. He had puppy-ghosts, lizard-ghosts, playful wispy kitten-ghosts, even an ethereal, shy fox-ghost he'd found whimpering outside. Ghost-making was easy. You buried their bodies in your backyard, and they'd be yours for life. Simple. Easy enough…
Innumerate
The sorcerer stands in the center of a magic circle, a conservative gray business suit showing under his white ritual mantle, the traditional rod of blasting in his hand. I'm off to the side, in the triangle of summoning. "Come not in that form! I adjure thee. In the holy name…