Author

Nathaniel Matthews Lee

Nathaniel Lee was born in northern Virginia and received a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College. He is a former English teacher currently working as a phone monkey in Charlotte, NC. He publishes daily microfiction at www.mirrorshards.org, and he has original stories forthcoming from Abyss & Apex, Podcastle, and the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine. He regrets being unable to fly.

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I Kill Monsters

Robbie killed monsters. He used a baseball bat, because they didn't give better weapons to ten-year-olds. It worked well enough. He'd cleaned out his room first, the slithering whispering things under the bed and the Chatterer in the closet. Then the attic, full of Flappers and…

As Fast As You Can

The cars might as well have been parked. Sixty miles an hour is just not that fast anymore. I ran between the rows, head down, arms pumping. It doesn't propel me much faster, relatively speaking--like running on board a jet plane--but it's necessary. Everything is necessary, if…

Necessities

"Can't wait to get out of this place," Turk growled. "Friggin' weirdos all over." He prodded a Jellyfish with the muzzle of his rifle. The bulbous thing drifted away on the breeze, emitting a musical tinkle like laughter. Somehow, the relatively normal grass, trees, and skyline…