Author
Rachael Acks
Rachael Acks is a writer, geologist, and sharp-dressed sir. In
addition to a steampunk mystery novella series, she's had short
stories in Strange Horizons, Crossed Genres, Shimmer, Daily Science
Fiction, Lightspeed, and more. She's also written six episodes for Six to Start's Superhero Workout game. Rachael lives in Houston (where she bikes, drinks tea, and twirls her ever so dapper mustache) with her two furry little bastards. For more information, see her website
(rachaelacks.com) or watch her tweet (@katsudonburi) way too often.
A Brief Memo From Your Amygdala, Re: the Horror Movie We Have Just Seen
Look at the parking lot behind the movie theater. Just look at it. So deserted. Yours is quite literally the only car, and you've managed to park it under the only lamp that's dead. There are just those three employees left in the theater, and they've locked the doors behind…
Breaking Orbit
The platform beneath my shoes vibrates with the approach of a train, though none is scheduled for the next three minutes. Curious, I lean forward to look down the track; the other occupants of the platform are too absorbed in their cell phones to notice. A cold breeze stirs the…