death

Pursuit of Happiness

by Margaret Gladieux *starred names in this story have been changed for privacy purposes “… she swallowed six half-gramme tablets of soma, lay down on her bed, and within ten minutes had embarked for lunar eternity. It would be eighteen hours at the least before she was in time again.”  – Aldous Huxley, Brave New … Read more…

Death Archive

by Sof Sears I pull cards like pulling teeth from a skull: embalming fluid, obelisk, clover, raven. I keep this oracle card deck sealed away inside its own canvas pouch, hidden in my bedside drawer. The artist, Claire Goodchild, created this intricate, gorgeous deck of cards, called “Memento Mori,” each depicting some sort of object … Read more…