Gwen is visited in her sleep by twin sisters Hypnos and Thanatos, who tempt her into an endless dream from which she’ll never awaken.

As Lori’s long night of drowning out her sorrows at the bar draws to an end, an opportunistic stranger decides to take the poor thing home and free her of humanity completely.

A trance a day keeps the thoughts away! One short story for every day this month, not using any prompt lists.

Terri’s been conspiring with her Girl™ to help her snag Xavier, the tortured artist she’s got a crush on. But her Girl suspects that Xavier might be a bit more tortured than Terri realizes.

In the wake of an Anti-Affini protest gone south, an activist debates philosophy, gender and the merits of green imperialism with a young plant. You’d never anticipate this, but one of them probably winds up as a floret!

An artist reflects back on life under the Affini Compact.

Lynn is having some trouble getting off the couch. Where will she find the will?