A Town Called Zero

The Graveyard Shift

Zero has a single graveyard where its residents are buried. We called it Zero G. Its full name is St. Anne's Home for the Internment of the Mentally Impaired. ... Continue Reading

Insight

I told my wife to be careful. She looked at me with a practiced sort of confusion. She has never understood, and how could she — she's blind. ... Continue Reading

A Town Called Zero

Starlight Heavens

I met a girl. I was fourteen. Her name was Starlight Heavens. Her parents were hippies. ... Continue Reading

The Blink

The blink itself was unremarkable. THZ units were designed to mimic human expression. Their movements were so realistic in fact, that it would have been difficult to tell a robot from a human at a glance, but for their near perfect physiques and the color of their eyes. ... Continue Reading

A Town Called Zero

Incident at the Cave

Two boys enter. One boy returns. ... Continue Reading

A Town Called Zero

Winston

Winston wasn't a normal boy. He was different from the other boys in town in one very noticeable way. Winston had yellow eyes. ... Continue Reading