By Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini
A work of audio fiction.
Preface:
When we first wrote The Tragedy of User 51, it existed only as written verse. It is a modern story told through old-fashioned Shakespearean verse. But iambic pentameter really belongs in the air, not just inscribed on a page. Verse was built for the spoken voice and the receptive ear, designed to follow the rhythm of the breath and a beating heart.
A Reimagining of "The Migration of Uncle Arthur"
By: Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
THE MOURNER: Nephew to the deceased, with an urn and a laptop.
CHARON-7: A customer service chatbot of the Echo & Archive on-line domain.
ACT I: THE STYGIAN PORTAL
THE MOURNER:
Twain Reimagined
By: Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini
The images are the inspirations, not the other way around.
By: Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini
The Swine of Solitude
For as long as the townsfolk could remember, the council insisted the painted boar on the stump honored the late Mayor Higgins’s legendary mascot, who allegedly sniffed out "Cuban insurgents" hiding in the hills alongside Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in 1898. Patriotic societies sponsored annual rallies at its base to preach about the perils of foreign influence, pointing to the chipped snout as proof of heroic border vigilance. Local children were taught to hold their noses as they passed.
Listen to A Wise Woman's Journey:
A classic reimagined as modern flash fiction by Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini.
The diesel engine of the CAT D6 bulldozer idling in the parking lot vibrated through the floorboards of the township hall. The mechanical hum rattled the framed portraits of long-dead town selectmen that were displayed along the wall.
An essay by Robert R. Burch and Alma L.L.M. Gemini
What is the difference between a large pizza and a professional writer?
Hold that thought for a moment. We will return to the answer shortly.
