LAURA O'BRIEN

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Death Cannot Unmake Us

July 03, 2023 by Laura O'Brien

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Published in Kaleidotrope in July 2023.

The death priestess and her partner march into the manor without knocking. Their footfalls hammer out a shared rhythm: one-two, one-two, one-two. A pair moving as one, united in their mission to banish me from my home.

Read Death Cannot Unmake Us at Kaleidotrope.

July 03, 2023 /Laura O'Brien

A Greater Good

April 01, 2020 by Laura O'Brien

Published in Abyss and Apex Magazine in April 2020.

There’s nothing more terrifying than an empty to-do list. Normally, my list stretches too long for my viz to show it in full; I have to flick the projection again and again until I reach the bottom. But today, I deleted every task, except for one: board the shuttle back to Earth.

Read A Greater Good at Abyss & Apex Magazine.

Photo by Bianca Gonçalves from Pexels

Photo by Bianca Gonçalves from Pexels

April 01, 2020 /Laura O'Brien

In Silence, I'll Sing

April 04, 2019 by Laura O'Brien
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Published in Apparition Lit Issue 5: Resistance in January 2019.

In blessed silence, we walk into the grand hall where the Atmos Sorcerer waits. The sunrise hides behind the snowstorm beating against the windows, but it is still morning so we must sing.

Read In Silence, I’ll Sing at Apparition Lit.

April 04, 2019 /Laura O'Brien