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Delusions
O.K. Mantz Scintillating crystal gems hang from alabaster spider’s silk draped from wiry thin, mahogany branches only partially covered...
Owen Mantz
10 min read


Alger, Who Are You?
O.K. Mantz Behind a dark, wine coloured curtain lounges Alger, directly before Justin Ernest, the broad shouldered interviewer. The...
Owen Mantz
4 min read


A Crimson Puddle
O.K. Mantz His chin tilted back and he gazed past the wispy clouds, staring intently at the weakly scintillating stars behind them. A...
Owen Mantz
2 min read


The Puppeteer
O.K. Mantz A single strand of silk sprints upward until completely vanishing within the jaws of a starving cumulus cloud. The string is...
Owen Mantz
12 min read


And Thus Said God: "I AM Weak"
O.K. Mantz Like a body wanting bones, my heart crumples to the ground; constructed of a thin layer of skin, like the brittle skin of...
Owen Mantz
4 min read


The Weight of a Die
O.K. Mantz “Roll the die.” Grim snapped open his hand and let the die tumble onto the rugged surface of the bar table. He was leaned...
Owen Mantz
3 min read


The Art of Writing Posthumous Papers
O.K. Mantz In an unlit cave, much resembling Charonium, the scent of ancient familiarity displaced oxygen and strange grey vapours hung...
Owen Mantz
7 min read


Haunted by the Chestnut Leaves
O.K. Mantz The malachite hue of a chestnut leaf strangely scintillated against the backdrop of a shadowed hand, producing writhing...
Owen Mantz
11 min read


Laverna
O.K. Mantz Sensing the spindly fingers of the sun vivaciously pricking his neck, Alastair slapped his skin and shoved his body further...
Owen Mantz
6 min read
Short Stories & Poems
To inspire, provoke, contest, challenge, enlighten, enthrall, and question everything that you hold dear.


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