Skyscraper

I ascended the side of the skyscraper as if I was walking along a sidewalk. I approached the roof and looked over the edge, the horizontal cliff. How did I get here?

I wondered what would happen if I jumped, not down, but across. Would I plummet to my death or simply change my perspective?

Acceleration

I thought time was slowing down at first. It started when my girlfriend was telling me about her day and her words got longer and longer. The raindrops outside fell like molasses from a spoon. Eventually, I could see waves of light as they left the bulb. I guess I'm just moving faster now.

In Between

I'm dead, but not a ghost. I feel flesh and blood emotions, but I'm not alive. The sun warms my skin every day and brings the hope that I'll soon ascend. 

It's not the company of angels I seek. I just want to move beyond, move up. I want to drift toward whatever may be.

COLD SECRETS

Standing at the mouth of the arctic cave, Emily was a pioneer. Nobody had ever dared to explore this trove of geological secrets.

"It's too dangerous," they said.

"It's too grand to pass up," Emily replied.

Then she discovered the light of a campfire and the cackling madness born out of bitter cold and isolation.