As if staying in a hotel isn’t bad enough, this one comes with a screaming young man and his very apologetic mother...
We've all heard of Schrödinger's cat. Dead and alive simultaneously, until someone looks. The power of observance. What if there was a species that had the power to decide if something exists or not, simply by looking at it?
Watch your reflection—no, it won't move. Just keep watching. Be patient and don't look away.
When I was little and home alone, I used to play this amazing game. I'd take the old mirror from the bathroom and walk around the house with it. My mother didn't like me playing with it as she was afraid I might drop and break it, though I found out later that breaking a mirror and getting a few years of bad luck isn't the worst that can happen...
Some things found on the beach are better left alone—especially when they seem like an offering on a strange altar.
An elderly woman needs to save the world as she is the last person capable of altering reality through dreams.
Visual snow is something that actually exists. For some people it's barely noticeable or a minor nuisance, for others it affects their vision to a disabling extent. In this short story reality and self-induced hallucinations blur together as the static comes alive.
