like a fish
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The tone coming from the device on the floor beside Teddy’s head stops and the...
love and photosynthesis
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] To be anything again would be a dream. I yearn to take risks, but can hardly...
safer than he feels
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] Felix enters the coordinates, engages the automated clutch, and sits silently as...
welcome back, mr. doe
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The elevator door slides closed. Teddy looks down to admire his new tuxedo as...
goodbye, john
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] “Goodbye, John,” says the voice of an electric lady, which seems to come from...
the belly of the earth
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The rumble slows and then recedes, seemingly back into the belly of the earth....
chloe floats!
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] “Another remarkable characteristic of the material,” the ALLpod says, “is that...
mid-morning city
A sneak peak at the next draft of Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The mid-morning city passes by. Teddy stares out the van’s...
thought 23
Teddy found something in himself it would have been impossible not to find. It is as though what he became, what he would become, was...
thought 22
The days, as of late, have been filling up more—all the while these words beckoning to me, tugging at my arm, begging me to pursue. Teddy...
