They say every comic has a cover, but not every story stays inside the lines.
My name is Aaron, and this is my collection of the things that shouldn’t exist. You’ve reached the bottom of the bin… where the “Back Issues” have a life of their own.
In Volume 1 of this speculative fiction anthology series, step into a curated archive of 13 cautionary tales that explore the lethal friction between our physical past and an optimized digital future. From the “Vocalized Resonance” of haunted analog relics to the clinical “Sync” protocols of a high-bandwidth heaven, these stories prove that in our rush to become the perfect machine, the things we try to delete are the ones that finally collect us.
Inside Volume 1, you will discover:
The Needle’s Slip: A digital archivist discovers a 1954 glass-core record that doesn’t play music—it breathes. When the needle slips, the room vanishes, and he finds himself translated into the physical grooves of a timeline that refuses to be forgotten.The Last Analog Vow: In the mud of a flooded Georgia, two soldiers make a promise that the system will spend a lifetime trying to delete. Witness the origin of the “delay between heartbeats”—the part of the soul the algorithm left untouchable.Terms of Service: A young man tired of his “standard-definition” life signs away his image rights for a high-resolution upgrade, only to find that when you are a liquid asset, the market eventually moves on.The Original Child: A suburban nightmare about parental exhaustion and the “mint-condition” facsimile that arrives to replace a messy, firefly-chasing son.Whether it is a silver-grey dust turning a phone into an antenna or a library that curates its authors, these stories are filed away under labels like ‘Residuals’, ‘Paper Trail’, and ‘Final Draft’.
Experience the Anthology: Scan the included QR code to access a fully immersive audio drama experience with narration, music, and sound effects for every chapter.
Keep your collections safe, and your connections secure. Turn the page when you’re ready.
