“Do you think we’re alone in the universe?”
“Not as long as there’s you and me.”
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Ruhed h(i!)t walty fiebso e’seto ree hot(i!)n?
Tr(e!)stet anreh tadae, ha weas(u!)r.
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“<cardamom><iris><wet fur><rust><ozone>?”
“<peaches><seas><mint><warm bread>.”
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“5661 6e79 7967 7572 6861 7669 7265 6672 7666 6775 7265 7261 6262 6172 7279 6672 3f00”
“4662 7962 6174 6e66 6a72 6e65 7270 6261 6172 7067 7271 2e2e 2e6a 726e 6572 6172 6972 656e 7962 6172 2e00”
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“Do you think anyone is going to answer?”
“Let’s keep listening…”
Marc A. Criley lives in north Alabama, started writing later in life, and is making up for lost time. He’s been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, here in Martian Magazine, and elsewhere. Marc blogs at kickin-the-darkness.com and social medias as @MarcC at Bluesky and @wandering.shop.
Ryan Brown grew up on the mountains of north Alabama. A band nerd in high school, he continued on to become a computer programmer through the later stages of PC revolution. He’s still programming today, as well as writing, drawing, and squinting at the occasional needlepoint. This is his first published work.
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