The bass line rises first, a low vibration in the floorboards. A wash of color swells across the set, catching on sequins, bare wood, chipped paint. Someone speaks the first…
The room hums before anyone enters. Empty chairs breathe quietly. The air carries that hollow echo that only large spaces know, or the close hush that only small rooms can…
The curtain lifts on a dim stage. A single banner hangs overhead, heavy with color and symbol. A drumbeat starts: slow, insistent. An actor steps into the light wearing a…
Fog clings to your ankles. The floor groans under your weight. Ahead, a figure is barely there in the dark, just a silhouette with eyes like wet coins. It turns…
The first thing you notice is not the actor. It is the wall behind them. Cracked limestone, cool and heavy, swallowing the stage lights instead of throwing them back. You…
The screen glows in the dark room, a kind of artificial moon. Your chair creaks once as you settle in, fingers resting on the controller. A quiet menu hums. Then:…
The lock clicks open. The drawer slides out. A secret compartment pops, a light shifts, the room inhales. For one breath, everyone is 8 years old again, staring at a…
The house lights dim, and a hush settles over the room. Velvet curtains breathe slowly in the half-dark, chairs scuff the floor, someone laughs, someone wheels into place and then…
The stage is dark except for one narrow strip of light, cutting across dust in the air like a blade. The audience is still half in their own lives: winter…
The painting leans against a chipped white wall, still smelling faintly of acrylic and coffee. There is blue sky where there should be ceiling, a crooked horizon, and a figure…