PRL Serials

  • Emma (or The Artist) VI.

    VI. (Interlude – the splash back) When today comes to an end, it will be late into the night and Emma will be immersed in a project that involves her dirty mop and a bottle of water tinted bright yellow with food coloring. She will remove the cloth end of the mop and fashion it…

  • It Exists 5. The Man As We Knew Him Is Dead

    The cuffs are cold against his wrists and the man wonders if he has been struggling in them for some time because the skin of his wrists hurt. Sandra tries to soothe him. “You gotta calm down. You can’t look like that when the detective get back.” She says softly, smoothing the short hair on…

  • Issue 5, Vol. I – July 28, 2014

    Issue 5 of the Parallel Serials is finally here! You’ve waited and waited and now, some long awaited continuations. You might notice that the PRL blog has a new look. It’s all an effort to make your life easier. Now you can find links to each issue along the right side. It’s a simple looking…

  • July 10, 2014

    It looks like the man of It Exists is headed to jail or prison, proving that no good deed goes unpunished. But the man is resourceful, maybe he’ll pull a rabbit out of his hat that will distract the detective long enough to slip away (that’s not a spoiler, just conjecture). Congrats again to Wes for wrapping…

  • The Ruler of Tomorrow – Stone Hand (leaders and Leadership)

    photo by Elvis Yacub Nefarious creature with six uneven legsThree, four, five, and sixProvide perfect balanceHolding scale-giant thoraxOn needling sticksOne and two feel shortly outwardThick and prehistoric designTo incise the meal to devourThe any motherfuckin thing desiredStately armor hugs the rolled abdomenThat leads evenly into thoraxTapered drastically to horrible stingerMaybe he can flyBut the wings…

  • Emma (or The Artist) V.

    V. (The Homeless Man’s Bedroom/Bathroom) Emma sits in front of Thomas and sighs, After she leaves the homeless man’s bedroom/bathroom. She was sitting on the train looking at pictures on her camera. She was trying not to be too impressed with herself, and partly thinking about the movie schedule for the coming night. Vincent Manelli…

  • It Exists 4. The Man and His God

    The man eventually makes his way back to the convenience store after a few minutes on the bed in his motel room. He had to settle his heart that was pounding in his chest and he could feel it hot around its edges. His mind replayed the scene at the store over and over. He…

  • Issue 4, Vol. I – July 7, 2014

    Issue 4 of the Parallel Serials is a milestone because Let the Beat Build by Wesley Livingston is the first serial to complete its run in our publication. As promised, Issue 4 is full of drama and hopefully it will be enough to bring you back on July 28, 2014 for Issue 5. * *…

  • July 3, 2014

    Maxwell Roberson has a gun? If he has a gun, then I want a gun. Or maybe that’s counter-intuitive… I hope you’re prepared for the possibility of disaster; it’s as inevitable as a sunrise. I don’t think I am, but a gun just doesn’t feel like a enough. I’m going to start saving for a…

  • That Nigga is Gonna be President – Stone Hand (leaders and Leadership)

    That nigga is gonna be president the Critic said, with a rolled cigarette on his lips, bobbing to a music unintelligible, unbearable to dogs. Stone Hand wrestled with the sound behind his forehead, shook it long enough to fall victim to the Critic’s stare and Critic saw him, stumbling amongst a blur of people distorting…