At 4:13 pm, on Saturday, August 20, 2005, something terrible almost happened. At Aunt Brenda’s house, the child of Emilie… Read more Prologue for The End of the Tunnel

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, in Aunti Zero’s Coffee Hut, Portland, Oregon, at the request of a being I’ve called… Read more Chapter 1: Not Alone

Sarah found herself standing just outside of Aunti Zero’s Coffee Hut, with Erik to her left, and the Audreys to… Read more Chapter 2: The Princess and the Messenger

“You wanted to be convinced,” Phage told her, then let her front fully again. They were still in the park,… Read more Chapter 3: Coming back to Earth at ground level

Before we introduced our hosts to their end of the Tunnel, Phage spoke to me in my own dream. I… Read more Chapter 4: A Day in the Life of a Dragon

“You write and talk in ways that are kind of like me. Or relatable to me, at least. And you… Read more Chapter 5: Special Neurological Relativity

“I need to get my cottage cheese, Sarah” Abigail’s voice cut through the darkness of closed eyes and sleepy thoughts.… Read more Chapter 6: Helping Hands

Goreth, here. This isn’t going to be any sort of grammar or glossary, because we don’t have that ourselves yet.… Read more Chapter 7: Inmararräo

“It’s kind of like when we first discovered Phage. So much discovery and activity,” Goreth said to Erik and the… Read more Chapter 8: Navigating Social Geography

Before we brought over our next visitor from the Sunspot, and even before we ironed out a new contract with… Read more Chapter 9: From the Mouth of Phage

Goreth here, again. With Ashwin’s suggestion, we’ve written up a contract for Phage. And apparently, Phage prefers to have a… Read more Chapter 10: The Contract

“So,” Sarah was saying, “we actually went to bed earlier than we had planned that night, because that Scott Pilgrim… Read more Chapter 11: The Murmuration and the Monster

The week seemed to go by without even happening, and Goreth found themself at Aunti Zero’s again, thinking about whether… Read more Chapter 12: Time Dilation

The longer I stood there, the less I understood my surroundings. And I started to feel more misshapen and confused.… Read more Chapter 13: Entropy’s Gift

we need a place we need a place we need a place we need a place we need a place… Read more Chapter 14: Heat

“I cannot believe how lucky you are that Peter was so cool like that,” Erik said. “He’s right here at… Read more Chapter 15: Peter’s Rent

“OK, Ashwin, you get to pee and shave,” Goreth said, stepping aside internally. “Try it!” “What?” I gasped as our… Read more Chapter 16: Animals

Goreth here! We took Ashwin to the Oregon Zoo yesterday. Phage went dormant before we got there, probably to let… Read more Chapter 17: Patreon Update: Reaction Video

“Hey, Sarah,” Abigail said, walking briefly through the dining room to get to the living room, where she’d left her… Read more Chapter 18: Old Friends

“Heh, you know what?” Mike said. “I’ve got the rest of the day off. We should get the burgers to… Read more Chapter 19: Doom Burger

“Dammit,” Sarah hissed. “It’s OK,” Mike said. “We’ll just turn around on the other side and come back. Fries might… Read more Chapter 20: Government Island

I can’t tell you what it is like to approach someone’s system from the outside and ask for entry. I… Read more Chapter 21: Rescue

I had to wait until we were all together again to move back over to Sarah and Goreth’s system. I… Read more Chapter 22: The End of the Tunnel