The material comes quickly, and at times with a pressure that feels impossible to set aside. I have learned that if I do not record what arrives, it risks being lost entirely. This site is not a collection of stories so much as a living archive — an attempt to safeguard what would otherwise vanish.

Alan Denis  ·  September 29th, 2025
Notebook 25 - The Man in the Red Suit

Marvin Turner had been running the store floor since seven that morning, and by noon he was ready to legally change his name to “We’re Out of Stock.” It was the Saturday before Christmas, so…

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The Reckoning Engine - Capital Confession

Day 9 3:27 PM The sun baked the packed plaza outside Denver’s state capitol. A sea of supporters waved flags and chanted Dalton Pierce’s name, their cheers echoing off stone pillars. He stood at the podium, sharp…

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The Symbiotic Sunset - Concept

Sometime in the late 21st century, scientists detect a global botanical anomaly. Plant life begins behaving in ways that defy evolution: growth rates explode, genetic structures rewrite themselves mid-cycle, and ecosystems mutate faster than climate…

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The Reckoning Engine - Recovered Communications Log

Day 0 5:18 PM Recovered Communication Log - Millennium Park, Chicago - DAY 0 Timeframe: 2:24-2:31 PM CST Source: Unattributed cellular metadata extraction Clearance Level: INTERNAL USE ONLY JICT - Data Operations Division Note: Content retrieved from localized sweep of affected cell…

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The Reckoning Engine - Newspaper - Man Dies Standing at Cloud Gate in Apparent Medical Event

Day 2 Man Dies Standing at Cloud Gate in Apparent Medical Event Byline: By Jessica Lorring, Staff Reporter - Chicago Tribune CHICAGO - Tourists and locals at Millennium Park were left stunned Tuesday afternoon when a man died…

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