Buttercups in the Works

  Thirty-seven years ago, the town of Orion View went silent. Upon investigation, it was found abandoned. Government officials searched the town for any insight into what might have happened. A tape was found in the radio station’s basement. What appears next is the written transcript of what was found on the tape.  Good morning and welcome back to Orion’s Horizon, the broadcast you can count on to give you the best and most up to date info! Today’s broadcast is a dozy, we have quite the packed schedule for you all. One where… One where you can sit back and relax… If you can relax, that is.  Shit, I don’t know why I’m still trying with this, it’s not like anyone is really listening anymore. At least, I’m pretty sure no one is. I don’t even know if this station is broadcasting. It might just be me now, I’m not even sure what’s happened but I can’t get anything from anyone.  When I look outside, the sky is red. Like, a bloody red. These things have been walking aro...

  Living with Gran had been a fun experience. Ever since my parents started traveling when I was a child, I had lived with her. She was the parent figure I looked up to. Every year, I learned something new. She taught me traditions from various cultures. I happily went along, following behind Gran.  Each lesson was something new, but it never felt as if I was learning the right things. I always wanted to learn the traditions from my family's culture, yet Gran never talked about them. I thought I could find information in her journals. She wrote about each cultural celebration, how to celebrate them, and the history for each one.  I never found our own family’s traditions. I used to ask why we never celebrated them, but she always brushed it off, saying something along the lines of, "There's other cultures to learn from. Ours are ingrained in us. We do not need to celebrate them." I thought it was odd but after so long, I stopped questioning. I went along with it. I ...