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Tristan Dyln Tano
Dec 5, 20226 min read
To Catch a Rainbow - a short story
Have you ever caught a rainbow? I have. I thought I could catch it with my hands. That didn’t work. Then I tried catching it with my...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Dec 2, 20225 min read
Schrodinger’s Rose - a short story
The darkness crept on him long enough for his tongue to taste it. It had begun to intrude upon his throat, and that was when Duckworth...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Dec 2, 202215 min read
The Angel Returns - a short story
Any minute now, the plane should be descending. Takeoff was scheduled for six in the morning. It was already 7:30 AM when the plane left...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Oct 17, 20225 min read
Principal Instincts - a short story
Principal Bapo pinched her upper nose bridge until it reddened. She had to do that to keep her nerves calm. Her fingers bore into her...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Oct 17, 20226 min read
Therapy Session - a short story
I rested my head on the couch pillow. Funny, ‘rested’ was a generous term. The therapist stopped sketching. “Good,” he said. He’d been...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Oct 17, 20221 min read
The Sleepy Mechanic - a short story
The star-core reactor pulsed through the glass pane windows of the cafeteria, sending Jockey’s coaster careening off the table. He moved...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Oct 17, 20222 min read
The Suspension of a Falling Student - a short story
The cold air bit through her temples like long-neglected sleep. Eighteen floors up, Maya thought, careful not to look down. Not as high...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Living on the Third Floor - a short story
My roof is always leaking, but I don’t mind. I’ve grown to like the sound of rain splattering on the cold metal floor. Tak, tak, tak, I...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Jun 12, 20225 min read
The Prison Planet - a short story
He’s been shackled to the cold, emotionless, yet sentient metal chair for seven hours, this cylindrical chamber for seven months, and the...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Jun 3, 20225 min read
A Shell in Time - a short story
They say that when you put your ear next to a seashell, you can hear the ocean. That you can hear the waves crashing on the sand, the...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Jun 2, 202214 min read
My Uncle is a 16-Year-Old Girl - a short story
No, I’m not kidding when I say that my 35-year-old uncle just turned into a teenager in front of my very eyes. I could still feel the...
Tristan Dyln Tano
May 27, 202217 min read
House of Wood - a short story
part four of four of the heaven breaker series Soon, he would be facing his demons. The bleak dry lands of his soul pleaded for...
Tristan Dyln Tano
May 27, 202211 min read
Heaven Breaker - a short story
part three of four of the heaven breaker series "Our Father,” Odell began. “Who art in heaven. “Hallowed be Thy name,” he continued,...
Tristan Dyln Tano
May 27, 20228 min read
The Angel Hunter - a short story
part two of four of the heaven breaker series Back when things were still normal, Odell would be fishing at this time of the night. With...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Apr 4, 202210 min read
The Last Angel - a short story
part one of four of the heaven breaker series Eons ago, God sent a thousand of His angels down on Earth to protect humanity, to save it...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Apr 4, 202211 min read
The Rift Rider - a short story
It was Mikael’s 7th birthday. He hadn’t expected much for the celebration. He didn’t have reason to. For the past seven years, his family...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Apr 4, 202213 min read
Milkshake Sunrise - a short story
Do you like jokes? I hate jokes. I hate all jokes that has ever existed and that has ever been made. I stared at the building on the next...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Mar 4, 202212 min read
Grow Bolder - a short story
The fallen king stood at the edge of the coast, his toes lightly touching the sand, careful not to let the waves wash over his feet. He...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Feb 16, 202211 min read
The Break of Dawn - a short story
The golden mango in Tindig’s hand drummed like the heart of a pulsing star. It weighed heavily, far greater than anything he has ever...
Tristan Dyln Tano
Feb 13, 202211 min read
In a Bottle - a short story
"Tell me, where do genies come from?” The two had been talking for a while. Sky did his best to delay the inevitable, the granting of his...
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