One original sci-fi story per day for all of 2023 | Created by screenwriter Timothy Michael Cooper, illustrated using A.I.

Through

Through

No matter where you place this window, it always looks out on a lake. Stick your legs through these shorts and your feet always land on sand. In this mirror, your dad is always behind you helping you tie your tie for junior prom. Anytime you peek out from reading beneath these bedsheets, your mom will be there, telling you you were supposed to be asleep an hour ago. But Mom, you protest, it's a really good one. I need to know if they slay the dragon. She'll smile and say okay, just this one time, then leave you alone.