Probe Stories

It came for me in the night again, during the theta states; those moments I'm neither asleep nor lucid. That alone begged all manner of questions; primarily that it couldn't be a dream. Dreaming only occurs in much later sleep stages, during the REM cycle. Every medical journal agreed. Yet this was the third such experience in as many weeks, each more thrilling and unsettling than the last. So either the medical world was...

Previously: Mike moved to New Orleans following a divorce decision. His new roommate, Luke, said he was gay. His first morning at the house Mike engaged in some homoerotic teasing with Luke, who invited him to a party that night. Mike learned that the dress code was underwear or nude. “I didn’t bring a bathing suit,” I told him. Brett laughed. “You won’t need one. The few who don’t swim naked go in their underwear. It’s a...

Tara pulled up to the gate and punched in the code that Gabe had given her. She’d never been to Mabel’s Lake. It was a gated community known for its wealthier homes, a golf course, and a swimming pool among other amenities. It reminded her of a retirement community, which was humorous since Gabe was in his early thirties, just a couple years younger than her. Sure he was on the young side, but the man was a genius, not to...