THE SPECULATIVE FICTION HUB OF

EMMANUEL WILLIAMS

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Poem of the Masochist

By Emmanuel Williams * I will take my pain Adore all shame Take all blame All in the name * With my steps forward I take one back I am guilty of loving it My evil lacks not * There is nowhere to run Let the darknesses come Lightning pierce the sky A burden, I…

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“Sure beats the alternative,” said James.

“What, to be mortal? Let me tell you boy, mortality is a weakness. You must protect yourself and your family from certain death by living far less of an adventurous life than you could if you were invincible. You can’t eat the wrong thing, you can’t love the wrong person, you can’t even drink to excess without dire consequences to your organs or decisions. And the worst of it all, you feed monsters like us in the end. Your only real purpose in life.”

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  • Poem of the Masochist

    By Emmanuel Williams * I will take my pain Adore all shame Take all blame All in the name * With my steps forward I take one back I am guilty of loving it My evil lacks not * There is nowhere to run Let the darknesses come Lightning pierce the sky A burden, I…

  • WTAH? – The Gloriously Guilty Pleasure of “Sex and the City”

    By Emmanuel Williams * Here’s the thing: I’ve watched Sex and the City while I sip whiskey deep into the night. It helps take the edge off of single life. It helps me come up with fantastic column ideas like WTAH?  I mean I idolize Carrie and Samantha, and I still really wanna fuck Charlotte.…

  • Give You My Word

    By Emmanuel Williams * I have so much power for this I am clever, with wit She knows I’m sick with it… * I’m a grand piano being played by a cheerleader From Manga No stranger No danger  No drama * Age 16 behind the wheel of a Hummer An infant attempting a filibuster  A…

  • Beloved Unknown!

    By Emmanuel Williams * Things surely have gone askew I have nothing less to do For I cannot say what I wish to say And I cannot be at fault for honesty’s delay * You and I are in this together As I wish to tell the complete tale That is for another day And…

  • Arya Stark, The Strong

    By Emmanuel Williams Jon Snow has gone missing. No one seems to care.  After her attempts to convince Lord and Lady alike to send a search party, to no avail, Arya Stark procured her provisions, and a horse, and left them all to their mead and detachment. “I’ll find him.” And so she rode out…

  • Oh Trump

    By Emmanuel Williams * Oh you escape artist You pompous frictionist Aging hypocratist Problematic president! * Oh Trump You’re like a mother took a dump A rotten orange still plump A truck at the pump * Queen of the sycophant bees Lies that grow on trees Supreme Court on its knees CONGRESS IRONING YOUR TEES!…

  • Out of Control Strangers

    By Emmanuel Williams * Control On a roll of evolution I have divided control * You are you As much As I am I And it’s just * I expect so much Or at least I used to Much of me And so much of you * But you are an unknown A stranger wind…

  • What’s the ANGLE with Marriage?

    By Emmanuel Williams When one marries, they find themselves committed to a family, one they married into mostly. One they might create, and if they are successful, they have, congratulations, produced children less prone to poverty and crime. When one is alone, one finds love where one can. In the bottom of the well, at…

  • What Will Humanity Do Next?

    By Emmanuel Williams My motto used to be “What’s Next?” It’s the perfect on-the-job attitude. In order to speak the motto, one must have just completed a role-related task. It’s one hell of a productive attitude that still comes in handy. Lately I’ve been thinking about human evolution in regards to religion, psychology, and spiritual…

  • “Only to Conquer Again” – A Marching Song

    By Emmanuel Williams “Your left. Your left. Your left, right, left. Your left, your left. Your left, right… Your left, your left, your left right… I boiled my balls!” “I boiled my balls!” “Ah in the enemy’s halls!” “Ah in the enemy’s halls!” “I burned down the walls!” “I burned down the walls!” “All in…

  • The Bloodstream Hypothesis

    By Emmanuel Williams The Bloodstream hypothesis is based on a biological constant. That what’s coursing through your bloodstream is by no means flowing through mine. And vice versa. It demands that we come to terms with our biological distance from each other, and how we seek to bridge that gap both successfully and unsuccessfully. First,…

  • WTAH? – The Angle on Election Night 2025

    By Emmanuel Williams Today I voted in the November 4, 2025 election in my Colorado county by the skin of my teeth. I had the dentist late in the day and my ballot had already been lost in our mail pile. But I did it! On my way home tonight I discovered I had access…