Michael Kilman

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“Mishmash” by Michael Kilman

Submitted to Contest #279

Stumbling forward and dragging one dislocated leg behind him, the creature woke from its viral-infused fugue. Its first thoughts upon waking were, where… how… what… and also, where’s dinner? It looked around. Gray concrete lined every surface. In front of it, a gray wall rose far above. The creature’s eyes traced the wall up twenty feet or so, and saw dozens of people standing there behind a black railing under an awning. Then, it looked down and saw a moat between them and it. It tried hard to think of where it had seen something like that...

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Michael Kilman is an educator and an anthropologist who focuses on media and storytelling. He writes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He is the author of the books Build Better Worlds: An Introduction to Anthropology for Game Designers, Fiction Writers, and Filmmakers, the Sci-Fi series, The Chronicles of the Great Migration, and dark fantasy horror novel, Shades and Shapes in the Dark. In 2021 he gave a Ted Talk called Anthropology, Our Imagination and How to Understand Difference. He has been featured on several podcasts, YouTube channels, and loves to read poetry at open mic sessions. When he isn't working on a creative project you can find him hanging with his kids and partner, cycling, studying eastern philosophy, and traveling to other worlds through linguistic portals.