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A man with glasses and a beard is sitting in a chair, slightly tilting his head, with a patterned wall in the background. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aaron Echoes August is an independent writer focused on absurd fiction, edgy philosophy, and cultural commentary. With a background in creative writing, art, and photography, he explores the stranger aspects of human behavior and its influence on the world. His narratives invite readers to question societal norms and delve into the bizarre intersections of reality and imagination, urging us to confront the absurdities of existence while searching for meaning amidst chaos. In his stories, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, revealing layers of complexity in mundane experiences.

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Category: Fiction

The Pot Pie Wonder Wall

30 Sep 2025

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Creative Writing, Dark Humor, Fiction, Love Stories, Society

His apartment is high and made of glass. He looks over the pinpricks, the massive cluster of skyscrapers. All is quiet inside. All is chaos outside. Black smoke rises. Spots of flickering orange mark the fires. There are swarms of people crushing forth toward the barricades. The questionable neighborhoods are cut off from the rest Read more
Ashen Dump Cake

19 Sep 2025

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Dark Dreams, Dystopian, Ethereal, Fiction, Other Places, Society

I ate some cake last night that tasted like cigarettes I dubbed it an ashen dump cake Even though it was supposed to be lemon It reminded me of a church cavern One with green carpeting and porcelain statues of bleeding saints and such And there was that tall priest who enjoyed drinking cola and Read more
Corn of the Aliens (2)

18 Aug 2025

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Chiller, Dark Dreams, Eerie, Fiction, Serial Fiction, The Woods

Harold jumped up and ran outside. The screen door slammed behind him as Bruce Springsteen music played from the clouds. The stars, hidden by the grunt of daylight, were there in the pointed universe. He made his way across the warm grass of the yard. He opened the gate on the white picket fence and Read more
Dance for Armageddon

17 Aug 2025

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Absurdist Fiction, Dark Dreams, Dystopian, Experimental, Fiction, Psychological, Society, Weirdness

I have licorice guts. Seemingly endless balls of fire, balls of fortune telling. The osprey float. Warm coffee in the desert. 112 degrees out there today. I had to take an ice bath in a crystal tub. The doorbell rings, incessantly, at the most inappropriate time. Everyone wants to talk to the wonder man. The Read more
Corn of the Aliens (1)

26 Jul 2025

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Fiction, Oddball, Paranormal, Serial Fiction, Thriller / Horror

There’s the smell of something sweet coming from the kitchen. Corn dogs. Corn bread. Corn Flakes. Cornmeal. Corn on the cob. Corn chowder. Corn pie. Corn on the moon. Corn in space. Corn of the aliens. It was a hot, burning day. One of those days that feels like one walked into a blast furnace Read more
The Tick

15 Jul 2025

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Creative Writing, Fiction, Short Fiction, Space, Strange, Whimsical

A man named India felt like a voodoo doll the morning of his electric birthday. The pinpricks stabbed at him like tiny little swords. He wasn’t feeling right in the head. Something about turmoil and fissures cracking open like in the Earth itself. The steam and liquid magma were leaking out inch by inch and Read more
Psychedelic Encounters in an Empty Vessel

10 May 2025

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500 or Less, Desert Scrawls, Eerie, Fiction, Flash, Hypnotic Ramblings, Other Places

Pink jukebox spins an array of psychedelic tunes in a diner on the wrong side of the desert where the crows dance and bow and she wipes away the sweat from her frosted brow. She thinks it’s cold outside. Cold in the desert. What does she know? It can get cold in the desert. There’s Read more
The Walk

4 May 2025

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Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Mystery, Psychological, Short Fiction

A man walks from a house to the edge of a lake. The house he leaves behind is white, so it blends in with all the snow. It’s modern and elegant. Straight edges and lines, levels, elevated, lots of windows, and even now someone looks out one after him. His breath screams out like a Read more
Southern Naked Dolls (End)

18 Apr 2025

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Absurdist Fiction, Black Comedy, Dark Humor, Fiction, Oddball, Serial Fiction, Strange, Weirdness

The natural cage in which he walked was made of trees. The trail wound along the edge of the lake, and he could peer out between limbs and leaves and see the sparkling blue water. Then the trail curved inward, deeper into the forest and all was silent save for the birds or scrambles of Read more