These stories are set in the world of today -- but not quite the world you live in. In these worlds, thing aren't quite right. Something strange, something unreal, is going on...

(You may also see a listing of all of InterText's Almost Today stories.)

Baby Glenn by David Appell (1999)
Blood is thicker than water. And sometimes, lighter.

Epicenter by Jon Seaman (1993)
Sometimes life is a force of habit: eat this, do that, go there. And sometimes experiences let us see our habits for what they are. But larger experiences can do the same thing...

Juliet and the Appliances by Christopher Shea (1991)
A cautionary tale: never, ever let your kitchen appliances get the upper hand. Because hell hath no fury like a dishwasher scorned.

River by G. L. Eikenberry (1995)
"So deep, so wide -- will you take me on your back for a ride?
If I should fall, would you swallow me deep inside?"
--Peter Gabriel, "Washing of the Water"

Sometimes a Man by Steve Conger (1994)
Getting close to the natural world is a goal every weekend camper can understand. But there's a big difference between viewing nature from the outside and seeing it from within.