So. Wow, that looks kind of disturbing, doesn’t it? Well, maybe, but I doubt it. As many already know, I spent several years as a swimmer for the University of Michigan. We did all of our “dry land” workouts on the mezzanine level at the Natatorium, away from the coaches and (mostly) out of sight [...]

In the quiet moments of his desperation, Barwis felt it grabbing at him. He felt it rising from the depths of the dusty and dark corners of his mind, sirenically and lustily tempting him. Fear. For all the armor of his projection, even Barwis was not immune. In myth and legend, there is a perception [...]