Volus Nocturnus, by James Livingston

Symmetrical teal digital art of an alien creature with a bulbous head seated on a pedestal

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 30 (June 2001). Illustration: “High Brain” by Jon Eke On the end of the southernmostEdge of Borneo,Near the river Barito,In a remote pool,A new kind of creature was found. A chieftain,Of the Punan tribe,A race of cannibalsWho hold the color blueTo be sacred,And tattoo their skinTo resembleThe flesh of … Continue reading Volus Nocturnus, by James Livingston →