Echoes from the Abyss
Words By Eric Taveren, Art By Shuhan Yang
Article OneFrom the private journal of Samuel Arden, PhD. 7/11/2027It’s good to be back! That proverbial saddle was warm and waiting for me. Today was our first explorative journey into the region of the Tonga Trench where those ridiculous anomalous readings originated from. Marissa and I set out from Tongatapu on the EV Nereid before…
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Eric Taveren
Eric Taveren is a speculative and literary fiction writer based in Minneapolis. He holds an MFA from Hamline University, and his work has appeared in Great Weather for Media, Space Brides Inc, and Avalon Literary Review, among others. Living with aphantasia, he crafts worlds through words, building what his mind cannot see.
Shuhan Yang
Born and raised in Hunan, China, Shuhan has always been obsessed with the creative world of comics, literature, and video games. She didn’t have much growing up but making art was everything, which led to her pursuing a career in the creative design field. She lives in Savannah, GA, with her partner and takes care of two lovely cats they adopted.