Drifting Island

Stories, dreams, and other things that haunt

By Aki Gibbons

· Launched a year ago

Little Lamp

For Grace

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The Seer and the Warrior

There is a threshold that exists between sleep and the waking world.

May 30•Aki Gibbons

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Last Call

The phone rings deep in the night, reaching like a hand in my sleep to shatter me awake.

Nov 1, 2025•Aki Gibbons

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Asilomar

“It’s happening again.”

Oct 26, 2025•Aki Gibbons

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Scene 31

This movie has been going on for so long that time has obscured the original premise to the point of absurdity.

Oct 24, 2025•Aki Gibbons

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Muted

A chilling little story for the season.

Oct 22, 2025•Aki Gibbons

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Driftwood

I can’t recall the last time I’d seen Mia and now here she was at my front door, head shaved, asking for a ride to the airport.

May 25, 2025•Aki Gibbons

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Bad Muse

For the first few days, I ignored the dark form sleeping in the hammock in the back corner of my garden.

May 21, 2025•Aki Gibbons

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