Dr. Cayley Willows is a chaos mathematician with a disgustingly orderly life--until a gargoyle on a balcony starts talking to him. Either there's something in the punch at the alumni reception, or Cayley's about to learn the secrets of the universe.

SHORT STORIES: The Wasteland by Marc Schooley He lives in a bubble. It’s a nice artificial 72 degrees year-round. Because it’s that or the death moss. Welcome to Houston’s future, where a lone rover goes on patrol to burn off the toxic moss that encroaches on the city’s dome…and finds himself face to face with his questionable youth. The Purpose of Rain by Ashley Clark Water coats the street and sidewalk outside the library. The city’s made of reflectiv...

SciendaQ Spring 2012 features philosophy, magical realism, humor, and faith-based interviews. Short Fiction - Jacques Derrida and Ricardo Montalban present the realities of life in two existentially gritty, magical short stories by Ashley Clark and Marc Schooley. In creative nonfiction essays, Socrates deals firmly with Paul Mathers’s hypochondria in our resident married couple’s ongoing dialogue, while everyday superhero P.A. Baines presents clear eligibility guidelines...