Short stories

Ilustration and short story by Sumantra Nandi Marcus Vey always woke before dawn, even after he became a champion. It didn’t matter what city he was in. Barcelona, Misano, Kuala Lumpur. At 4:30 in the morning his eyes would open naturally, as if some invisible mechanic inside him had adjusted a timing chain years ago. In the apartment he rented near the harbor, the refrigerator made a soft clicking sound every few minutes. Marcus liked that sound. It reminded him of cooling e