AWKWARD!

an homage to the homage.

A cohort of 31 fiction authors and artists released stories on Substack to celebrate the anniversary of the first airing of the Twilight Zone on 11.24.1968.

I’m a sucker for internet moments, so here is a little something to celebrate with a 5-word microfiction.

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he made me dinner.
awkward!

This 5WP is based off the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man". As a kid, we didn't watch much TV, but I saw this episode on Nickelodeon at my cousin's place. In a pre-streaming world, this was a completely random occurrence. As luck would have it, the only episode that I’ve ever watched turned out to be one of their more famous episodes.

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Physically, this was the drawn and formatted as a foldy comic. If you'd like to read this book as designed, download my PDF.

While you're at it, download instructions to make your own foldy comics by

Matt Madden

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I initially graphed the piece with a ruling pen on a single page. After scanning it in, I realized that shape and order of words was perfect for a foldy comic. Plus it would be a special way to fete this event.

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Congratulations for

Sean Thomas McDonnell

and

J. Curtis

for coordinating the…

Enter!

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