AJ FirstmanRAKAThe signal fires flare into existence the same day a tremor knocks a bowl off my table. The camp tenses up in unison. People point at the…12 min read·Jan 19, 2023----
AJ FirstmanMeow, or Whatever“Yep, that’s an alien alright,” the veterinarian said after he finished dry-heaving into the examination room’s biohazard container.2 min read·Jan 19, 2023----
AJ FirstmanEvery Day a Burden“We need to talk,” she said in the unmistakable tone of a woman who would rather be alone than to deal with her lover for even one more…10 min read·Jan 19, 2023----
AJ FirstmanPhosphor Leviathan“The hell does it mean?” Charlie asked, his feet kicked high up the side of the radiator.2 min read·Jan 19, 2023----
AJ Firstmaninsub*lantaI Read it on RedditI scroll down a thread about a terrible Facebook meme to find an argument already in progress.8 min read·Jun 2, 2022----
AJ Firstmaninsub*lantaLove Blooms in LEDMariam, 28, is a soft-spoken Senegalese transplant and entrepreneur with a jewelry business, an encyclopedic knowledge of evolutionary…5 min read·May 17, 2022----
AJ Firstmaninsub*lantaLights, Camera, GraduationWilliam Hoffman doesn’t know exactly what he wants to do after he graduates from film film school, but he’s certainly narrowing it down.5 min read·Apr 28, 2022----
AJ Firstmaninsub*lantaMaking Music WorkCharlie Korch is the kind of drummer who lives his life in 4:4 time, the kind of southerner whose slight accent and acerbic wit out him as…3 min read·Apr 14, 2022----
AJ Firstmaninsub*lantaThe EARLThe East Atlanta Restaurant and Lounge (The EARL) is doing brisk business on the evening of April 6, 2022.3 min read·Apr 9, 2022----