Obsidian Waste

A psychedelic dark fantasy space odyssey of a universal mind taking root on a post-apocalyptic Earth.

In a world scarred by a mysterious technology, a universal mind transmits a message of Peace and Love. As Earth is reseeded, a new technology grows, inhabiting those who receive the message. Remnants of a mother world disappear in budding forests and fields, resisting plagues and radiation.

This poetic journey, grounded in modern society's harsh echoes, seeks hope in a utopia. Bodies split and join in psi-tronic mixing boards. What was once called “human” seeks eternity in giant animal ships filled with biomechanical hybrids striving to survive without anger.

Born under the nuclear shadow of Los Alamos National Laboratories and raised in the orchards, mountains, and fields of northern New Mexico. Rudolfo A. Serna is a writer and educator with a penchant for ‘ 70s horror B-movies, psychedelic doom metal, and permaculture. A writer of short stories, novels, and poetry, he lives with his wife and daughter in Albuquerque, NM.