1,524 words (7–10 minutes)
Genre(s): Cosmic Horror, Dreamlike Fantasy
Originally published in The Philosopher, December 1920

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Tormented by sleepless nights beneath the baleful glow of the Pole Star, a man is haunted by visions of a forgotten past—or perhaps a life in another world. In dreams, he walks the streets of Olathoe, a city of marble towers and ancient wisdom, standing defiant against invading hordes. Tasked with a duty of utmost importance, he must warn his people before the enemy strikes. But is he a guardian of a lost civilization, or merely a madman trapped in a delusion? Polaris is a chilling meditation on time, memory, and fate, where the line between dream and reality dissolves beneath an indifferent cosmos.