About Null Point:
Null Point is a space for work that resists the demand to explain itself.
Here you’ll find fiction, poetry, and criticism that lean toward the edges—where language strains against silence, where a scene holds more than it resolves.
Founded and edited by Brock Eldon, Null Point began as a weekly practice in short-form fiction and poetry, running parallel to his literary criticism on The Commonplace Book. It has since become a home for pieces that don’t belong anywhere else: fragments, fully formed stories, essays in miniature, and experiments in voice and structure.
At Null Point, form is never a fixed thing. Stories may arrive in the shape of a photograph, a list, a voice overheard, or a dream recounted in full. The aim is not to satisfy an algorithm or follow a trend, but to write toward what feels necessary—and to publish when it feels right.
The name comes from the idea that the most vivid work often emerges from stillness: the moment before movement, the pause before decision. Here, the null point is not absence—it’s the place from which the work begins.
Expect:
Fiction in all its guises, from tightly wound flash pieces to wandering narratives.
Poetry that values precision, atmosphere, and the charged space between images.
Occasional criticism and commentary on books, film, and art, written for readers who want more than a summary.
Avoid expecting:
Safe endings.
Easy morals.
Content designed for quick scrolling.
If you read something here that stays with you—something that bothers you, or compels you to look again—then Null Point has done its work.
