Echoes of the Arctic Rift — Past

A transmission recovered from beneath the ice.

Beneath the endless Arctic ice lies a rift where time does not obey. When a modern-day research team pushes into the frozen wilderness, they uncover the remnants of a Cold War patrol — Soviet soldiers abandoned in the 1960s, Inuit guides coerced into leading strangers west, and an RCMP mission shadowed by an “American” observer whose allegiance was never what it seemed. The ice kept all of them, but not unchanged.

The team’s discoveries echo across eras: A father and daughter whose quiet resistance shapes survival. A Soviet soldier whose weakness curdled into obsession, then possession. A researcher haunted by memories of love and loss. A child displaced by the Sixties Scoop, unknowingly tethered to the Rift’s legacy. Even a sled dog, whose instinct carries truths men forget.

Haunted by voices in the wind and cries that never belonged to any living thing, the expedition realizes they are not the first to walk this path. Nor will they be the last. Because the Rift does not forget. It gathers. It keeps.

Who Is C. Silvernote?

C. Silvernote is a Canadian author exploring the intersection of science, the supernatural, and the haunting silence of the Arctic. Their fiction blends cosmic horror, Cold War history, and Inuit mythology through poetic, sensory-driven storytelling that examines memory, trauma, and the endurance of identity.

Through the interactive project Silvernote.ca, Silvernote presents the fictional Center for Interdisciplinary Rift Anomaly Studies (CIRAS) — a digital archive of transmissions, field logs, and case files that blur the line between reality and fiction.

Other works include:
• Splinter View — A cosmic thriller where technology and myth converge through surveillance and identity.
• The Camp Beneath — A standalone psychological horror about grief, language, and unseen forces.

Follow the recovered transmissions, maps, and field notes at www.silvernote.ca.