Under the Nihil, Part 1: Before the Nihil (Excerpt 1)
You asked me to keep a record of my experiences, Mr. X. But I have refrained from doing so until this critical juncture, for no other reason than to…
Milites Noctis, Part 3
XI. A light haze still surrounded them. No sign of the rest of the squad. Until ahead of them stood a man waiting. Dressed in olive green BDUs, he…
Lords of Ash
Los Angeles in California has no reason at all to be as warm as it is. A microclimate? The Rim of Fire in the Circum-Pacific belt? I never really…
The Folksinger
Right off the bat, the first time she saw him, Bethany knew she had a thing for the folksinger. Not just because he was handsome with those long,…
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 26: Synchronized Surprise
It was getting close to 4 p.m., and Clarissa Ross had finished filing a stack of results from a three-month testing symposium in the St.…
Flagrante Delicto
George Lewis was sweating. Called from the comfort of his cubicle, he was sweating. A typical e-mail from HR: “...would request your attendance in…
The Pilgrim’s Digress: Chapter 5
Amos could sense the tension awaiting him in the chapel before the hefty wooden doors opened. As Hughes went inside, he looked over at the front…
No Wonder
Is it any wonder the Japanese hate us? My wife Claudia and I had been cooped up in this fucking Palace Cruise Line anchored off Yokohama for 13 days…
Milites Noctis, Part 2
VII. B3. A collection of utility rooms and conduits that was straight out of the 19th century. The air smelt of metal rot and urban bilge. They…
The Pure Land of Bliss
His time in Poondong was coming to an end. He had already booked a return flight back home when he ran into Rodney, a skeletal and middle-aged…
