Monte Alban
Valentina was unusual; she had it all. When she whistled, Sniper sat up and begged. Sniper did a few minor masonry jobs, shot a mean game of snooker,…
The Friend Card
Winter has driven everyone in Portsmouth a little nuts, and Spring hasn’t been much better. I get this text: Brittany: John just broke up with me…
Whiteworld
They are finally together. After the imperialist United States began its final purge of true dissidents, our national struggle to socialize our…
Felis, Part 1
I. Now. Before the sun rises, zero hour when the operator’s blood quickens, before the first rays of light strike over the horizon, four B-1Bs taxied…
Ruins XV
I can always tell when I’m going to get an ass-chewing from my mother (she no longer bothers beating me, as I just laugh at her while bobbing and…
Luminaria, Chapter 7: Undercover — Farida, Part 2
It was soon thereafter I found out irrevocably that there a shipping organization---I can’t say names, for security purposes---but it was a shell…
Dead Cat Bounce
There’s four here. Ding with everyone packed into his Ford Cortina barrelling his way down the empty Fife streets far into the wee small hours. Four…
The Medi-Quik Walk-In Clinic
I: The Man with a Bird in His Mouth The young man walked slowly down a Warner Park trail. A brown bird flew into his mouth. He, of course, choked. He…
The Gardener and His Rose
Once upon a time, there lived a gardener. He was a very famous and special person. Everyone who had a chance to see him at least once was charmed by…
I Will Never Sleep with Beth L******
Beth L****** is beautiful. She is a rare breed of slender Italian redhead with brown eyes and a honest face that always wears a sincere expression on…
