“The good news,” Jones began, “Is that we have a hard drive from one of the top recruiters of the Second Phase which contains information that we believe to be about new members as well as some chat logs. The bad news is that it’s all coded.” Jones spoke at the front of the Debriefing Room, behind her, a screen displayed coded messages across a … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #3
The Nevada Desert. A circle of Iconoclasts stood under the hot sun in deep meditation with a series of tents nearby. Walking along Ley Lines for short distances was a common ability among most Iconoclasts as they rarely entered motorized vehicles with a few exceptions. Traveling long distances was more difficult, often requiring a priestess or priest if not, a very powerful mystic. One such … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #3
Chapter 3: Ten Years Ago… The line for entrance into L was so far down the street that Brayden Van Pelt couldn’t quite see where it ended anymore. Not that it mattered to him; most of the wannabes in line for the opening night of Miami’s newest hot spot were never going to get anywhere near inside. They could stand out there all night in … Continue reading The Chosen: Chapter 3
1954… Reginald Hawkwood stood in his garage, a punching bag hanging from the rafters. His son Hank stood before him with boxing gloves that were slightly too large for him. Reginald nudged Hank’s feet with the tip of his shoe, “Widen your stance a bit,” he told his young son, “And mind your breathing. Now, go.” Hank began throwing quick punches into the bag. “Excellent,” … Continue reading AP Productions: Cavalier #3
Chapter 2: Now Smith Kaminski got out of his secondhand Ford Focus and took in the empty student lot around him. It was starting to look pretty likely that he might have gotten the date wrong for the first day of school. Besides his own used sedan, the one he got for his seventeenth birthday, there was only one other vehicle: a green van that … Continue reading The Chosen chapter 2
“It was a quiet night, all things considered. Pretty rare in New York but it happens. At any rate, I got bored so I started picking up litter; that’s how slow it was. After an hour or so of that, I got a ping on my alarm system: some guys were trying to screw with an ATM over on 32nd. I took the Dragon there … Continue reading AP Productions: Cavalier #1
Milan, Italy. He raced down the street, brushing past pedestrians. “Suspect heading South,” came a voice through an earpiece, “Do we have eyes?” On a nearby rooftop, a woman stood surveying the area until she spotted the suspect several blocks away, “He’s on Della Spiga. I can catch up to him.” Another man ran through the street, coming from the opposite direction, “No worries. I … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #1
“I hate this town,” he thought to himself as the hammer came down across the back of his skull. He fell into the puddle below as rain continued to pour along his back. He brushed his long, dark hair out of his eyes as he peered into the darkness of early morning to get a look at his assailant. It was a younger man, skilled … Continue reading AP Productions: Winghaven #1
Chapter One: Forty Years Ago… Dr. Evan Engelhart had never seen an old woman before. Well, that obviously wasn’t entirely true. He had seen plenty of old women. He had two grandmothers when he was a child, and he watched them get older and older as he grew up before they passed. At his graduation for his undergrad degree, Grandma Millie was borderline ancient! She … Continue reading The Chosen: Prologue
To hear me read this story aloud–AND hear two much better stories besides it!–check out Season 3, Episode 9 of The Tiny Bookcase, HERE. Patrick was not sure that he would ever get used to having trading in pads for khakis and a button-down shirt. He wasn’t sure standing behind a podium would ever feel as comfortable as standing in front of a net. Could … Continue reading Interference
Welcome back, chums! Last weekend I offered forth a fictional story based on one of the creepier Pokedex extras from the realm of Pokemon, and here is a second such entry in that series. If you like these, let me know… I’ll keep offering them up over time. One of them leaves his friends and stumbles towards me with shaky, uncertain steps. I lean just … Continue reading Tales From The Pokedex: Drifloon
A little something different for you this entry. This isn’t a blog or a list or any of my typical musings… this is a foray into fiction on my part. I am a writer, but of late, I find I don’t have nearly the time I would like to devote to works of fiction. But I would like to share some of what I do … Continue reading Tales From The Pokedex: Cacturne
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