The Mutinous Mule
I was a trained professional killer operating behind enemy lines. The lieutenant was not as convinced as the army basic training unit that I was…
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Prologue The squad moved through the unfamiliar terrain with practiced ease. Hawk was on point, scanning the all-too-near horizon methodically. Peregrine and Shrike trailed at…
The Devil’s Rain Part 4
“Oh. Thank you,” Joseph said hesitantly as the kid hurried back to his spot with his siblings. Joseph and Marko walked away awkwardly in silence,…
The Filthy Human
Earth, 2140 I gave the hologram picture of my father reflected inside my goggles a sympathetic grin. Sorry, Dad. To think this nerd was supposed…
The Architects: The Illusion of Death – Part 1, CH 3
The executive crew of the Anna Karenina gathered in a meeting room. Sirius kept to the wall, letting himself blend in and maintain a semblance…
The Devil’s Rain Part 3
Joan and Holly approached the Tellithun Library, seeking new information on The Devil’s Rain. They walked through the large glass doors and stopped suddenly. “Where…
The Architects: The Illusion of Death – Part 1, CH 1
“Ready! Set! Davai!” Sirius’ shift lead shouted into the crowded elevator shaft. In the zero-G, the two racers sprang from their starting positions and shot…
A Dying Peace: Chapter 10
Chalice’s lukewarm air buffeted the flyer’s side portal as the vehicle soared over the Needle City’s busiest boulevard. Some called it The Boulevard, realistically it…
A Reflection of Glass Chapter 5: Theodore Roosevelt Terrapin
THE NEXT MORNING Dexter woke with a smile on his face. When he got out of bed, the sun beamed in through his windows with…
A Reflection of Glass Chapter 4: Mother
IN AETHERO, THERE IS A PLACE children dread. Even in lands where gods walk there are bogeymen. There are haunts, buildings, where the children gather…