Wet Cement, Ch. 15: Lines Blurred
They had been put on alert the evening Flick announced the koaku assault had been squashed, and continued their 12-on, 12-off schedule for the next two days (FLI-682 did not) until someone finally set some big brass straight and they were told to...
Streetcars 7: Winter
It's been three days since Crunch and Elizabeth had what Boomer calls a "Holycomto Jesus meeting". I don't get it, but the others think it's funny. Anyway, last night we had snow. Real snow. As in a foot of it, not the little...
Wet Cement: Chapter 12-3: Calculus
There was a jostle and he opened his eyes. The lights were on, the red circle was gone, and he could move again. Mallet was standing and stretching. "Awake, sunshine?" "Yeah," Pearson mumbled, sliding out of the bunk and scooting to the side in...
Chapter 6
Gravel crunched under his boots; the scorching heat of the sun-baked rocks radiating through the soles to his feet. Had this been fifteen years ago he would have been sure his feet were slowly suffering burns, and been wondering how close his boot...
Wet Cement: Chapter 11
There was a light bump as the skids touched down onto the bay's deck. The massive doors closed and there was a pause as the bay depressurized. A light above the personnel hatch into the rest of the ship turned green, indicating safe pressure and it...
My Home of Ice and Fire
His hair was long and pale, faded yellow like corpse-skin that fell well beyond broad shoulders, hanging loosely in wispy strands over the heavy coat that had once been his brother, varg.
Chapter 7
"#Rooster, Knock it off#" "Ledger, knock it off," said Echo. He snapped his mask loose and wiped the sweat off his face. He could hear Drone panting in the back seat. "Well that went as expected." Said Barf, who was formed up on his left. Cypher's...
Kitchen
The Kitchen He used to stand right here. I would sit like this next to him and play while he made and shaped the dough. At least that's what I'm told. My brother said he died in the defense of Belgrade while I was still very young, and though I...
Wet Cement: Chapter 12-1: The Bigot
Rika set the test unit behind her and plunged back into the open panel, straining down until her waist was against the edge of the hole. She reached down, attempting to grab the probe while her weight shifted, threatening to send her tumbling into the...
Chapter 8
Rika and Gamun jogged down the hallway, panting slightly as their rakkan lope quickly ate up the distance, -much like it had eaten the distance across the base. Both of them were late, and Rika hoped that they had a good enough excuse not to catch...
The Back Pages (2024)
Rob grabbed it and found that it was his neighbor varg calling him. rob closed his eyes and braced for it, knowing very well what was going on. "damage report, varg." "well rob, i guess you know why i'm calling..." came varg's voice.
Chapter 9
1940 Hours - Artillery and Air Interdiction Range Bravo Lieutenant Commander Sadok glanced up in awe as the black outline of an Air Force B-52 lumbered by. Black rivulets of smoke poured out of the four engines on each wing, leaving long darkened...