The Surly Bonds of Earth
THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH 28 November, 2006 PART ONE _He who would indulge in waking dreams_, the saying went, _sleeps through reality_. How many times had he heard that? From the elders, more than enough--not to mention from his...
Someone to Watch Over Me
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME 19 November 2006 _Author's note: this is the "Lockhart edition" of a story first published at [http://www.klisoura.com](http://www.klisoura.com) on 19 November of this year. The original, PG-13 expurgated version is...
A Bridge Paved in Colour
The jukebox across the way played the Beatles in earnest, as though it eagerly wished the world to dance. Inside the grey walls of the Donatello Complex, though the sound spilled like syrup under battered doors, nobody seemed much moved by that rock...
The Long and Winding Road
It seems hard to believe, sitting in the broken-spring seat of an old Corvair, that someone will ever read this. But I suppose it's possible that they will, and so I'll put up a little introduction, just in case anyone gets confused--it can be...
Eve of Destruction
EVE OF DESTRUCTION 30 March 2005 \* _Author's note: this is the "Lockhart edition" of a story first published at [http://www.klisoura.com](http://www.klisoura.com) on 19 March of this year. The original, PG-13 expurgated version is still available...
Binding the Restless Wave
BINDING THE RESTLESS WAVE 31 January 2005 \* BEGINNING The _Al-Ki_ is a two-hundred foot tramp steamer with the beam of a battleship and the eager speed of a racing yacht. She's got two screws, four diesels that'll put out near eighteen...
Sympathy for the Devil
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL 4 April 2004 \* Nobody wants to be an executioner. I came to that conclusion very early on, as much a consequence of my own position as of the men around me, none of whom were ever enthusiastic about their duties....
Some Take the Road to Damascus
_Author's note: this is the "Lockhart edition" of a story first published at [http://www.collie.su](http://www.collie.su) on 31 December of 2008. The original, PG-13 expurgated version is still available there, in case pornography makes your eyes melt...