contents read part ten Ahab dozes. Jezebel at the wheel. Something about the car’s movement unsettles him. Too many stops and starts. Slowing. Turning. Accelerating. This is a town they’re driving in. He opens his eyes. Panics. Out the windshield, the City’s skyscrapers loom overhead like guillotine scaffolds. “Shhhhhh. Shh. Shh,” she soothes him, reaching … Continue reading Road Trip – part eleven
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Road Trip – part three
contents read part two The banjo song ends, eventually. Ahab does not notice. When he finally realizes the banjo is gone, some musical burnout is on the radio talking about the song in his soft, smug, broadcaster’s voice. Inflicting a history lesson longer than the song itself. She shuts the radio off. He turns the … Continue reading Road Trip – part three
The Children of Stron – part 67
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 66 Dinner was a surreal affair. True to her word, Rebecca was able to manage herself perfectly well, and if her mother noticed her altered state, she chose not to acknowledge it. Peep, however, was even more scattered than she had been before. Lady Hart and her entire … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 67
The Children of Stron – Part 66
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 65 In the Baroness Hart’s manor house, Pinewhispers, the lady’s youngest daughter Rebecca took Peep to her room upstairs. One of the household’s maids followed. As with the rest of the house, Rebecca’s room was comfortably appointed with good furniture and simple tapestries. The young woman eagerly ushered Peep … Continue reading The Children of Stron – Part 66
The Children of Stron – part 64
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 63 When Captain Cooper and the lads came out of the keep into the fort’s courtyard, they found Peep immediately. She was standing off to the side with a small group of soldiers that included two sergeants. The men were laughing as Peep bantered with them. A small squad … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 64
The Children of Stron – part 50
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 49 In the year of our Lord Stron 382 (more widely reckoned in the realms of Aern as the Alinorian year 282 Post Reformation), in the wilderness outside the village of Callic in the Kingdom of Strana in the alliance of the Holy Stronian United Kingdoms, … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 50
The Children of Stron – part 17
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 16 Terrence took them back to his private office lounge above Terry’s Bistro. Eli came with them. As with last time, the space was unoccupied when they entered. It was getting dark outside, so Terrence waved his hand over a small crystal set in the wall … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 17
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