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 ten
contents read part nine The fog lifts. Coming out of a blackout. He is on his knees. Toilet right in front of him. Violently sick. Spewing. Not normal puke, though. Deep red liquid splashes across his forearm and hand gripping the lip of the filthy toilet bowl. His heart leaps in panic. This much blood, … Continue reading Road Trip – part ten
Road Trip – part nine
contents read part eight He trudges up the road to the strip club. It’s behind the gasoline alley just off the freeway. Blacked out box in a big gravel lot. Big bright sign, though. Way up high to light the way from the freeway. Cowgirlz. Lap Dances. Buffet. Steve was right. It doesn’t open until … Continue reading Road Trip – part nine
The Children of Stron – part 157
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 156 It was about fifteen more minutes before Knuckle brought back the men with the wood to make their practice spears. The men sat down against the wall of the palisade to work on cutting the wood to length and stripping off the bark and twigs with their … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 157
The Children of Stron – part 118
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 117 “Ah, Otilla! Come in!” Father Morrenthall said with a smile as she opened his office door with Mariola behind her. “And you too, miss. Please, shut the door and have a seat.” “Thanks, Father” Peep said as she and Mariola did so. “My, don’t you look a … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 118
The Children of Stron – part 92
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 91 Back at the church, the squad did their best to avoid Barrelmender as they processed what had happened to Rodolf. The Brother of the Holy Stone had warned them he would be drinking and praying in the church that day. This turned out to involve a great … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 92
The Children of Stron – part 91
Table of Contents - (spoilers) read part 90 Choke, known more widely by his Stronian name, Bartholomew, was the newly appointed apparitor for the magistrate of Bristlehump. Not five minutes after his appointment as such, he stood in the back yard of the Bristlehump church and worried about it. His three deputies, Otilla, Pinch, and … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 91
The Children of Stron – part 37
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 36 The church in Spitzer was built of solid stone, so the cells at its rear were quiet as a tomb. The three Pekot men were sharing a windowless cell that held four simple cots and footlockers, as well as a weapon and armor rack. They … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 37
Women’s Better Living Through Chemistry
Hey ladies! Did you know that so many of your marital woes can be solved by a daily application of any over the counter douche? It's true! But it's not like you think.You see, back in day some intrepid female chemists working for a major chemical company came up with an ingenious solution for the … Continue reading Women’s Better Living Through Chemistry
Hedda and Lance: a Love Story – part six
by Balls Malone contents read part five The location for the swimsuit edition shoot was truly lovely. Hedda had always been useless at place names, so she had no clue what any of it was called, but she was very taken with it.The place was secluded; hundreds of kilometers up the coast, where the sandy … Continue reading Hedda and Lance: a Love Story – part six
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