Cowboy let his cab roll the final fifteen feet as he steered the taxi to the curb in front of Philip's converted hardware store. He dropped Mei Chun with a cheerful, "See ya soon, little lady." It was a cheerfulness Mei appreciated, one which showed her that not everyone thought her a whore, because she was certain Philip would. 'But I was so happy half an...
Author's Foreword: Thanks for reading my work again. The BTBers will have a field day with this story: but do I care? ***** A real estate investment trust (REIT) is another boondoggle created by legislators in an attempt to correct a previously legislated boondoggle. To comply with restrictive legislation when doing business a very few individuals own just...
Chapter 5: The Party Note: This is part five of a novelette. Although it is not necessary to have read the first four chapters, the reader is encouraged to seek them out. The same characters appear in each chapter, but they have been introduced and described in the earlier chapters. Don't forget to give feedback. It is the best thing you can do to help fled...
Thank you for stopping by and checking out my story. It's the final part of this series, although I may pick up with these characters again later. The game Overwatch figures into this tale, and although I usually try to avoid pinning my stories down to a specific time, this particular story is set around September to December 2017, and by the time it got p...
No longer needing an alarm to wake me, I greeted the day with joy knowing it was six-thirty without even having to see the illuminated numerals of the digital clock on my bedside bureau. Each new day had something to teach you and I wondered what today's lesson would be. I hadn't always felt this way about waking up. As I prepared my morning cup of tea, Darj...
#22: MYRTLE (The Madwoman From Hell) Full name: Myrtle Ursula Droiksbooth Nickname/a.k.a.: Denise Singleton, Rosie Scarlet, Bette Butler, Tess Dunbar, Lara Zigley, Adrienne Turner, as well as a dozen or three additional pseudonyms she's used over the years Born: Monday, June 3rd, 1968, Wembern County, Juniper Residence: 1600 Hooper Street, Dunfair County...
Note from the Author: Meant as part of an ongoing series (I hope). I want to send a special thanks to Colleen Thomas. Her work in both The Run, and Voices, helped inspire me to work on some of my own Cyber Punk genre experiences, having been a gamer for fifteen years now. I hope that all will see my sincere attempt at flattery. I also want to thank my editor...
Bakers Dozen From the offices of The Honorable Curtis ‘Fitz’ Slocum Two Rivers Mayor and Acting Chief of Police February 13, 2004 Porker, Kindly take care of the attached. Sincerely, Mayor Slocum Lester ‘Porker’ Hogg ran his thumb over the embossed seal in the mayor’s expensive letterhead and cursed under his breath. The memo was dated the previous F...
BETH I was summoned up to Superintendent Ploncke's office where I found my pal and fellow probationer, Gina, waiting outside the door. She and I had become friendly at the police academy, but not really very 'best' friends, and having both graduated somewhat closer to the bottom of our class than the top. "What's going on?" I asked Gina. "Don't know. My...
The afternoon sun beat down on a throng of exhausted girls as they wearily out of the square-embossed bronze gates of Form. Relief, if nothing else, was the emotion they held in common as the sweat from a day of military training soaked through their scant white clothing. Some were relieved to have finished with the gruelling physical activity. Others were r...