Torsade Literary Space The Resident (part twenty)
Chapter Three Tithonians They saw no reason to repeat the experiment at that point. The Doctors Wissary were sent to the farthest distances occupiable land allowed, each to an environment of differing challenges, and their continued lives were closely studied… “And each doctor…” Debra felt the […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part one hundred twenty-three)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Five Collecting Debts (part one hundred twenty-three) A tabloid had been shown to Rowan by more than one person. So he printed. It calls itself the Flagstaff, a publication of the type that hatches like a mayfly, […]
The Totem-Maker (part thirty-nine)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Five The Mustering Grounds (part thirty-nine) The knife was iron; together with the shield, too heavy. “Could I fight with only a shield, though?” “Can you kill a man with a blow?” Thoughts of divine justice… But I hadn’t the strength of a […]
Yoharie (part thirteen)
Yoharie Jeremiah (part thirteen) He clipped on his holster and snugged in the Glock…subcompact, 9mm, street legal. He patted the Taser. He did not take from its holster, because he’d zapped himself early, figuring it out. (“Read. Manual,” Kate would say.) He clipped his walkie-talkie to the breast […]
My Blog Week: April 7 to April 13
All the Latest from Torsade! An episode of Yoharie, Beatty the dog’s entry into the Hibbler house. An episode of Bedlam, Richard touring and trading intelligence with Mrs. Allen. Then Totem, first lessons in how to fight. […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part one hundred twenty-two)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Five Collecting Debts (part one hundred twenty-two) She walked away. A man with alacrity would have said, “What are you paying?” In her secret heart, she wanted to sit on Cemetery Hill and watch the hospital roll in […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part one hundred twenty-one)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Five Collecting Debts (part one hundred twenty-one) A lull, the band furnished with a platform to mount, and busy at it, the old soldiers entertaining with gun drills. Rowan’s subscription campaign had raised money enough (to back a […]
The Totem-Maker (part thirty-eight)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Five The Mustering Grounds (part thirty-eight) Rapid was the exchange of tests, up to the dozenth spin. The board cleared, and ignorant to any means of victory, I advanced my men every which way, taking Stol’s as the spool indicated. He could have […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part one hundred twenty)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Five Collecting Debts (part one hundred twenty) “Present,” she offered, a second phrasing, “on occasions when the matter was discussed?” Some in the Rowan camp reserved for fine company a silent, slow-merge into haughtiness. Her father to them […]
My Blog Week: March 31 to April 6
All the Latest from Torsade! Three episodes this week of Bedlam, with Richard gleaning big news in Indiana, moving on with the Allens to Cincinnati. Then Totem with the trial’s aftermath, a walk home that feels fateful. […]