Six hours along the coast from Incomium, where the Comi River makes its spectacular leap to the sea, rests an inlet at the far edge of the Western Expanse. There, nestled amid the cypress trees […]
Tag: fiction
(Fiction) PermaPuppies
With the new puppy, of course I have to share this chapter from ZERO SIGNAL.
(Fiction) Viper & Serpent
I awoke from death, as I had so many times, shivering on a slab. For once, I had not been murdered. This time, I had taken my own life. The body bag that encased me […]
(Fiction) Symphony and Fugue
It was as if we walked for hours through someone’s dark and anxious dreams. He navigated it as only a spiritwalker can, a man trained since birth not only to battle evil spirits but also […]
(Fiction) Harrowood House
I opened my eyes and the past faded. I took a long breath and let it out. Back to the present. Back to work. I lifted myself up from the antique porcelain embalmer’s slab that […]
(Fiction) The Winter Bureau
At the start, I was a very poor spy. I lost my first partner to a vampiress. But then, Spurgeon Fount was an awkward man. He had Napoleon’s stature but not his confidence, and like […]
Carnival of Loss
Much of the media we consume is self-consciously mythic, which doesn’t necessarily mean it has swords and wizards, although obviously some of it does. It means it fills the role of myth. Back before culture […]
(Fiction) Sacrifices
“I hate being in the city.” Nio made a beeline for the coffee stand, which had a short line. “Why can’t we stay somewhere else?” Quinn followed. “Not feeling any better, I see.” “Meaning?” “Nothing, […]
(Fiction) Samizdat
“I’d like to make a collect call to a solo register.” “Name, please.” “Samizdat Kellner.” “Passphrase?” “Asta la vista, baby.” It was her eighth attempt to guess Semmi’s new passphrase—assuming he hadn’t deleted his account […]
(Fiction) Anything Other Than a Spy
T Minus: 051 Days 21 Hours 03 Minutes 43 Seconds That was odd. The door was already open. Dr. Amarta Zabora removed the key to her office and pushed the door with her […]
