And Sir Byron parried Morley’s blade away and said to him: Hold thy steel, sir, for I do remember me a man who was known by s…
A sequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 5
JLaughter's inspiration
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 2, Part 1 used:
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 5 used:
The two men fell upon Sir Byron, who charged to the fray with all the rage that his heart could hold. In the first, he was gr…
A sequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 4
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 5 used:
How Lord Caplan the Brave made battle with a giant, and met a wounded warrior, who did become his friend.
Lord Caplan the…
A prequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 2, Part 1
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 4 used:
Sir Bryon arose with great wrath in his heart, and armed himself well with his sword and shield before he went to the door an…
A sequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 3
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 4 used:
And Sir Byron parried Morley’s blade away and said to him: Hold thy steel, sir, for I do remember me a man who was known by s…
A prequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 5
-
Bagman: Not happy with this one... used:
Freeze, I thought, ducking to the side into another suite. Fat fucking chance, babe.
My ears were still ringing from the…
A sequel to Bagman: Bad Business
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 3 used:
Sir Byron ate full well of the woman’s bread, and drank wine nigh until the room tipped sideways in his sight. And after he b…
A sequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 2
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 3 used:
The two men fell upon Sir Byron, who charged to the fray with all the rage that his heart could hold. In the first, he was gr…
A prequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 4
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 2 used:
How Sir Byron of Farris did have of a woman much travail, and bitterly fought against two rivals whilst adventuring
Sir By…
A sequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 1
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 2 used:
Sir Bryon arose with great wrath in his heart, and armed himself well with his sword and shield before he went to the door an…
A prequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 3
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Author's Note used:
How Sir Byron of Farris did have of a woman much travail, and bitterly fought against two rivals whilst adventuring
Sir By…
A prequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 1
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 1 used:
This is another experimental project of mine. Several years ago, I bought and read Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, ...
A sequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Author's Note
-
The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 1 used:
Sir Byron ate full well of the woman’s bread, and drank wine nigh until the room tipped sideways in his sight. And after he b…
A prequel to The Gerideon Chronicles: Chapter 1, Part 2
-
Bagman: Bad Business used:
I flipped down my visor and let the HUD come into focus.
“Kill the lights,” I whispered. The stairwell plunged into darkness…
A sequel to Bagman: Officers Down
-
Bagman: Bad Business used:
I closed my eyes as I stepped through the door and ran forward. The flash-bang’s concussion hit me like a wall of sound, blan…
A prequel to Bagman: Not happy with this one...
-
Bagman: Bad Business used:
I closed my eyes as I stepped through the door and ran forward. The flash-bang’s concussion hit me like a wall of sound, blan…
A prequel to Bagman: Not happy with this one...
-
Don't Leave [Backwards Challenge] used:
“Paul? Paul, is that you?”
“Yeah, it’s me.” Paul said. He reached up and angrily wiped away his tears.
“Paul, are you cryin…
A sequel to Something in My Eye [Backwards Challenge]
-
Something in My Eye [Backwards Challenge] used:
Ah.. the first day of summer. So relaxing and calming. And the perfect time for a challenge, wouldn’t you agree?
So here…
A sequel to egnellahC sdrawkcaB ((Backwars Challenge))!
-
Something in My Eye [Backwards Challenge] used:
“Hey, Pa,” Paul said, settling down into the chair beside the hospital bed. The heart monitor chirped unobtrusively on the ot…
A prequel to Don't Leave [Backwards Challenge]
-
Back in the Swing (Ficlets Challenge!) used:
Okay, this is just a totally random challenge for no special reason! I’m heading towards the four hundred ficlets mark, thoug…
A sequel to The Wonderful World (Or Should I say Website) of Ficlets CHALLENGE!!!!
-
Bagman: Officers Down used:
“Strap in, Red,” I snapped over my shoulder. “We’ve gotta drop out, now. Fire’s taking over.”
Once she was strapped in, I dr…
A sequel to Bagman: The Captain
-
Bagman: Officers Down used:
Freeze, I thought, ducking to the side into another suite. Fat fucking chance, babe.
My ears were still ringing from the…
A prequel to Bagman: Bad Business
-
Bagman: The Captain used:
I unplugged and flopped nervelessly from the chair. My body still shook from the Cerberus3’s attack. My mouth was filled with…
A sequel to Bagman: Burned Out
-
Bagman: The Captain used:
I flipped down my visor and let the HUD come into focus.
“Kill the lights,” I whispered. The stairwell plunged into darkness…
A prequel to Bagman: Officers Down
-
Bagman: Burned Out used:
I kept close to the floor and let the air clear out. A pall of smoke still hung high, fed from the fires outside, but I could…
A sequel to Bagman: VTOL at the Window
-
Bagman: Burned Out used:
“Strap in, Red,” I snapped over my shoulder. “We’ve gotta drop out, now. Fire’s taking over.”
Once she was strapped in, I dr…
A prequel to Bagman: The Captain
-
Bagman: VTOL at the Window used:
Glass exploded outwards from high on the west side of the building, followed by a large shape and a billowing plume of smoke….
A sequel to Bagman: Take a Good Look
-
Bagman: VTOL at the Window used:
I unplugged and flopped nervelessly from the chair. My body still shook from the Cerberus3’s attack. My mouth was filled with…
A prequel to Bagman: Burned Out
-
Bagman: Take a Good Look used:
Cerberus3 was illegal in almost every country and city-state that had laws. Just thinking about owning one was practically be…
A sequel to Bagman: DataBomb
-
Bagman: Take a Good Look used:
I kept close to the floor and let the air clear out. A pall of smoke still hung high, fed from the fires outside, but I could…
A prequel to Bagman: VTOL at the Window
-
Bagman: DataBomb used:
I coughed, gasped for air and choked. Smoke filled the room, burned my throat and filled my lungs. My left eye’s vision was u…
A sequel to Bagman: Would You Please Die, Sir?
-
Bagman: DataBomb used:
Glass exploded outwards from high on the west side of the building, followed by a large shape and a billowing plume of smoke….
A prequel to Bagman: Take a Good Look
-
Bagman: Would You Please Die, Sir? used:
Superheated glass shattered and fell in sparkling rain to the street below, gouts of flame roaring afterward. The drone shook…
A sequel to Bagman: Pandemonium
-
Bagman: Would You Please Die, Sir? used:
Cerberus3 was illegal in almost every country and city-state that had laws. Just thinking about owning one was practically be…
A prequel to Bagman: DataBomb
-
Bagman: Pandemonium used:
Shit, Benny! You fuck!
I was more than pissed. I’d had a bad feeling about the grenade since the beginning, but he wasn’t …
A sequel to Bagman: Cerberus3
-
Bagman: Pandemonium used:
I coughed, gasped for air and choked. Smoke filled the room, burned my throat and filled my lungs. My left eye’s vision was u…
A prequel to Bagman: Would You Please Die, Sir?
-
Bagman: Cerberus3 used:
”...from One Shell Square. We’re on the west side of the tower, investigating what appears to have been a bomb set off inside…
A sequel to Bagman: Fire and a Fight
-
Bagman: Cerberus3 used:
Superheated glass shattered and fell in sparkling rain to the street below, gouts of flame roaring afterward. The drone shook…
A prequel to Bagman: Pandemonium
-
Bagman: Fisticuffs! (original) used:
Ismail advanced through a thickening pall of black smoke. He swung, claws raking the air a hairsbreadth in front of my nose a…
A sequel to Bagman: Fisticuffs! (rewrite)
-
Bagman: Fire and a Fight used:
Shit, Benny! You fuck!
I was more than pissed. I’d had a bad feeling about the grenade since the beginning, but he wasn’t …
A prequel to Bagman: Cerberus3
-
Bagman: Fisticuffs! (rewrite) used:
Outside, a VTOL’s thunder roared. I got to my feet shakily and shook my head to clear the ringing, glancing around. The door …
A sequel to Bagman: Feathery Hammer
-
Bagman: Fisticuffs! (rewrite) used:
”...from One Shell Square. We’re on the west side of the tower, investigating what appears to have been a bomb set off inside…
A prequel to Bagman: Fire and a Fight
-
Bagman: Fisticuffs! (rewrite) used:
Ismail advanced quickly, his claws held ready. Smoke curled from his shoulders, and his suit was ruined. I barely had enough …
A prequel to Bagman: Fisticuffs! (original)
-
Bagman: Feathery Hammer used:
“What!?“
“_No shit, someone just bombed One Shell Square. Drop that rating-happy crybaby story and get your ass there *now…
A sequel to Bagman: Reporting Live
-
Bagman: Feathery Hammer used:
Ismail advanced through a thickening pall of black smoke. He swung, claws raking the air a hairsbreadth in front of my nose a…
A prequel to Bagman: Fisticuffs! (rewrite)
-
Bagman: Reporting Live used:
Ismail blinked.
That’s all the opening I needed. I pressed down on the sub-dermal switch implanted on the side of my neck an…
A sequel to Bagman: Full of Surprises
-
Bagman: Reporting Live used:
Outside, a VTOL’s thunder roared. I got to my feet shakily and shook my head to clear the ringing, glancing around. The door …
A prequel to Bagman: Feathery Hammer
-
Bagman: Full of Surprises used:
I stepped into the lobby of One Shell Square. Pale wood, smooth marble and colorful paintings all combined to form an impress…
A sequel to Bagman: Finally, Danger Music
-
Bagman: Full of Surprises used:
“What!?“
“_No shit, someone just bombed One Shell Square. Drop that rating-happy crybaby story and get your ass there *now…
A prequel to Bagman: Reporting Live
-
Bagman: Finally, Danger Music used:
I felt the edge working in again. It had been hard to find, and I’d been walking the streets for hours trying to get it back….
A sequel to Bagman: Human Rhythm
-
Bagman: Finally, Danger Music used:
Ismail blinked.
That’s all the opening I needed. I pressed down on the sub-dermal switch implanted on the side of my neck an…
A prequel to Bagman: Full of Surprises
-
Bagman: Human Rhythm used:
I was in. Corporations are paranoid as fuck-all, though, and I didn’t put it past them to put ICE in their own system. Digita…
A sequel to Bagman: Corporate Joe
-
Bagman: Human Rhythm used:
I stepped into the lobby of One Shell Square. Pale wood, smooth marble and colorful paintings all combined to form an impress…
A prequel to Bagman: Finally, Danger Music
-
Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge] used:
He squeezed his eyes shut to push away the burning tears. Cold, stiff cloth covered the gurney, scratchy against his skin. Th…
A sequel to Lethal Injection [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Lethal Injection [Out of Order Challenge] used:
They dimmed the lights a little. Beyond the window, the featureless faces gained solidity with the absence of the florescent …
A sequel to Out of Body [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Lethal Injection [Out of Order Challenge] used:
Steve Patricks fell back against his chair as the last applicant left the office. Running his hands through his hair, he star…
A prequel to Accidents? [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Out of Body [Out of Order Challenge] used:
Two months in the psychiatric ward of the hospital undergoing treatment and analysis hadn’t revealed the slightest bit of lig…
A sequel to One Truth to Another [Out of Order Challenge
-
Out of Body [Out of Order Challenge] used:
He squeezed his eyes shut to push away the burning tears. Cold, stiff cloth covered the gurney, scratchy against his skin. Th…
A prequel to Lethal Injection [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Bagman: Corporate Joe used:
I swam through a sea of data. On a busy mainline, user icons stream by like cars on a highway, neon streaks moving at the hig…
A sequel to Bagman: Crumbs to Wisconsin
-
Bagman: Corporate Joe used:
I felt the edge working in again. It had been hard to find, and I’d been walking the streets for hours trying to get it back….
A prequel to Bagman: Human Rhythm
-
Bagman: Crumbs to Wisconsin used:
“Look, man, you’re fucking nuts. That’s all there is to it.” I told it how it was, and stubbed out my cigarette angrily. “Thi…
A sequel to Bagman: Deadline Run
-
Bagman: Crumbs to Wisconsin used:
I was in. Corporations are paranoid as fuck-all, though, and I didn’t put it past them to put ICE in their own system. Digita…
A prequel to Bagman: Corporate Joe
-
Bagman: Deadline Run used:
My console chimed. I turned towards it and keyed the display.
MATCH FOUND
I smiled.
*Micah Herminio Benito, a.k.a. _Benn…
A sequel to Bagman: Match Found
-
Bagman: Deadline Run used:
I swam through a sea of data. On a busy mainline, user icons stream by like cars on a highway, neon streaks moving at the hig…
A prequel to Bagman: Crumbs to Wisconsin
-
Bagman: Match Found used:
Red supported herself on the waist-high bars at either side of her, walking gingerly. She was wearing cotton shorts, her left…
A sequel to Bagman: Second First Step
-
Bagman: Match Found used:
“Look, man, you’re fucking nuts. That’s all there is to it.” I told it how it was, and stubbed out my cigarette angrily. “Thi…
A prequel to Bagman: Deadline Run
-
Bagman: Second First Step used:
I started to back off a step, but Jarvis tightened his finger on trigger, so I stopped short and spread my arms. He took a lo…
A sequel to Bagman: Big Mistake
-
Bagman: Second First Step used:
My console chimed. I turned towards it and keyed the display.
MATCH FOUND
I smiled.
*Micah Herminio Benito, a.k.a. _Benn…
A prequel to Bagman: Match Found
-
One Truth to Another [Out of Order Challenge used:
“Dr. Patricks?”
Steve looked up from the file he’d been perusing to see his secretary, her head poked through the door. Long…
A sequel to Psychiatrist's Secretary [Out of Order Challenge]
-
One Truth to Another [Out of Order Challenge used:
Sorry, couldn’t figure out how to delete a draft. So here it is.
A prequel to *Deleted Draft*
-
One Truth to Another [Out of Order Challenge used:
They dimmed the lights a little. Beyond the window, the featureless faces gained solidity with the absence of the florescent …
A prequel to Out of Body [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Psychiatrist's Secretary [Out of Order Challenge] used:
“What are you? Stupid?”
He shook his head. A distant memory from the past reminded him that he’d once had an office with a D…
A sequel to Dissociative Fugue [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Psychiatrist's Secretary [Out of Order Challenge] used:
Two months in the psychiatric ward of the hospital undergoing treatment and analysis hadn’t revealed the slightest bit of lig…
A prequel to One Truth to Another [Out of Order Challenge
-
Bagman: Big Mistake used:
Jarvis’ smile fit the rest of him. It’s ugly. In a world where beauty could be bought, there was a certain dignity to his app…
A sequel to Bagman: Playing Stupid
-
Bagman: Big Mistake used:
Red supported herself on the waist-high bars at either side of her, walking gingerly. She was wearing cotton shorts, her left…
A prequel to Bagman: Second First Step
-
Dissociative Fugue [Out of Order Challenge] used:
The fog was everywhere. Milky white, curling away from his face and body as he moved through it, only to snap shut behind him…
A sequel to The Fog [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Dissociative Fugue [Out of Order Challenge] used:
“Dr. Patricks?”
Steve looked up from the file he’d been perusing to see his secretary, her head poked through the door. Long…
A prequel to Psychiatrist's Secretary [Out of Order Challenge]
-
The Fog [Out of Order Challenge] used:
Incredibly, I’ve now reached the big 500. This is all thanks to the many series I’m a part of with thebetweenspace, *Never …
A sequel to The Out-of-Order Challenge!
-
The Fog [Out of Order Challenge] used:
“What are you? Stupid?”
He shook his head. A distant memory from the past reminded him that he’d once had an office with a D…
A prequel to Dissociative Fugue [Out of Order Challenge]
-
Bagman: Playing Stupid used:
Kim sneered at me as we climbed the stairs. We’ve never really got along. He’s about my age, but awkward with his mixed blood…
A sequel to Bagman: Street King
-
Bagman: Playing Stupid used:
I started to back off a step, but Jarvis tightened his finger on trigger, so I stopped short and spread my arms. He took a lo…
A prequel to Bagman: Big Mistake
-
Bagman: Street King used:
Ma smiled at me when I came in and kissed her cheek. She looked tired and worn, her hair gone mostly to gray.
“Benny, what a…
A sequel to Bagman: I Heart Mom
-
Bagman: Street King used:
Jarvis’ smile fit the rest of him. It’s ugly. In a world where beauty could be bought, there was a certain dignity to his app…
A prequel to Bagman: Playing Stupid
-
Bagman: I Heart Mom used:
He came in at six, on the dot. A tall black man, lean and fit, his head shaved bald. My guess put him in his early thirties. ...
A sequel to Bagman: Everyone has a Record
-
Bagman: I Heart Mom used:
Kim sneered at me as we climbed the stairs. We’ve never really got along. He’s about my age, but awkward with his mixed blood…
A prequel to Bagman: Street King
-
Bagman: Everyone has a Record used:
I went out to one of the waiting areas and sat down. There’s an atmosphere in waiting rooms that I can never feel at ease wit…
A sequel to Bagman: Phantom Leg
-
Bagman: Everyone has a Record used:
Ma smiled at me when I came in and kissed her cheek. She looked tired and worn, her hair gone mostly to gray.
“Benny, what a…
A prequel to Bagman: I Heart Mom
-
Bagman: Phantom Leg used:
The cameras outside of the warehouse revealed that the morning sun had crept up over the New Orleans skyline, a wash of hazy …
A sequel to Bagman: Benny & Louise
-
Bagman: Phantom Leg used:
He came in at six, on the dot. A tall black man, lean and fit, his head shaved bald. My guess put him in his early thirties. ...
A prequel to Bagman: Everyone has a Record
-
Bagman: Benny & Louise used:
I took some pills and a caffeine shot to stay awake then drove out to the hospital. The city, oddly, was hushed, the streets …
A sequel to Bagman: A Little Less Red
-
Bagman: Benny & Louise used:
I went out to one of the waiting areas and sat down. There’s an atmosphere in waiting rooms that I can never feel at ease wit…
A prequel to Bagman: Phantom Leg
-
Bagman: A Little Less Red used:
“Hey, I’d hate to break your boy,” I said. I pushed off from the door and slid right, sneakers screeching against black marbl…
A sequel to Bagman: Payday
-
Bagman: A Little Less Red used:
The cameras outside of the warehouse revealed that the morning sun had crept up over the New Orleans skyline, a wash of hazy …
A prequel to Bagman: Benny & Louise
-
Bagman: Payday used:
“Good evening,” one man said. Older, his face was some artist’s masterpiece. Black hair, gray at the temples and features tha…
A sequel to Bagman: Three Black Suits
-
Bagman: Payday used:
I took some pills and a caffeine shot to stay awake then drove out to the hospital. The city, oddly, was hushed, the streets …
A prequel to Bagman: A Little Less Red
-
Bagman: Three Black Suits used:
Not my style at all.
The streets were my place. I belonged in the cracks of society, in the gutters and alleys, where life …
A sequel to Bagman: One Shell Square
-
Bagman: Three Black Suits used:
“Hey, I’d hate to break your boy,” I said. I pushed off from the door and slid right, sneakers screeching against black marbl…
A prequel to Bagman: Payday
-
Bagman: One Shell Square used:
I paused by a store display. It was closed, dark inside, and the glare of the streets made it a nearly perfect mirror. I turn…
A sequel to Bagman: Not My Style
-
Bagman: One Shell Square used:
“Good evening,” one man said. Older, his face was some artist’s masterpiece. Black hair, gray at the temples and features tha…
A prequel to Bagman: Three Black Suits
-
Bagman: Not My Style used:
As a pilot on what the company termed as “Hot-Seat Duty,” my desk was situated in a small room tucked behind the tool gantry,...
A sequel to Bagman: Blurred Image
-
Bagman: Not My Style used:
Not my style at all.
The streets were my place. I belonged in the cracks of society, in the gutters and alleys, where life …
A prequel to Bagman: One Shell Square
-
Bagman: Blurred Image used:
I left Red at the hospital to take the VTOL back to the hangar. The NOW News building towered above the surrounding structure…
A sequel to Bagman: Back to Work
-
Bagman: Blurred Image used:
I paused by a store display. It was closed, dark inside, and the glare of the streets made it a nearly perfect mirror. I turn…
A prequel to Bagman: Not My Style
-
Bagman: Back to Work used:
I was out the door and into the back lot of the diner. Only a few lights, and night had fallen. For a moment, I was blind as …
A sequel to Bagman: Play it Safe
-
Bagman: Back to Work used:
As a pilot on what the company termed as “Hot-Seat Duty,” my desk was situated in a small room tucked behind the tool gantry,...
A prequel to Bagman: Blurred Image
-
Bagman: Play it Safe used:
I closed the hatch, set the VTOL on hover and unbuckled my harness. We were far enough above the scene that I didn’t have to …
A sequel to Bagman: Reporter Down
-
Bagman: Play it Safe used:
I left Red at the hospital to take the VTOL back to the hangar. The NOW News building towered above the surrounding structure…
A prequel to Bagman: Back to Work
-
Bagman: Reporter Down used:
I’d maximized Benny’s feed to encompass my immediate field of vision. The diner camera was a tiny rectangle in the corner, th…
A sequel to Bagman: Through a Killer's Eyes
-
Bagman: Reporter Down used:
I was out the door and into the back lot of the diner. Only a few lights, and night had fallen. For a moment, I was blind as …
A prequel to Bagman: Play it Safe
-
Bagman: Through a Killer's Eyes used:
A single sharp gunshot and a woman’s scream. I was up, around the corner and down the front of the building. Leap over the bo…
A sequel to Bagman: Move with Your Sniper
-
Bagman: Through a Killer's Eyes used:
I closed the hatch, set the VTOL on hover and unbuckled my harness. We were far enough above the scene that I didn’t have to …
A prequel to Bagman: Reporter Down
-
Bagman: Move with Your Sniper used:
Slipping past the knockers was easy. They were trying to keep the gunmen inside, not to keep anyone out. I was flying high, n…
A sequel to Bagman: Danger Music
-
Bagman: Move with Your Sniper used:
I’d maximized Benny’s feed to encompass my immediate field of vision. The diner camera was a tiny rectangle in the corner, th…
A prequel to Bagman: Through a Killer's Eyes
-
Bagman: Danger Music used:
The camera drone rocked and whirled, rotors damaged by a stray bullet. It spun away and crashed to the street below. Red coll…
A sequel to Bagman: Hot Pickup
-
Bagman: Danger Music used:
A single sharp gunshot and a woman’s scream. I was up, around the corner and down the front of the building. Leap over the bo…
A prequel to Bagman: Move with Your Sniper
-
Bagman: Hot Pickup used:
The best of us, we’re not anything but a freak of genetics. I like to think of it as a kind of reversed ADHD. Me, I can pay t…
A sequel to Bagman: Reverse ADHD
-
Bagman: Hot Pickup used:
Slipping past the knockers was easy. They were trying to keep the gunmen inside, not to keep anyone out. I was flying high, n…
A prequel to Bagman: Danger Music
-
Bagman: Reverse ADHD used:
I shrunk Benny’s feed to a small, high-speed rectangle tucked at the corner of my subconscious. I worked fast, skipped past l…
A sequel to Bagman: Ghost in the Dinette
-
Bagman: Reverse ADHD used:
The camera drone rocked and whirled, rotors damaged by a stray bullet. It spun away and crashed to the street below. Red coll…
A prequel to Bagman: Hot Pickup
-
Bagman: Ghost in the Dinette used:
The bike was where I’d left it, parked between a sleek NeoHyundai and an ancient Chevrolet in a parking garage two blocks wes…
A sequel to Bagman: Chrome Cat
-
Bagman: Ghost in the Dinette used:
The best of us, we’re not anything but a freak of genetics. I like to think of it as a kind of reversed ADHD. Me, I can pay t…
A prequel to Bagman: Reverse ADHD
-
Port Gun Control used:
Relk sat still at the Ops console on The Pillar’s C.I.C., watching the events outside unfold through a meter-wide rupture in …
A sequel to The Pillar - Observations From The Pillar
-
Port Gun Control used:
Salis was in agony. Crumpled in his command chair, he pushed his fists into his temples, trying to squeeze the horrors out of…
A prequel to The Pillar - By a Slim Margin
-
Bagman: Chrome Cat used:
I walked out. The audio-feed from the newscast muted the roaring music and humanity of the club. I navigated the crowd, the p…
A sequel to Bagman: A Good Funeral
-
Bagman: Chrome Cat used:
I shrunk Benny’s feed to a small, high-speed rectangle tucked at the corner of my subconscious. I worked fast, skipped past l…
A prequel to Bagman: Ghost in the Dinette
-
Bagman: A Good Funeral used:
I was in the restroom, returning the beer I’d rented a few minutes earlier, smoke from my cigarette stinging my eyes in the c…
A sequel to Bagman: Someone Else's Problem
-
Bagman: A Good Funeral used:
The bike was where I’d left it, parked between a sleek NeoHyundai and an ancient Chevrolet in a parking garage two blocks wes…
A prequel to Bagman: Chrome Cat
-
Bagman: Someone Else's Problem used:
Camera shifting, focusing. Pale face, red windblown hair. “_Looks like two, three suspects were evading pursuit for unknown c…
A sequel to Bagman: Live at the Scene
-
Bagman: Someone Else's Problem used:
I walked out. The audio-feed from the newscast muted the roaring music and humanity of the club. I navigated the crowd, the p…
A prequel to Bagman: A Good Funeral
-
Bagman: Live at the Scene used:
Red looked over her shoulder, silhouetted against the New Orleans skyline beyond the open hatch. Wind buffeted the interior o…
A sequel to Bagman: NOW Action News
-
Bagman: Live at the Scene used:
I was in the restroom, returning the beer I’d rented a few minutes earlier, smoke from my cigarette stinging my eyes in the c…
A prequel to Bagman: Someone Else's Problem
-
Bagman: NOW Action News used:
“Shots fired, Tulane and Canal,” buzzed the radio, popping with static. “You shits there yet?“
Grinding my teeth, I tigh…
A sequel to Bagman: Shots Fired
-
Bagman: NOW Action News used:
Camera shifting, focusing. Pale face, red windblown hair. “_Looks like two, three suspects were evading pursuit for unknown c…
A prequel to Bagman: Live at the Scene
-
Bagman: Shots Fired used:
“Check your account,” the man said, slipping the parcel into a satchel he wore under a heavy coat.
“Will do.”
_You with me,...
A sequel to Bagman: First Rule: Never Ask
-
Bagman: Shots Fired used:
Red looked over her shoulder, silhouetted against the New Orleans skyline beyond the open hatch. Wind buffeted the interior o…
A prequel to Bagman: NOW Action News
-
Bagman: First Rule: Never Ask used:
They were there, as they damn well should have been. A clutch of dark shadows in the greater darkness of the alleyway, illumi…
A sequel to Bagman: Fashionably Late
-
Bagman: First Rule: Never Ask used:
“Shots fired, Tulane and Canal,” buzzed the radio, popping with static. “You shits there yet?“
Grinding my teeth, I tigh…
A prequel to Bagman: Shots Fired
-
Bagman: Fashionably Late used:
The coke drove a clear blue spike through the pall of smog, overlaying the world I knew with one where the edges were sharp...
A sequel to Bagman: A Clear Blue Spike
-
Bagman: Fashionably Late used:
“Check your account,” the man said, slipping the parcel into a satchel he wore under a heavy coat.
“Will do.”
_You with me,...
A prequel to Bagman: First Rule: Never Ask
-
Bagman: A Clear Blue Spike used:
They were there, as they damn well should have been. A clutch of dark shadows in the greater darkness of the alleyway, illumi…
A prequel to Bagman: Fashionably Late
