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Always at the pen

Men with white hair men with dark suits men with white roses with stems six to eight feet long. Each bundle of flowers looks like a body carried with reverence, up the steep hill. Someone, somewhere in the procession drops … Continue reading

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DeathWatch No. 94 – We Monsters Are Well-Educated, You Know

This is Issue #94 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * “Where are your soldiers?” the officer asked. … Continue reading

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All The Colors

Beyond winters chill there lies a hopeful font of blood, blue flies, green flies, black waters. Everyone comes up short, and everyone is a wet-nosed nudge away from either soothed or screaming. There is a film of red over her … Continue reading

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DeathWatch No. 93 – Consume Me

This is Issue #93 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * Jet lay in silk sheets, breathing in … Continue reading

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Databases bleed information (of course)

It’s a Sisters Of Mercy night and you know what that means: get on your knees, bow your head and receive. Hear the laughter down the hall, the distant drums, the rise and fall of a thousand lifetimes of solace, … Continue reading

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