I Will Do My Best To Use Resources Wisely
It all started with the badges. Those damn badges. Truth be told, it was hard work earning them. But still, the competition was ruthless and bloody. It…
(Day 59) The Worst Laid Plans...
Get the suitcase... check. Check the contents... check. Kill the other men in the room... pending. Frank crouched behind the crate and felt both holsters at…
Hide and Seek
As I sat eating my anchovy pizza outside of the French pizzeria, I contemplated my situation. I was on the run. I had been assigned to steal information from…
Shameless Part 5
As I walk home from the school, my shredded backpack bouncing against my back. I scan the caving houses in a line across the street. Kids in baggy clothes…
The Shakedown
Sitting in a unfamiliar house all we could see what the whites of each others eyes and the blue illumination of the candle. The antique radio played, it was as…
The New Year
“Katana,” she whisperd to him in the cold dark building. Of course they both new that this wasn’t her real name. Real names were left behind after the second…
Dead Man's Grip
His hands are shaking, though through fear or uncertainty I cannot tell. I decide to simplify things. My own hands curl around my revolver and draw with the…
War
Kills Blood trickles In the fight Dead soldiers drift into the light-- Souls seep From punctured holes Life is put to sleep As each sense grows To six and on…
Suicidal Blues
Some talk behind my back. “He’s crazy,” they say, “reckless” or “psycho.” Those are the nice comments. In their way, they might be right, because, truth be…
Fiery Escape
The little USP bucked in my hand and struck the gas tank square. Contrary to everything movies show you, gas tanks do not explode in white-hot explosions - at…
I don't even know what this story is about.
I argued with my wife, then decided that I wasn’t living life how I ought to. I went to a bar, had too much to drink, and got into a fist fight with some guy…
Shots and Spurs
“He’s scum, Bryce. He’s pure scum, and he’s lower than whale shit.” Bill, the toothless bartender, said. Most of his teeth had been knocked out breaking up…
My Twelve-Year-Old and Her Gun
The man started after me, but he stopped cold when he heard the shotgun blast. It was Sarah, my twelve-year-old daughter. She was on horseback, holding that…
Escape Velocity: +3
Bellowing in agony, Ramirez jerked instinctively away from the pain in his foot; off balance from kicking Jordan, he stumbled. The blaster discharged wildly…
Escape Velocity: +2
Mendoza Ramirez, captain of the pirate ship Conscious Consumer, sometime blackmailer and frequent murderer, was impressed with the speed displayed by his…
Escape Velocity: +1
Crouched on the deck, Jordan made an easy target for the pirate: a twitch of the blaster could cover him in any corner of the airlock. He dropped his hand from…
Escape Velocity: Zero
Jordan LaMonica was often stung by the majestic brutality of the universe. In its every corner was wonder enough to induce rapture, and danger such as would…
The Deal Is On Hold
“What have you got, Julio?” Detective Arlen Mills asked, meeting the officer at the top of the stairs. Julio Mendez fell into step beside him. “A hotel maid…
Ooops!
Marli slipped a gun out of her purse and pointed it at Elsha. “Wel,l your employers are paying good money to get you back,” she said when Elsha’s face turned…
Deserted
I hold my breath, steady my rifle, and quickly blink away a bead of sweat running down into the corner of my eye. “Two point five”, my spotter mutters. I nod…