Can't Sail From Your Past, Either
The freighter cut through the waves like butter. He gazed out over the rolling sea. The blue sky and steely gray waves were vastly different from the…
Last Contract - Inversion
Mint. That’s what was on the old man’s breath. Mint and a bit of sourness that reminded spoiled milk. But mostly mint. Funny what the mind focuses on when the…
Job Offer
“May I sit here?” Durellia jumped at the voice as her eyes glanced up from her book about conspiracies, false history, and masons. A man looked at her…
Rooftop Ballet
This is my art, my music, my drama. Some might doubt its beauty, but to me there is nothing else. You’re just in time for the introduction. Here I am, and…
The Touch of Winter
Vasily waited. He was good at waiting. He’d been good at it before the war started. Now it served him even better. Be patient, he told his students, Winter…
The Eye of God
I peered out of the window of one of the anonymous office blocks in this part of town, then lowered my gaze back to the precision sight that, in previous…
No Fun
Everbody likes a good secret, myself included. Who’s screwing who, who’s taking a little off the top, no matter what it is, everybody’s got their own little…
Down Goes the Puppy
“Good morning, sir, I am Detective DeGrasso and this here is Detective Novak. We’d like to ask you a few questions, if we may...” Braggs pivoted instantly and…
One Shot, One Kill?
Dropped straight into the heart of enemy territory. Crawling three kilometers over six days through Russian wilderness. Dragging along a 15kg Intervention…
The Last Contract
Inhale. Exhale slowly. His finger rested gently on the trigger of his Barrett as the crosshairs settled in the center of the old man’s chest. 50 caliber, he…
Through The Crosshairs
Everything looks different through the scope. I can see the sweat beading on his face as he clings to his female hostage. The body language of her panic…
Dead Aim
“Huntsman, you in position?” “Yes sir. I’m ready when you are” I replied as I drew back the heavy bolt of my rifle to chamber a round. “Copy that. Intel says…
Sniper
It’s strange. You see it when you’re watching TV, you do it when your playing video games and even through six months of boot camp and basic training I never…