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December 5, 2014
Flash Friday # 123: Company Policy, Part 5
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So Alicia found herself caught up in the midst of something she would rather have read about. She sat forward, looking at Theseus who had his eyes closed, his face pale. When he opened his eyes and found her staring, she felt of wave of embarrassment.
"The people who run this place are freelance," he said, as though they'd been discussing something. He shifted, winced,
So Alicia found herself caught up in the midst of something she would rather have read about. She sat forward, looking at Theseus who had his eyes closed, his face pale. When he opened his eyes and found her staring, she felt of wave of embarrassment.
"The people who run this place are freelance," he said, as though they'd been discussing something. He shifted, winced,
November 28, 2014
Flash Friday # 122: Company Policy, Part 4
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Theseus watched the aircar for a few seconds, then shook his head. "Back to the party. We need company."
Alicia didn't argue. The aircar was landing and they were lucky the street was so narrow that it couldn't find a clear spot very close.
Or was that luck? Theseus had been careful so far. She thought he might have kept them to the narrow road just for this
November 21, 2014
Flash Fiction # 121 -- Company Policy, Part 3
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"Illegal," Alicia repeated the word and glanced at her odd companion.
Theseus moved closer, his voice dropping. "I work for the Inner Worlds Council Security."
A spy? An IWC spy and here on Earth? Oh yes, that could be a problem. It was illegal for them to work on Earth without special sanctions.
"Why were you working at the company?"
"We started
"Illegal," Alicia repeated the word and glanced at her odd companion.
Theseus moved closer, his voice dropping. "I work for the Inner Worlds Council Security."
A spy? An IWC spy and here on Earth? Oh yes, that could be a problem. It was illegal for them to work on Earth without special sanctions.
"Why were you working at the company?"
"We started
November 14, 2014
Flash Fiction # 120 -- Company Policy, Part 2
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They rushed out the back door of the restaurant into a shadowed alley with a half dozen aircars parked along a fence. Alicia looked back as the door snapped shut and locked.
"Don't worry." Theseus sounded assured and not at all like the man who had stuttered his way through every science decision at a meeting. "We don't have far to go."
"What the hell is going on?
They rushed out the back door of the restaurant into a shadowed alley with a half dozen aircars parked along a fence. Alicia looked back as the door snapped shut and locked.
"Don't worry." Theseus sounded assured and not at all like the man who had stuttered his way through every science decision at a meeting. "We don't have far to go."
"What the hell is going on?
November 7, 2014
Flash Fiction # 119 -- Company Policy, Part 1
As they entered the room, Alicia heard Theseus give an almost silent sigh, echoing her own feelings of despair. The five board members didn't have to say anything; they knew there had been no improvement since the last meeting.
New Worlds for Humanity had been on a downward spiral for more than four years since the original owners had been bought out. Alicia hadn't seen the full
New Worlds for Humanity had been on a downward spiral for more than four years since the original owners had been bought out. Alicia hadn't seen the full
October 31, 2014
NaNo is here!
Let me start out by sending all of you to a post on another journal where I was featured yesterday. Sorry I'm late with this; I have spent two days very ill and barely keeping track of anything at all!
https://quotidiandose.wordpress.com/2...
Beyond that, I hope everyone is ready. I have my outline and I'm just waiting for 7 more hours to pass. I have work to get done in
October 30, 2014
Flash Fiction # 118 -- Is it time yet?
(A little pre-NaNoWriMo Fun)
Zaphod sat on the desk between me and the computer screen, his golden eyes blinking.
"Is it time yet?"
"No, Zaphod." I worked at getting my spreadsheet finished, even though I knew I would abandon it in a couple days.
"Is it time yet?"
"No." I added an array of colors and new SUM totals.
"Is it time yet?"
"Turn around and look at the screen
October 23, 2014
Flash Fiction #117 -- Off the Path
"They're closer." Echris looked down the long trail and tried not to curse. They dared not stray from this path into the woods. The magical creatures there had never forgiven the battles of the old war. No help, and no escape.
Far down the hillside -- but still closer than he liked -- the soldiers moved steadily upwards.
The two dared not rest, even though Pornan limped, the metal
October 17, 2014
Flash Fiction #116 -- The Report
The night she saw the star fall, the path streaking across the sky, Eonis knew it was time to be done with her work. The fall was not a meteorite this time; she had heard the whisper of the call that had not come in a long time. Looking around the apartment, Eonis decided there was little she needed to take. She'd started out at dawn, wondering how long would pass before someone
October 10, 2014
Flash Fiction # 115 -- Different
Ian used to dream about this day. He would stare beyond the iron fence and imagine what life would be like beyond the barrier. Sometimes he'd tell Ann that they'd have a different future than the rest of the children here. They were different, after all. They would go out and. . . .
He couldn't imagine what they would do.
Sometimes seemed better able to help others with
He couldn't imagine what they would do.
Sometimes seemed better able to help others with
