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October 27, 2017
Driving Sophia
“You better have your hair weave strapped on tight.” “Why-should-I?” “Because we are going for a ride, Sophia.” “A-ride-where?” The young limo driver pulled out into traffic “To meet King Salman.” “We-are-going-to-the-Royal-Palace-in-Mecca-” The awkward image of a woman paused briefly to flash her strange smile. “-so-I-can-meet-Salman-bin-Abdulaziz-bin-Abdul-Rahman-bin-Faisal-bin-Turki-bin-Abdullah-bin-Mohammed-bin-Saud. I-am-honored.” “He wants to meet you now that you […]
October 26, 2017
The Vigilante
Jiki Commons was at the top of his career and he was only fourteen years old. Ever since his first hit movie “Imps” which was released in 2011 when he was only eight, he was in high demand. Every film he starred in was a huge success. He was already a multi-millionaire and seemingly his […]
The Religious Defector
“We appreciate you allowing us to interview you, Mr. Kwon.” “Not at all, Ms. Singer. It is a pleasure to be here, to be able to tell my story.” The middle-aged gentleman was dressed casually in a button down checkered shirt and jeans. He looked uncomfortable in the television studio but the reporter, Judith Singer, […]
The Mauritius Robbery Affair: Another Shot
Chapter Eight: Another Shot “He gave up his two mates so we should have this case tied up fairly soon, Ian.” Police Lieutenant Winston Permalloo on the island of Mauritius where this whole mess began had finally gotten a break. A DNA sample of one of the four robbers who had been in Krista Bernham’s […]
October 25, 2017
The Mauritius Robbery Affair: God Rolled the Dice
Chapter Seven: God Rolled the Dice Four Months ago – Pyongyang, North Korea Jun Ho was only six-years old and this was his first train ride. Daddy couldn’t come, but Mommy said they were going all the way to Russia. Soo Mi took her only child by his hand as the train pulled into Pyongyang […]
It’s Safe Now
“It’s over Grandpa. Sun’s coming up. We’ll be okay.” Timmy’s Grandfather lay asleep on the duck blind’s floor. Yesterday, they’d been hunting and got lost. Couldn’t find the truck. Sun was going down when they saw the first in a forgotten graveyard. These zombies were real. Fought them off while their ammo lasted. Grandpa got […]
October 24, 2017
The Mauritius Robbery Affair: Messenger
Chapter Six: Messenger Ian Dennis flew into Larnaca International Airport on Cyprus, but he had another airport in mind. In 1974, Turkey invaded Cyprus and the Nicosia International Airport, once the island’s principal air hub, was the site of extremely violent encounters between Turkish and Cypriot forces and was heavily bombed. Today, it is deserted, […]
October 23, 2017
Tenzin Gyatso’s Great Mistake
It wasn’t easy for Tenzin Gyatso to have private moments, however he sometimes could appear in public as a typical Buddhist monk. He was not a young man and he had lived a very full life. His life was still very full and rewarding, but there were times he envied ordinary men. He had never […]
Epilogue: Key Out of Time
Circa 1333 BCE – Egypt “So you’re the legendary Sennedjem, called the Overseer of Tutors, Father of the God, Beloved of the God, and Fan-bearer of the Right Hand of the King. Such illustrious titles for a glorified teacher.” “And you Ross Murdock, can only see and hear me because who I was, the legend […]
October 22, 2017
UXO London
The American wasn’t used to public transport being colored red. He boarded the bus at the Kings Reach Building stop, paid his fare and took an available seat near the back. He was supposed to meet her at Tower Gateway Station. From there, they’d walk to Tower Hill tube station and continue their journey. The […]
