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Unforgettable – Chapter 2

After seven years as a CIA officer, I had found my own ways of doing things. That's why I was delivering pizzas in Barcelona just before one in the morning — that, plus the fact that if there was one thing the CIA hated more than not being able to break other people's codes, it [...]

"Buy You a Mockingbird" Gets Reviewed

Diabolical Plots has taken on the challenge of reviewing the voluminous output of Daily Science Fiction.  The review of December's stories is very positive toward my story "Buy You a Mockingbird."  The conclusion: A well done work of science fiction wrapped in a small package.  Recommended

A plea to some of my fellow conservatives and Republicans

Please stop obsessing about Obama's birth certificate.  By sounding like paranoid conspiracy nuts, you make it that much harder for conservative Republicans to get elected in places where the support of independents is the key to victory, which in turn makes it harder to get conservative policies enacted. Obama's birthplace is not the problem. Suppose [...]

Something Google Doesn't Know

I may be the first person to put this bit of entertainment trivia on the web. While there are sites that have mentioned that the California license plate number for the limo in Die Hard is 1E49963, according to Google, no one had pointed out that there was a character in a TV show who [...]

Science imitates me

Well, perhaps that's overstating it a bit, but… I worked as a funds manager for CitiAmerica, and being stationed here gave me an eight-and-a-half minute head start over Earth-based funds managers when it came to acting on news brought in from other star systems through the interstellar portal at the heart of the sun. From [...]

Unforgettable – Chapter 1

I straightened the maroon tie I'd stolen from Macy's that morning and stepped into the interviewer's office. Becoming a CIA agent was my only choice if I wanted to go legit. I had to find a way to make this work. The balding man behind the desk looked up. A placard gave his name as [...]

Unforgettable – Cover & Teaser

Teaser Out of sight, out of mind. Due to a fluke of quantum mechanics, no one can remember Nat Morgan for more than a minute after he's gone. It's a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists. But Nat leads a [...]