Thaddeus Howze's Blog, page 17
October 31, 2012
Red Star, White Sun (5)
Hospitals, if they can be said to have a character, would have developed it based on the people they saved. Mount Sinai was a hospital who would have been said to have been a guardian of the poor, the weak, and the dispossessed. Mount Sinai’s walls of fine marble were covered in soot and ash, [...]
October 26, 2012
Red Star, White Sun (4)
His name was spoken among the Vampyr in hushed overtones; if you spoke of him at all. He was the boogey-man of boogey-men. His real name was lost to antiquity. He was called the Shepherd Like a scourge or plague, where the Shepherd came, none survived, so the legends go. All legends have a kernel of truth in [...]
October 23, 2012
Chaos Bound (1)
She walked through the mountains, nearly naked, except for the demon armor she had through sorcery most foul, forced to do her bidding. It was now proof against wind, weather or weapons. In the fashion of its kind, it demanded in trade for its powers, the lust men knew for her, their depravity fed it, [...]
October 21, 2012
Red Star, White Sun (Part 3)
There is a medicinal tang to the air of a hospital, an unmistakable, sharp biting odor, punctuated by the constant release of new chemicals and drones swishing them about promoting the illusion of health; as if cleanliness ensured healthiness. It doesn’t always. Make no mistake about it, hospitals are about the dying, not the living. [...]
October 18, 2012
Red Star, White Sun (2)
I couldn’t breathe. My whole body felt shrouded, covered by an unyielding barrier. My ears were ringing and I could smell hair, plastic, electrical wiring burning. I tried to move and as I wriggled my arm, the barrier fell away, with a dull flapping sound. It took a moment to remember where I was. The [...]
October 17, 2012
Redux
It worked. I am sick; probably radiation. Don’t have much time. I remember the campus looking just like it did that night; we thought we were doing the right thing. We would rid the world of sickness, disease and disfigurement. Our process would erase junk DNA in the human genome improving the human race. As [...]
October 13, 2012
Red Star, White Sun (1)
My morning started out like any other, late for work, hung over, and wearing sunglasses. My car was in the shop, again, piece of shyte, so I was on the train. A quick sprint turns my cheap poly-blend suit into an oven in the early morning heatwave, with the added humidity ensuring I will never [...]
October 9, 2012
Citizen
a tale of the twilight continuum This was the worst summer ever. Worst than the one where half the province caught fire. Worse than the one where we had a tornado everyday and entire towns disappeared overnight. When the news was announced, my pa looked at me and shook his head. The lady who was [...]
October 2, 2012
Fine Dining – a tale of Hub City (1)
Part the First: In where we meet our hero, Gen Shishio. We learn why Gen Shishio’s uncle drinks so much and why moving away did not solve the dilemma of the family business. My name is Gen Shishio and today is my birthday. By the end of the day, I will also be murdered. But [...]
October 1, 2012
Ouroboros Rising
“Apprentice.” “Yes, master.” “It’s time.” I help him up and walk him into his study. He is paper-thin, light like a bird, a wisp of the force I remember from my youth. I can feel the fire burning through him, my second sight, even shielded cannot block the visions of his power. I help him to [...]
