Thaddeus Howze's Blog, page 20

Dancing in the Dark – Equinox (2)

equinox – the last scion (part 2) Umbra took off his hat and threw it at one of the Light. Halfway there, it changed its shape and became a hawk made of shadow. Its razor sharp wings sliced off the heads of two of them with its wide wingspan. It had a keening cry, mournful, [...]

Praxis

a tale of the twilight continuum Shubert cupped his hands over his cyborg ears; the rumbling in the city's throat was seismic and desperate. The ground shook as Theriopolis uprooted itself, and Shubert, Chief Technocrat Second Class, stained his velvet pantaloons. The animal city was calling for a mate. Had it really been a decade? [...]

The Burden of Wealth

a tale of the twilight continuum One of the most recent civilizations to join the Hegemony, the Plutarchs, a group of sentients from a highly advanced world, upon discovering the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations insisted on becoming a member of said civilizations. The Plutarchs (our name for them, that was the closest translation that worked [...]

Ten Days

"Did it bite you?" His accusation burned me. I was shaken by the force of it. I couldn't find my voice. "Goddammit, Karen. LA is less than fifty miles from us." He stomped off whipping his hands thorough his tangled hair. He only did that when he was really nervous. "We have managed nearly seven [...]

Genetically Modified Organisms

An unprepossessing four-by-four rumbles down a dirt road, encrusted with the debris of too many miles, past too many farms and would not likely be considered the harbinger of the end of the world. Its driver, an older gentleman, hard in his way, like the soil he has worked for five decades, strong and silent, [...]

Hub City Blues – Hungry Secrets

Carol, I have been on the road for several weeks after leaving Buffalo. I tried to go toward New York but the flood of refugees tell me that it is only a matter of time before New York is under water. I am glad I listened to you when you suggested we move to Buffalo. [...]

The Host – Part 2 – The Gates of Perdition

Derdekea's paper sword squeezed tightly in her left hand throbs as the darkness consumes all the light in the room. Only the sputtering glow of Guthriel's flaming sword and the weak light of the paper blade remain. Snarling Face walked toward them and the souls of the other two damned souls followed closely. One, whose [...]

The Host: Part 1 – The Gates of Perdition

Part 1 – The Gates of Perdition A cold, grey night in Hub City, a night where everyone walks a little faster to get home, looks over their shoulder a bit more often and prays they won't be one of the many who never makes it home. Two women stride confidently down the darkened streets [...]

Brothers – The Bridge

The Bridge The room speaks of a bygone age, with vaulted high ceilings and crenellated baseboards, heavy curtains and floral wallpaper faded from the light of many summers shining through the large, open windows. The summer air comes in with the slight breeze, bringing with it the scent of eucalyptus trees that surround the nearby [...]

Equinox: The Last Scion (1)

Did I mention that I hated my father? No, I probably didn't. Lying face down in an alley would not give me much time to explain that. Since we have a minute, I think I can give you the Reader's Digest version. Okay to be fair, until today, I knew almost nothing about him. Not [...]