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July 14, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 73
Ross’ phone rang. It was Tiberius. “You were right, Ross.” “About what?” Ross snapped. He wasn’t in the mood for guessing. He wasn’t getting much sleep these days. The End of the World was a behemoth, still growing rapidly. It was estimated that nearly two billion people watched the show every week and more checked … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 73
July 12, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 72
Special Agent Terrence Lemmin parked his Bureau-issued Ford sedan and turned off the engine. He was in Burbank, in an area with a number of two- and three-story buildings, office suites mostly, a completely forgettable street in a completely forgettable section of the city. He got out of the sedan and winced in the bright … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 72
July 7, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 71
Tony walked into the room, hesitating when he saw the lights and cameras. There were two comfortable chairs with a small coffee table between them. A perfectly-attired woman in her fifties was sitting in one of the chairs, a man standing behind her fussing over her hair. She saw Tony out of the corner of … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 71
July 5, 2016
Tales from Date Creek Ranch – Water, water nowhere…
Back in college I used to do a lot of backpacking with one of my friends. One time he and I were headed out to backpack in the Chiricahua Mountains and as we were pulling our packs out of the car I noticed that he had a milk jug full of water in the back … Continue reading Tales from Date Creek Ranch – Water, water nowhere…
July 1, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 70
“Why am I here?” Tony demanded, as soon as Ross walked into the room. Ross paused and looked around. The hotel suite was luxurious, the carpet deep and soft, the art on the walls originals, the furniture tasteful and expensive. There was a fully stocked bar with top-shelf liquors, wines and brandy. The far wall … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 70
June 24, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 69
Nate reached for the last bottle to put it into the box with the others but Akila stopped him. “I got it,” she said. “Why don’t you go load up?” Nate walked away thinking that Akila was the only one of them who wasn’t a bundle of nerves. Even Santiago was showing the stress of … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 69
June 21, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 68
“It doesn’t look like you got through to her,” Tomasi said. He and Ross were in the production trailer. On one of the screens Akila had just cut a shirt into strips. Then she began stuffing the strips into liquor bottles that had been filled with aviation fuel and packing them carefully in an empty … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 68
June 18, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 67
Orson Phebs looked into the camera. He was wearing a purple robe with a broad, white belt and white spandex pants. He was shirtless. “First, the leaked footage everyone is talking about.” He gestured and the camera cut to a shot of General Armagin, talking to someone. It wasn’t possible to tell who he was … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 67
June 13, 2016
Watching the End of the World – Chapter 66
Andy drove Ross into the General’s camp. Ross got out of the Humvee and was immediately surrounded by armed men. They didn’t actually point their weapons at him, but the rifles in their hands were at the ready. The expressions on their faces were hard. The atmosphere of the camp was of lurking violence. “Stay … Continue reading Watching the End of the World – Chapter 66
June 11, 2016
Tales from Date Creek Ranch – Fun with tractors
Time for the tale of how I earned a scar worthy of a champion. In the early days, our lone piece of “heavy” equipment on the ranch was on old Ford tractor. I’m guessing that it was of a 1940s vintage, but without going to the trouble of emailing my sister for verification, I can’t … Continue reading Tales from Date Creek Ranch – Fun with tractors
