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Expiration Date – Snippet 14

Expiration Date – Snippet 14 CHAPTER 14 “I should like to buy an egg, please,” she said timidly. “How do you sell them?” –Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass One of them had finally been for real. Maybe. Angelica Anthem Elizalde … Continue reading →

Avalanche – Snippet 23

Avalanche – Snippet 23 “I’m not talkin’ ’bout how y’all showed up at places. I’m talkin’ ’bout how y’all got around once you were on site.” “We protected ourselves with a sheath of power, and it…made us slippery.  We could … Continue reading →

Expiration Date – Snippet 13

Expiration Date – Snippet 13 CHAPTER 13 “If I wasn’t real,” Alice said—half-laughing through her tears, it all seemed so ridiculous— “I shouldn’t be able to cry.” “I hope you don’t suppose those are real tears?” Tweedledum interrupted in a … Continue reading →

Avalanche – Snippet 22

Avalanche – Snippet 22 If it hadn’t been for Johnny and Sera…I don’t think any of us would be here right now. Going Out Strange Cody Martin and Mercedes Lackey The entire world had gone to hell, or close enough … Continue reading →

Avalanche – Snippet 21

Avalanche – Snippet 21 None taken.  You are saying this is a complex problem? “Well yes, depression can come from many causes, and it takes–” Never mind.  I shall see what is in your thoughts. Arthur then had the curious … Continue reading →

Expiration Date – Snippet 12

Expiration Date – Snippet 12 BOOK TWO Get a Life Father got a lot of amusement out of lighting firecrackers, throwing them at our bare feet and making us dance when they exploded. He had it all his way one … Continue reading →

Avalanche – Snippet 20

Avalanche – Snippet 20 So, there are things in this chronicle that it’s obvious I would have had no way of knowing about.  That’ll be Eight.  I’m not sure how much he’s going to put in, or where it will … Continue reading →

Expiration Date – Snippet 11

Expiration Date – Snippet 11 CHAPTER 11 “You may not have lived much under the sea–” (“I haven’t,” said Alice)—“and perhaps you were never even introduced to a lobster–” (Alice began to say, “I once tasted—” but checked herself hastily, … Continue reading →

Avalanche – Snippet 19

Avalanche – Snippet 19 Most days it seemed as if things were one step forward, two steps back, but now that I had the EggCrates working, I was going to get a day that would be the opposite. That is, … Continue reading →

Expiration Date – Snippet 10

Expiration Date – Snippet 10 CHAPTER 10 Alice caught the baby with some difficulty, as it was a queer-shaped little creature, and held out its arms and legs in all directions. “Just like a star fish,” thought Alice. The poor … Continue reading →