WIP Wednesday: Quick and Dirty

After the introspective spew of the last two posts, here's something quick and dirty. Loathsome rewrites are done, and I'm damned pleased with the book. Yeah, it's short (after one more round of edits I'm expecting 68K), but it's tasty. I stayed up to finish last night because the final third propelled me to do so. I guess that's a plus for a climax, eh?

My favorite exchange in the the whole book (spoilers abound, but you know you're going to read anyway):

"I've seen things, Mr. Barlow....