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The Magician 7. The Thing Inside
“There’s no point in waiting.” Kevin is standing in the conference room, practically frantic as he watches the hostage situation unfolding on TV with the colonel. “Tell me what to do! Give me orders or something. “We can’t just act Kevin.” The colonel says. “This thing is happening all the way on the other side…
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Issue 7, Vol. II – October 22, 2016 (Halloween Special Vol. II)
There is something about the fall season that makes me very reflective. I don’t quite know what it is, but lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and my state of mind seems to have calmed and settled. I appreciate the newfound clarity, even if I regret not having it sooner so that I…
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October 21, 2016 – Silas in Hell Issue 6 Preview
I was jarred from sleep by a sound that I had to investigate. I live alone so I’m used to things being quiet in my house. It was a bump or a crash and I realized that if it were an intruder, the only guard that I had against harm was my phone that I…
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October 20, 2016 – The Black Side of Paradise (4) Preview
It’s lovely to be outdoors this time of year; only, the sun disappears much quicker because it knows that the cold night is better left to morbid things. The leaves are dying, the flowers are long gone, and the barking of crows ring over stiff breezes in the dim light of sunset just after 6pm.…
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Diode Issue 3 – Man Down (One-Shots)
Was it a falling out? Maybe I rushed it? Maybe I tried too hard, maybe Ivan was too reluctant to try? Clay’s mind races as he bounces on his toes, skipping rope in his backyard. Despite the gruelling physical demand of his construction job, he completed his workout in the late evenings as a matter…
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Old Man Young and the Bronx Avenger – Issue 11 – Ivan
Previously on Old Man Young and the Bronx Avenger Life is a very long journey through very difficult obstacles; Detective Paul Young knows that, and for the most part, he has been willing to rise to the occasion. It’s the reason he is in his fifties, still going strong with the Knoxville Police Department, and…
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The Magician 6. Distracted by Dummy Men
At his briefing on radicalization, Kevin is noticeably despondent and he interrupts often to interject points of contention with the material presented to him. It’s a continuation of a conversation he’d had with the colonel upon arrival at the facility, the words used to describe attacks by men of varying racial identifiers. “Radicalization is evident…
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Issue 6, Vol. II – October 7, 2016 (Halloween Special Vol. II)
So, this is awkward. Maybe you can sympathize with my recent tragedies and will cut me some slack, just be happy that the Serials have finally returned and you get to enjoy some long awaited continuations. Or maybe you’re not nice and you think I’m weak for allowing something to derail the hard work of…
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The Encyclopedia of the Known Universe Vol 1 (excerpt 8 – appendix to “R” entry on race continued)
Druinte Encounter With Race on Earth continued Eakran, also know as Dr. Thomas Eakran – Druinte Representative to the Interstellar Panel and Institute for Brain Function Liaison to the US Center for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, and Central Intelligence Agency on Earth – completed the exam to show fitness for travel to Earth.…
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The Encyclopedia of the Known Universe Vol 1 (excerpt 7 – appendix to “R” entry on race)
Druinte Encounter With Race on Earth The following is a sample exam from the planet Druont administered to prospective candidates for travel to the planet Earth. There has been limited contact between the planet Druont and the planet Earth, but in order to prepare for the possibility of contact with Earthlings living in the USA,…