He grit his teeth and swallowed hard. He could feel the sweat on his brow collecting into little beads. The beads would continue to grow in size until they dripped down his face. He squeezed his eyes shut trying to fight off the slight burn the sweat made. Opening his eyes, he once again had full … More Brutal Act of Protest
(A True Life story about a recent day working with a class of junior high school students.) “Okay class, we are about to begin,” the teacher announced. The assistant looked over the room. Twenty six of the twenty seven students were in attendance. It was a private girl’s school. Technically it was a Catholic school … More Blank Tapes
(this excerpt finds one of our heroes, Talbert Gretchen, hard at work in his school’s library. He is oblivious to the approaching stranger who calls out to him) “You shouldn’t worry so much.” The voice, despite being as fresh and feminine as was, startled him and he jerked at the sound. In response he … More Talbert finds Love in the Library
He sat in in the middle of his room on the only chair he owned. The lights were off. The second hand of the clock on the wall ticked away the moments. He breached in and out at a rhythm out of sync with the clock. Ghosts of outside light flickered on the wall. In … More The Agent
The Scavengers Darkness brought scavengers of all kinds to the field of battle. The casteless had already been paid to take away the bodies, but as usual after battles there was more bodies than pay allowed so many were left to rot. The buzzards were the first to approach. Slow and large, they feasted on … More Sengoku Tales, 3
Deadly Troubadour 