Second Coming: Chapter 2 “What? Are you kidding me, you can’t get much better than that in times like these.” My boss bounced around his office after hearing of my half-hearted desire to take the Pastor up on his offer. “I can’t see it going anywhere, though, to be honest.” “And what if it does?”Continue reading “Just the Issues”
Category Archives: Series
The Pastor
This is a (mostly) complete rewrite to the original chapters released. The tag will be different to reflect this. Second Coming: Chapter 1 It was mere days before election year, and thus the holiday family dinner I had been dreading arrived. Especially bad for me was my recently earned poli-sci masters and the included expectationContinue reading “The Pastor”
The Help
Second Coming: Chapter 8 One of the secret service men was at the front of the office when I arrived the next day. He was wearing a less conspicuous white button-up shirt and khaki pants but had the recognizable curled wire of a headpiece traveling from his waist to his ear. As I stepped throughContinue reading “The Help”
Followers
Second Coming: Chapter 7 “Well, why didn’t you say something earlier,” Joseph said, crossing his arms, “before busting in here and scaring my family.” The lead officer finally pulled his hand away from his earpiece. “Just our protocol. Securing an unfamiliar area.” He spoke with a northern accent. Joseph shook his head. “Well, we’ve beenContinue reading “Followers”
Service
Second Coming: Chapter 6 I went to sleep that night, hoping that the entire wild day had been a nightmare, and I would suddenly return to consciousness in reality. What actually happened was me waking up some time at the ass-crack of dawn, remembering that The Pastor would be doing his sermon live over theContinue reading “Service”