Whispers of Mars [Chapter 1] The rover crawled along the red-brown landscape, tossing up clouds of dust behind its thick wheels. The slope of the old crater was gentle and weathered, carved by centuries or more of sandstorms, and dotted with crags that split the hazy horizon. Cecil would have been able to hear theContinue reading “In Search of Something New”
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A Humble Estate
Second Coming: Chapter 5 The two hours west out to the far reaches of the panhandle had us arriving at The Pastor’s home. The town was obviously smaller than what I was used to, but still quite accessible to a city boy. The Cummings residence, on the other hand, was something of a surprise. TheContinue reading “A Humble Estate”
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”
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