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”
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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”
Process
Second Coming: Chapter 2 That day I managed a few more words with the others, as well as Joseph himself. As the office was still a mess- his words, not mine- he offered to let me work the rest of the week at home, leaving me with his personal phone number and a promise thatContinue reading “Process”
The Pastor
Second Coming: Joseph Cummings, better known to his followers as Pastor, decided one day to run for president. It was when I became his campaign manager that I realized the man, in fact, had very little political experience indeed. It would have been nothing short of a miracle that we even maintain the campaign allContinue reading “The Pastor”
The Water
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 20 [Final] The police vehicles and vans that had been called previously by Henry Tucket arrived calmly, but were immediately thrown off guard by what they had arrived upon. Obidiah Wash was at the steps of the hotel, helping up Brian and the other guests. He looked to the remains ofContinue reading “The Water”