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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Delegation
Second Coming: Chapter 3 Following Mayor Malcolm’s endorsement of Joseph, and the delivery of a list of local numbers to call, it seemed as if his following was finally beginning to grow out of the confines of his church group. Driving around town revealed signs of support sprouting up on lawns on every block, especiallyContinue reading “Delegation”
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”
Four Years of Grease
Four years ago, I was working a job at a deli counter, assembling sub sandwiches, slicing unnaturally sized hunks of meat, and hucking deep fried food. At that same time, I was also putting the wraps on my very first novel, Mother of Mars, and looking forward to starting up my next story. Today, anyContinue reading “Four Years of Grease”