Tag: apocalypse
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The Ragtag Ruffians and The Jester King…new writing, unedited…
Cyn was an eternal optimist and could find a silver lining regardless of how dark the clouds were. I wasn’t hopeful. Even back in the day, back when the America had transitioned from a Constitutional Republic into a power-hungry, ungrateful, Communist dictatorship, I hadn’t kept much stock in positivity. The Jester King made sure any…
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Clown World: Book Two. The beginning of Chapter 2…unedited…
Chapter Two: Camp Charlie Isaac Smith and Jayson Rodriguez stood guard in Tower 6. The tower stood a lonely vigil on the southernmost point of the camp. Two hundred yards of open terrain ended with a sheer rockface of a cliff. Higher-ups had decided multiple towers would waste resources needed elsewhere for such a destitute…
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Clown World: Book Two…unedited…
Welcome to Clown World. The Lurkers are winning. Humanity has gone from being the sole inhabitants of Planet Earth, to a remnant of 174,000 souls left from complete annihilation. We, those who remain, face eternal sleep. To add to our many troubles, the Lurkers have poisoned the air, an issue we must rectify, if we…
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The Ragtag Ruffians and The Jester King…unedited, incomplete…
“So, there we stood, four friends in the courtroom of the Jester King. He sat there on his throne scowling at us with all the powers of his dementia. He glowered at us like we were pond scum clinging to the bottom of his boots, an unwanted turd clinging to his knickers, mucking up the…
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Wolves…Chapter Two…unedited…
General Ryan Sanderson VI waited for Colonel Jason Brander to report. When he’d heard that Brander had seen the assassin known as Freeman, he told him to apprehend him and bring him in for a debriefing. Sanderson knew Brander would accomplish his task, of that there was no doubt. The man had a stubborn streak…
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Clown World: Book One, Chapter Six…the conclusion…unedited…
“Okay. Let’s do it.”From behind us, the sound of heavy footfalls came toward us. Jonah and Francis walked out and joined us at the table that had seen better days.“What did I tell you, Jonah? I told you they wanted to get married.”They smiled at us, and I must admit my heart fluttered for a…
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Clown World: Book One, Chapter Six…unedited, incomplete…
Emily fell asleep with her arms wrapped around me. Soon, she was snoring lightly, and I waited until she curled up with her pillow. When she rolled over, I crept out of the bed, and walked to the command tent.Francis sat on a broken-down table that someone had patched up. She gave me a grin…
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Clown World: Book One, Chapter Six…unedited and incomplete…new writing…
The mere mention of the mess hall stirred up my hunger pangs, next to me Emily’s stomach growled so loudly that even Francis heard it. She chuckled and motioned for us to follow her.“Y’all come with me,” she said, as she led us to the dining facility.Rae sat at the far end of the counter,…
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Clown World: Book One, the conclusion of Chapter Five…unedited, incomplete…
“Fine,” Emily said, as she walked to the edge of the tower and looked over the carnage. Rae motioned for me to come up.“You can come up now, Jake.” Rae turned to Emily and said, “if you’re done feeling sorry for yourself, and if you want to learn how to be a help to your…
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Clown World: Book One, Chapter Five…new writing, unedited…
They clicked back on in time for us to see the first rank rush the wall. I swung the machine gun around and fired, rounds ripped through the bodies. More bodies climbed over their fallen and continued to charge.Rae fired her weapon with one hand, while holding the handheld and issued orders to her team.“Get…
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