#Jake Mika Tate
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Clown World: Book Two continues…unedited rough draft…
The conference room, it was an empty tan tent that served as a conference room, held only a large table. A table that Rae and her boogaloo bandits had acquired from a local furniture store, along with a dozen chairs. Francis stood at the head of the table, stogie in her mouth, and a hard… Continue reading
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A snippet of Clown World: Book Two…unedited…
Francis and Jonah waited for us in front of the command tent. Francis crossed her arms and frowned. Her stogie jutted upwards. The ash broke off and fell to the earth. Jonah let out a sigh of relief when Rae stepped out. He shook his head and walked toward her. Rae hugged Jonah and let… Continue reading
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Clown World: Book Two continues…unedited…
Camp Charlie: 23:04 Issac Smith and Jayson Rodriguez stand watching for signs of enemy movement from Tower 6. From their position, they keep a lonely vigil on the southernmost point of the camp. Through the thermal optic, Smith can see that two hundred yards of open terrain that runs into a sheer rock face of… Continue reading
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Clown World: Book Two…unedited, incomplete…
Welcome to Clown World. The Lurkers are winning. Across America, thousands of college campuses are vacant, the athletic facilities no longer have crowds, and throngs of angry students no longer litter the streets. Now, instead of screeching voices and students lifting their fists above their heads, only the guttural groaning of the Lurkers with their… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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,… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
About Me
I’m a retired soldier. Writer and full – time coffee addict. I was born and raised in Mississippi, and I joined the Army at 28 for a life of adventure and travel. Interests include: Reading, walking my two pups, Casanova and Chunk, spending time with my wife Chassidy, and trying to pen the next great American novel. I am on Instagram under Freeman’s Front Porch Musings. I sometimes do Twitter under LarryF7371.
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