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Vol. 1 is now down

Per Amazon's KU requirements, I have the bits of Vol. 1 that were up on this site. Vol. 2 will be up for several more months yet, so no rush there. Vol 1 will release on Kindle, KU, and I believe a...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 31 On the Road Again

Truth was strolling out of the office building when Incisive started blaring an alarm. His own eyes were very nearly as fast- police cruisers were swarming up the street, smashing aside any carriag...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 30 The Good Word

“Green Five Delco Pumpkin.” Truth was determined to do things properly, even if Merkovah was in a mood.

“Oh, and you remember the procedure, too! Such a diligent, attentive person. How ...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 29 Finding Safety

Truth floated in the tub. He wasn’t particularly bothered by the lockdown- he certainly needed a rest and didn’t fear the manhunt finding him. It was something else completely different that ha...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 28 Action and Reaction

There is one thing everyone knows about demon summoning. Even if you don’t know anything about demon summoning, you know this for the same reason you know not to have sex with a wasp’s nest. Th...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 27 Brains Are Overrated

I have been using my brain too much.

<<You can’t set me up like that. It’s not fair. I’ve been trying so hard not to shit on your inadequacies, and then you hand me a...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 26 Only The Monsters Are Real

Light came in a dim, narrow column from the open door, across the carpet of teeth and putting a shine in the eye made of eyes. The Ghūl seemed to coat every surface not given over to worship, clin...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 25 Sharing the Good News

He knew it was coming, and yet, the answer still threw him. Odd.

“You want to share this world with demons as equals. As a way to combat despair and the diseases of despair.”

“Sou...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 24 Giving From The Heart

Several things clicked all at once. Gullvar was a Holdout, or at least Anakson was. This Project Golden Dawn was intended to activate once the planet’s magic collapsed. The Hyperthaumic Chamber m...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 23 Sensible Precautions

Truth slowly walked around the roof, examining the circle of chests and the metal coffin at their center. The blue mists rising out of the chests were thin and cold, like smoke from a dying fire. T...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 22 Better Homes and Gardens

Truth rolled his shoulders. In theory, The Meditations of Valentinian should be keeping his body supple far beyond what mere stretching could do. On the other hand, working hunched over a ...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 21 What's Next

The staff of the mansion assembled on the steps, Madame Gullvar at the top. They bowed as one. The descended deity was worthy of that much respect. Truth pegged the large man at Level Five, but tha...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 20 Fragile Systems

Truth lay sprawled on the roof of the restaurant, trying to bring his heart rate under control. What the Hell was that?

He knew that Incisive was impacted by the beliefs of others, a...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 19 Delicous

Truth decided that he would combine his job with his hobby and hunt for pawns with his dinner. The concierge had been quite happy to arrange a reservation at Number 5 Laurel- debatably the best res...

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Slumrat Rising is Getting Published!

Slumrat Rising is coming out in Audio, eBook and paperback November 7, 2023. Podium Audio is the publisher, and they have done incredible work on editing and cover design. I haven't heard the audio...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 18 Revolution From The Bathtub

Truth returned to the Hanging Orchid Hotel. The Grand Deluxe Supreme Diamond Suite remained unused. Inexplicably, it seemed that luxury business travel had completely fallen off. The hotel’s gues...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 17 The Violence Puzzle

Truth collected Thrush and walked out into the traffic jam of wagons outside the distribution center. He figured that his primary goal might be a failure, but his secondary goal- drawing Starbrite ...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 16 Smash and Grab

The involuntary revolutionaries smashed through the gate. The hinges had been cut; the heavy wagons rolled right over it. The metal shrieked and rumbled under the wheels of progress. The revolution...

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Vol. 3 Chap 15 A Big, Clean Job

Truth was in an odd mood as he drove back to De’Ponte’s club. He had more or less ignored the club the first few times he went in, still in his “drifting ghost” mentality. Now, he could con...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 14 Tick Tock You're On The Clock

Truth took a moment to enjoy the sun streaming in through the window of the stolen wagon. It was, to his mild surprise, spring. He had lost track of the seasons between the well and the eternal sum...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 13 On The Hunt

“Some good news and bad news, from your perspective- Good news is that we are no longer in Siphios, and the scary exorcists are on the other side of an ocean from us.”

“That is good new...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 12 An Old "Friend"

Truth sat on a bench, watching the people pass. Nobody looked happy. Most looked indifferent. Truth was from Jeon, though. That wasn’t apathy. That was their mask. The thin lips, stiff shoulders,...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 11 Introspection

Truth dreamed he was sitting in a small room, an office lined with books of mathematics and red-jacketed books of philosophy, heaps of papers on the desk, and heaps more in the rubbish bin on the f...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 10 Some Basic Concepts

A few thoughts occurred to Truth at high speeds. The first was that never in his life would he have associated the words “lax security” with anything Starbrite actually cared about. The second ...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 9 Not Good With Jokes

<<You know you just used up all your good luck, right? This is it. The rest of your existence will exceed the already impressive degree of “cursed” you have established. Any day you s...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 8 Accelerating The End Times

It was time to report in. There was just too much going on, and the window of time to act had shrunk from “about a year” to “about a month. Siphios Intelligence, or whatever shadowy bunch Mer...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 7 Of Course

Truth found the news with a bit of trouble- the old joke about eight thousand performances but nothing to watch seemed to be getting truer by the day. Eventually, he found a local news performance ...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 6 Dealing With The Plans of Others

Truth didn’t pride himself on being decisive in combat. He never hesitated, so quick decision-making didn’t seem impressive. The current situation was, therefore, new on several levels.

H...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 5 Making Arrangements

The countryside in Jeon felt different than in Siphios. Truth couldn’t put his finger on it, but it was different somehow. His usual loathing of farms did trigger, but none of the people he saw t...

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Vol. 3 Chap. 4 The Delicate Art of People Management

“Mr. De’Ponte! Sweet ride, that new?” The Green Tiger boss ran over to greet the “big shot.”

“Just out of the shop! The stock interior was trash. Daddy needs his upgrades.” De...

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