I got the taste of the forbidden fruit, and I must admit… I really liked it. It felt right somehow; I now totally dig why Robin Hood did it. If you think about the scope of our future...
2020-03-18 10:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostYou know about the one when your mouth writes a check your ass can't cash?
Well, I hope I didn’t write one when I told Elizabeth that her sister would be fine. (Note to self: Ne...
2020-03-15 11:36:51 +0000 UTC View PostMichael almost died again… because I made a mistake.
The Russian gold dealer seemed like a sure thing (at least online). He was one of the biggest (and quite shady) gold buyers ...
2020-03-14 12:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostA digital world is an entirely different environment than the material one. It is so full of possibilities, much more than people could even dream about. Besides, as the first human who...
2020-03-11 10:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostAfter waking him up, and going with him through all stages of acceptance I already anticipated since I went through something similar. (Even though I didn’t have any beer to help me d...
2020-03-08 12:02:47 +0000 UTC View PostMichael’s body stayed inside the AutoDoc for three weeks, and… that was kind of my fault; OK, not kind of, it definitely was.
First, there was that first week of my <...
2020-03-07 11:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostWhen things settled down a bit, I had some time to do a more profound examination of myself. Contemplating the meaning of my own existence, and the place I now occupy in the natural order of things...
2020-03-04 13:03:13 +0000 UTC View PostLet me say first, that one of the worst things about being turned into an AI (as in—artificial intelligence), is the inability to drink beer. OK, maybe it is not the worst th...
2020-02-29 12:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostIn view of the fact that you are already reading these words, I shall assume that you actually have the authorization to access this document, which happens to be my personal log.
Washington, D.C.
Number One Observatory Circle
(Official Residence of the Vice President of the United States)
Vice President Ph...
2020-02-26 11:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Missile Silo
A Day Later
The operations room was packed full with every seat occupied. Michael looked around the table and saw the entire inner cir...
2020-02-26 11:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostWashington, D.C.
Hashim Osmani Residence
They say that a cornered animal is the most dangerous one, and Hashim Osmani felt that he was backed into a co...
2020-02-22 13:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Missile Silo
Considering that she was now officially unemployed, Elizabeth had never worked harder in her entire life. She was not alone in this, every single one of them...
2020-02-19 09:57:58 +0000 UTC View PostWashington, D.C.
Hashim Osmani Residence
Hashim Osmani was livid and the state of his trashed office could attest to that.
All those years of pla...
2020-02-15 13:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostWashington, D.C. The White House
The Situation Room
“Mister President, we have the preliminary reports of the attack.”
President Craig Garner...
2020-02-12 14:02:21 +0000 UTC View PostWashington, D.C. The White House
Presidential Emergency Operations Center
President Craig Garner was having one of the worst days of his life; for the ...
2020-02-08 11:57:26 +0000 UTC View PostTransporter 001
Destination: USA
They were a few minutes away from the pirates’ base, yet through the holographic dome of the transporter, they could...
2020-02-05 11:58:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe Missile Silo
Michael was sitting on a bench in the gym, resting after another heavy workout put on his schedule when Max interrupted him, “Michael, we got a hit. I ...
2020-02-01 13:29:59 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Cabin
Elizabeth was in the kitchen with Alice, going over a few notes on the new intelligence network they were trying to build. It...
2020-01-29 12:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostE-waste Recycling Plant
After last night’s exercise at the bar, Michael and the guys spent several hours on the cabin’s deck. If his medical nanites didn’t work overtim...
2020-01-25 11:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostAlbanian Gang Headquarters
Ziad stood in front of the burned-down mansion, looking at its charred remains. The abundant amounts of water the firefighters used to extinguish t...
2020-01-22 11:18:08 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Cabin
It was not a nightmare that woke up Elizabeth this time, it was the rhythmical beat of Michael’s heart. Her head was restin...
2020-01-18 12:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Cabin
The light coming from the cabin was the only bright spot in a dark mountain valley and was the source of the sound of laughte...
2020-01-15 10:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostSwitzerland, Castle of Regnum
Hashim Osmani hated security checks with a vengeance, feeling that someone of his importance should never submit to such humiliation. If anyone ...
2020-01-12 09:18:05 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Cabin
After several hours of an uneventful drive, the group arrived at the cabin. Elizabeth's dark blue Toyota Prius was parked in ...
2020-01-12 09:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostAriz Rama was furious, and that never bode well for those below him. Someone had dared to kill a member of his family, and that was a challenge he could not leave unpunished. In all hon...
2020-01-11 15:20:16 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Cabin
Elizabeth awakened with a start and a sound of her fast-beating heart drumming in her ears. She was dreaming about Anna again...
2020-01-04 12:28:50 +0000 UTC View PostVeterans Long-Term Care Hospital
Michael was driving toward the first person he wanted to meet, a man from his past. It was a five-hour drive, so he started the trip early, e...
2020-01-01 14:58:25 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Spaceship
Elizabeth was looking at her sister, lying there motionless, and was wondering if she would make a full recovery. Max exp...
2019-12-31 18:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostOzark Mountains
The Spaceship
“Damn,” Michael said, after seeing the same white ceiling above him. The big difference from previous times he woke u...
2019-12-30 11:04:37 +0000 UTC View Post