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31 Aug 2022 23 minute read 1 comment Diomedes
Jane, howtobearedhead.com The following morning Monique rushed to Rollo’s room and woke him up with a hug. We were close behind her to witness the rendezvous. Rollo was confused at first as Monique was acting so differently. But then Clair...
31 Aug 2022 10 minute read 1 comment Diomedes
The Screen This kept her a busy being. She delegated authority well, to the thousands of able helpers in her system, and the tens of thousands standing ready to serve in our physical world. Still, she always found the time, in one small partitio...
30 Aug 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Monique being taken away, smiling at grief. marieclaire.com We arrived back at the house and found Mary inside, alone. She was elated to see us, bursting with joy as she ran to Scout and clasped her. We proceeded to the living room to hear the n...
30 Aug 2022 11 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Idaho We gathered the children from the library, turned out the lights and locked the house. We got in the van and started driving north, Charlie taking the first turn at the wheel. In the seat behind us, the children sat in the gloom and wer...
29 Aug 2022 10 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
The Grave, thegardener.co.za The next day started off a sunny and seemingly normal day, just like any Thursday morning. We rose early, had breakfast together and I drove Scout to school. On the drive home I thought of Charlie. I made a quick tur...
29 Aug 2022 8 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Ready to take the plunge, Claire. That night, after putting Rollo to bed, Claire and I retired to the library for a talk. I lit the fire, and as I poured myself a glass of cognac, Claire asked for one too. I knew right away something serious was...
28 Aug 2022 11 minute read 1 comment Diomedes
Aptly named reprogramming center, commons.wikimedia.org So now we had to avoid crowds and public events, busy city streets, malls and parks and stadiums. We were shut in, restrained in our activities like a dog on a leach. For the first time we...
28 Aug 2022 12 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Mind Police, dawn.com I made phone calls. Charlie was reluctant at first, but as we talked he mentioned his knee was bothering him again and I told him this would cure it instantly, so he came. Monique was hesitant too, but when we told her of t...
27 Aug 2022 10 minute read 2 comments Diomedes
The Meeting, 123rf.com The next morning Claire and I were driving across the Hayward bridge to Silicon Valley. We’d arranged a meeting with Hans at his shop and told him to invite over his ten best candidates for our group, people with influence,...
27 Aug 2022 11 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Deserted waterline, thebolditalic.com What happened to Hans. “The first thing I remember was waking up half-drowned in a bag half-open and splashing in cold, shallow, stinking water in the dark beside a rotting pier. I crawled the short distance...
