Siggi panicked trying to decide if she should rid her desk Cray of the presence. Nine year old Siggi liked to play with the latest Nipponese Erector Bot, NEB, and when situations presented themselves she’d sneak into forbidden nodes on the Net. Her mothers, Selma and George, had gone out to dinner and the […]
Necrographer
“….and the people will rise up from the ashes….” “Okay Vanessa. She’s all yours,” Lieutenant Minsky pointed to the shredded corpse. Vanessa cleared her throat, taking in the bloodied folds of cloth. The victim’s Teflon skirt had been roughly slit from waistband to knee. “Take a diamond knife to do that,” Minsky […]
Tinderbox
Bridge Watch Captain Ivanov peered into the darkness from watch post 32 on the Crimean bridge. “The waves are fierce tonight, Lieutenant Petrov. Look how they crash against the stanchions. It’s like the sea is angry.” “Da, Captain. The storm is stronger than we expected. We must keep an eye on the protective floating decoys. […]