“These people need this technology,” Peter said firmly. He shoved his long arms through his navy jacket and gripped his car keys in his right hand. The disc was in his jacket pocket—he’d copied the program months ago. Did Mark know that Peter had it all this time? “This could help thousands. Millions.”
“You can’t [...]
He saw a man holding a cardboard sign that read “The End is Near.” What a tease. The same man trades off one cardboard sign for another every few days–the other is “Jesus Saves.” Does it still count for an immortal? What good does salvation do a man who can never die to enjoy it? [...]
She had a theory.
Scientifically, it didn’t count as a theory. She formulated her analysis one afternoon during lunch in high school, and, well past college graduation, it stayed with her. She never uttered her theory out loud but often referred to it when the data was called into question.
If a woman’s name had more syllables [...]
He wiped down his tables as the morning neared ten o’clock. He loved the quiet solitude of his bar every morning; he could think with no interruptions or distractions be himself for a short, blessed time without fear of someone reacting to who he truly was. His body superseded Homo Sapien status in that his [...]
She sat in her desk chair staring at her computer screen. A blank word processing document was open, the blinking cursor taunting her. She had been lapsing in and out of focus all morning. What was she supposed to be doing? She glanced down at her desk for help and found a hand-written document her [...]
“Walk with me…”
She closed her eyes and exhaled heavily, as if something would get easier when she did. It didn’t, but she stood up anyway. “Okay.”
He gave her a reassuring look.
“Amy, you’ll do fine. You have been training for this for a long time. This is your big break. This is your chance to [...]
Author’s Note: This is a continuation of “He was so mysterious.”
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Of course he’d seen her–tonight was her third in his place. She wasn’t even a drinker, as far as he could surmise, since all she ordered was Coke “on the rocks,” she would joke. Her humor was dry, sure, but it was cute.
Yes, straight, single [...]
