Category: Novels

The food co-op was a good excuse for a day-trip by bicycle. It stood 25 miles or so east of our house–50 miles round-trip–depending on the exact route you took. I could have ridden the rail trail for 43 of those miles–theoretically. But my bike was designed for touring on asphalt, not on the trail’s hard-packed mix of dirt and […]

In the year 2140, humans reached the apex of their co-existence with artificial intelligence. It was known as the Cordial Times. Before then, the years between 2019 and 2120 saw plagues and extreme weather unlike anything in recorded history. It became known as the Century of Calamity. Unpredictable and catastrophic weather events triggered an arms race of a different kind. […]

Chapter 1 “What did you think?” Glenn asked as Sheryl and he walked out of the Psych building into the frigid winter air. Sheryl pulled her inadequate hoodie tight around her and shivered as the cold air enveloped her. A winter coat capable of protecting her from a Michigan January had been beyond her financial reach. She never complained about […]

I stood on the sidewalk, people-watching. Two hundred years ago this neighborhood would have been considered a paradise. Running water? Indoor toilets? Refrigeration? Astonishing. Few people went hungry and luxuries were abundant. For most of the history of mankind, this would have been considered miraculous. Still, today’s residents bemoaned their fates and envied those who had it better. The church […]

Jake and I (Toni) are two young marrieds of 12 plus years with two daughters about to enter high school in Houston. We are in New York trying to get into the big-time money merry go round by assisting the floating of Consult Co Inc on the NASDAQ. We had got access to the serious money pool managers in Manhattan […]

My name is Jane Hanson, Doctor Jane Hanson, and I am about to die. I must explain the start before I tell you of the ending. With pen in hand, I write the events, which are so fresh in my memory. Having found this old, empty book with the word — Journal, emblazoned across its face. I take this task […]

I was snapped immediately out of the pleasant daydream I had been having, strolling down the street just before sunset on a cold December day. That had definitely been a very distraught young woman, and it sounded like she was in trouble. I took off, following the voice. Now, some background: I do not appear, at first glance, to be […]

You know the old cliché, “He was wearing nothing but a platinum blonde”? I hate it when they’re blondes because it reminds me of Amber. I ignored the stab and did my job. Natasha Sullivan grabbed for a blanket, but my phone was live-streaming. Walter Sullivan–who was not the man under her, of course–appreciated the reverse-cowgirl full-frontal that sailed over […]

Toward the end of my second year of architecture study, my senior professor and mentor, who was also the Dean, called me into his office. “Elliot, I have an interesting summer job opportunity for you. A dear friend, who has inherited a lot of money, needs an architecture apprentice to help design and flesh out a personal residence in the […]

The morning light filtered through the slats of the blinds over the window of my office on Riverside Drive as I walked into it. I didn’t choose this life, it chose me. And all I have to compensate for it is my flask of bourbon, a powerful handgun, and a red crowbar. Yes, that’s me, Russ Ferrament. I’m a local […]