David was not a big kid. Adults thought that it was cute. Big kids did not. They only saw opportunity. He was already outnumbered three to one and on foreign turf.
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January 3, 2009
In the movies and comics, the hero just appeared in the place where a crime occurred. In the real world, it could never be so easy.
December 24, 2008
“Do you believe in ghosts?” Ed asked.
“I’ll believe in anything if it pays enough,” Neil replied.
December 7, 2008
She prayed that Suvan would answer him soon as he was an old, old man and needed his rest. Gods are very selfish and tend to be indifferent to all manner of human suffering.
November 22, 2008
“And if they call our bluff?” Ed asked.
“I’ll frame him for drug possession,” Neil shrugged.
November 8, 2008
As the vehicle rolled away, Joe stared out of the window at his home. As they turned onto the pavement, past the mailbox, Joe couldn’t help but think: this is the farthest I’ve been from home in over six years.
November 1, 2008
“A rescue, hm? This one probably won’t work either. At least you didn’t try to climb through the ventilation ducts like those other idiots.”
October 25, 2008
“Do you know where to find Perfection?” Charlie asked one young woman.
“Yes,” she said, “I can take you there.”
October 18, 2008
“I will hunt you down. You will pay child support. The next administration will find you. “
October 11, 2008
I have to be asleep, yet awake. I must be conscious, but not lucid. This is going to take some practice.
October 4, 2008
“We’ve done extensive research at the museum, comparing his writing style and Snowball’s and we have come to the conclusion that Snowball wrote that story and Hemingway just published it for her.”
September 27, 2008
It was difficult to pin down when Harold first started falling behind. Perhaps he had been doing it for years, slipping back little by little as each lost fraction of time accumulated; or perhaps it really had started suddenly.
September 20, 2008
I’m going to sit here and wait for the electricity to come back on so I can mail this. It usually comes on briefly in the middle of the night. Love you tons and tons, Mom