Strawberries

"No." "Why not?" "Let me see your license." "How hard can it be?" The advance squad was 2.89 miles from the checkpoint position, several of them standing beside a Stryker ICV in desert camouflage, making itself visually distinguishable against the lush

Bombs

She thought about the footage of JABS deploying bridges across the Niagara River. She remembered watching the footage of battle tanks, MRAPs, and wheeled APCs moving across southern Ontario. She knew about the steady insurgencies and the need for secrecy. She saw the American propaganda networks showing their victories pushing

Vacation

"Maybe one of those muffins with the rock salt on it and the chocolate chunks." "Honestly, I'd kill for just like a can of Diet Coke." "I don't think they'll do it for me though, I've burned

Fix

I could clearly hear their conversation and see them before they knew I was within range. Two Zeroworries PMC soldiers in plate carriers were focused on debating the merits of the private cargo company equipment, which had been delivering on behalf of BLM and the PMCs back at the resort.

Continental

The night was otherwise uneventful. At about 10:30 I had to break up an impromptu mini-stick hockey tourney outside my door, but I still have a teacher voice after all these years. Wobbly-legged parents came to see the hubbub, and between the "It's time for bed&

Scrawl

My eyes opened. The adrenaline coursing through my veins and the heat of the burning Bronco surge into my brain like a cannon shot to the gut rippling against a fat man's stomach. I was back on the ground, covered in... something? I could smell the metallic viscera

Land Management

"Ultranationalists, or something like that I guess. That's what we're dealing with from what you described," Clyde interrupted. "We're used to those kinds of things but this well armed out here, that's a bit new." "They'

Data Points

After driving past the batteries of anti-aircraft ordinance along the ridges into the city, and into the safely defended interior gate wall of the city, I approached the entrance to the underground garages, which split the traffic into the distinct lanes marked for private vehicles, private vehicles with three or

Swiffer Wet Jet

The narcotic haze was washing over me and while I recognized the pain I was in, I truly did not care about it, as my opiate receptors were fully satisfied, leading towards the whatever pathways in the wherever, deep the viscera and ichor that constituted my insides. The TV was

Pest Control

Audio connected. "-you said thirty, I say it's more like fifty." "I'm telling you, it's thirty." No Interface connected Mobility test suite [PASS] Network test suite [PASS] Data Ingress Test [PASS] Data Egress Test [PASS] Downloading updates..............DONE Installing Updates

Wizard Radio

The power bank switched over to the second array, briefly allowing the stark shadow of the table to shroud the baseboard control panel. After the switch over was complete, it resumed casting the pale green glow of its charge level indicator light. Alexander Williams finished the daily Wordle, and felt

Sloppy

Sitting in the front seat of the Toyota Rav 4, I guessed I had about an hour left of charge before I'd have to switch over to the backup battery, and then I'd need to hope my hotel had a Supercharger, or at least somewhere I