Pearls That Were His Eyes (2007): Part One
“To those versed in the art of murder, a gun is understood as an impersonal tool.”
Amber (2006)
“Above her a dead sky cavorts in whirls and swirls as it spits poison and lightning.”
Small Fish (2006)
“Once they had gotten over their initial fear, Earth’s leaders scaled back their plans to build bigger guns and instead focused on how best to ‘welcome Earth’s alien friends’ and initiate advantageous trade.”
The Old Choir (2008)
“He began to scream for help, for forgiveness, for mercy, for everything he could think of, until his lungs were raw and empty of air.”
Doppelganger (2004)
“They say that in cryogenic sleep, it is common to dream in a disjointed fashion.”
Phoenix Subsiding (2005)
“The smells of the room filled his nostrils; plastics, sterile metal, and the smell of humanity that drives out emptiness.”
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (2006)
“Towards the end of that initial period, the ships had seemed to become less substantial, evading the eye. They appeared completely opaque when regarded directly, but the eye seemed to slide around the wider masses, and when forced to focus on the sphere of spacecraft as a whole the eyes and brain began to throb painfully”
Truth (2006)
“I once knew a journalist who believed heart and soul in the truth, in universal truths and justice and other such high-minded concepts.”
The Chattering Masses