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Dispatches From A Brave Land: The Living Dead – 4

“I am glad to see you, my boy,” my grandmother said, kissing my head. “I’m glad to see you as well,” I replied. “I thought we were going to lose you. It was hard work raising you for all those … Continue reading

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Dispatches From A Brave Land: The Living Dead – 3

“How was jail?” one of the grandchildren piped up. “I did not spend much time in jail, thankfully. It is not the way in Bravia for people to be imprisoned for long periods of time. Jail is a short-term thing, … Continue reading

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Dispatches From A Brave Land: The Living Dead – 2

“Even though it was more than 60 years ago, I remember it as if it was yesterday,” the old man said to the grandchildren who huddled around his bed. I remember how excited I was when I was invited by … Continue reading

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Dispatches From A Brave Land: The Living Dead – 1

October 7, 3014 Dread Sovereign, Before I begin the tale recounted to me by an old man about his youth in which he became part of what is one of the more unusual and distinctive phenomena among the people of … Continue reading

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Dispatches From A Brave Land: Preface

October 7, 3014 Most Dread Despot, It has been a few months since you dispatched my colleague and I to pursue two treaties with the nation of Bravia, and while on my end there remains much to be done, I … Continue reading

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Mens Rea: Chapter One

As soon as he arrived in Charleston, Robert made it his first task to talk to his client in prison. Thankfully, his client was still alive, which had been by no means a certainty. He walked from the wharf where … Continue reading

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Mens Rea: Prologue

It was a Spring morning when Mr. Robert Woods got walked outside of his small home in St. Augustine, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, and realized it was already way too muggy. This was not news to him. He had lived … Continue reading

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Book Review: Father Brown Of The Church Of Rome

Father Brown Of The Church Of Rome, selected mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton This book’s introduction gives the reader a solemn warning that readers who are deeply anti-Catholic are not going to like this particular book, which is true … Continue reading

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The Traveler And North Sentinel Island: Chapter Two

As his shuttle approached North Sentinel Island, the traveler looked at the various information he could gather about the island remotely. He could see that the island was a relatively small one, but was still large enough to support a … Continue reading

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The Traveler And North Sentinel Island: Preface

As a writer, it is often a great occupational hazard that the things that are of most interest to us are often of the least interest to those who read our works. For example, the great writer and thinker C.S. … Continue reading

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