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Sanity Subversive 4: Who

Posted on October 6, 2010 by ehurst

When he entered the room at their next meeting, they all echoed his parting salute from the previous week. He responded, “A symbolic gesture which matches perfectly. Each of you affected your own version of the hand sign, and you … Continue reading →

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Sanity Subversive 3: Why

Posted on October 5, 2010 by ehurst

“So, we just come and do what we like?” The girl’s tone sounded like an honest question. He smiled, “Exactly.” He rose and put his foot on the seat, leaned his crossed arms on the raised knee and faced the … Continue reading →

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Sanity Subversive 2: What

Posted on October 4, 2010 by ehurst

They sat in clumps of three or four in various postures on the mixed furniture. There was no obvious focus of attention, which pleased him immensely. The chatter tapered off quickly as he and the teacher entered to room. A … Continue reading →

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Sanity Subversive 1: Where

Posted on October 3, 2010 by ehurst

It was ugly. There was surely some time in the past, before this ancient facade was constructed, someone thought it was attractive, or perhaps simply appropriate for the purpose. But it was ugly — cast arches and framing in concrete, … Continue reading →

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The Iconoclast: Military Departure

Posted on July 13, 2010 by ehurst

There was a reception. Not fancy of course, just the ad hoc stuff pulled from the exchange shelves using a slender portion of unit funds. None of the men for whom the reception was organized were of the rank for … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 15

Posted on June 6, 2010 by ehurst

It was not what he expected, but war seldom is what anyone expects. The US military had tried to come up with something rather like flares for heat-seeking missiles, but dropping dozens of radio beacons with the broad range of … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 14

Posted on June 5, 2010 by ehurst

It was one of those rare moments when Ripley had a break. Leaned back in his chair, he stared out the window at the light traffic visible in gaps between the other buildings around the warehouse. Krumm walked in carrying … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 13

Posted on June 4, 2010 by ehurst

Krumm hadn’t had much time to mess with it, but he decided it would be a good day to test his ability to connect to his server back in the US. A friend of his who ran the program at … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 12

Posted on June 3, 2010 by ehurst

Krumm stepped into the generator chamber, pointing his flashlight around until he saw the exhaust stack. It was a pipe which ran up at a rising angle along one wall to the exterior wall, and straight up through the concrete … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 11

Posted on June 2, 2010 by ehurst

Krumm was not blind to the possibilities. On the one hand, he knew some agencies were playing both sides of the intelligence game in this war. There was plenty of evidence the more egregious bombings were false flag operations, for … Continue reading →

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