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Short Stories

2010 Christmas Letter

December 25, 2010

My Dearest Friends, Merry Christmas! It looks like we’ve all survived another year and what a year it’s been. I had been dreaming of a white Christmas surrounded by all of you but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for this year. Despite the number of invitations I sent out, I don’t think [...]

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Radical Honesty

December 12, 2010

“White motherfuckers can’t score in the projects, don’t be a dummy. Ya’ll look like cops to a nigga.” He tells me. I hand him a crisp twenty, resigning myself, knowing that if he disappears on me there isn’t shit I can do about it. There’s a light rain falling but that’s not the reason he [...]

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First Timers

December 7, 2010

It was my first field assignment. No more simulated environments, no more training officer hovering over my shoulder. Task force 44. They were legendary around the training barracks for doing high speed shit down in Latin America. Kicking in doors, snatching up bad guys. If they hit you on a Tuesday you’d wake up Thursday [...]

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2009 Christmas Letter

January 11, 2010

I know, I know. I’m late again with the annual Christmas Letter. And not only am I late but this year I didn’t even write the damn thing. This year I’m recycling a letter that comes from my aunt. My mom’s side of the family is Jewish and as such doesn’t celebrate Christmas but my [...]

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2008 Christmas Letter

March 23, 2009

Hi Everybody! Wow, I can’t believe it’s March already. I’m curled up here in my new apartment, it’s a two bedroom loft with high ceilings and an amazing view. I have to say that it’s nice to be back. I’m feeling better now that I’ve got that whole immigration problem fixed. I know that most [...]

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At War with the Lycanthrope: A Year Living Among the Monsters

June 27, 2008

[I recently had the opportunity to write a chapter on spec for a project dealing with werewolves. I didn't get the job so I'm posting the chapter here.] Our Second Encounter with the Lycanthrope We’d been in Eastern Europe for four months when we discovered that the werewolf could be killed by something other than [...]

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2007 Christmas Letter

December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas Everyone! Another year is almost behind us and I find myself home for the holidays this year, comfortably curled up at Mom’s and Dad’s watching the snow fall. And what a year it has been! There were some ups and some downs and of course our hearts and prayers go out to poor [...]

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2006 Christmas Letter

December 25, 2006

Dear Friends, Happy holidays! It’s Christmas time again and as you all know, this is my favorite time of year. The snow is quietly falling outside, I’m curled up with a cup of hot chocolate and everything is peaceful tonight as I sit down to write this. And I’m thankful for a little peace and [...]

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