Monthly Archives: September 2014

Muses

Posted on September 29, 2014 by fredhesser

[Working on something a bit larger than usual, so in the meantime here’s something I wrote a while back (a little over a year ago). Somewhat autobiographical.] He sits at his computer, his eyes fixed on the icon of his … Continue reading →

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Suicidal

Posted on September 22, 2014 by fredhesser

My brother died today. It wasn’t an accident. No technical failure in his bod, no misfire of code, no glitch or bug. It wasn’t murder. No vandalism by pro-meat protesters, no killer in the night, no terrorist attack or act … Continue reading →

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A Hole in the Ground

Posted on September 15, 2014 by fredhesser

The hole wasn’t large, perhaps a foot across at the most. Not so big as to be particularly worthy of scrutiny, but big enough to notice and walk around. Someone had gone to the trouble of surrounding the hole with … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Ayla, part 1

Posted on September 8, 2014 by fredhesser

The old grenz in the corner of the inn stretches his legs out in front of him and leans back in his chair. He takes a sip of his mulled wine, pauses, tilts his head as if listening to the … Continue reading →

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