Mags' Charity Event

by William R. Humble

My name’s Mags. I’m a merc. Once a year, I host a charity event. No grand balls. No silent auctions. No buffet line. Fark, I really need a buffet. And a bar.... Ahem, kinda got off topic there. So, charity event. Like I said, no fancy crap. Instead, I arm myself to the teeth and go into the most benighted parts of the pestilential sewer that is the megacity known as the Barrington Free Zone. From there, I pluck a child or two out of hell. Today is the day.

35 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2020

About the author

William R. Humble is a native Texan who’s been writing for longer than he feels comfortable admitting. Though he’s dabbled in other literary areas, his love of speculative fiction keeps drawing him back. Despite his cats often objecting to him spending so much time writing, he's gonna keep on keeping on. He's stubborn that way.

Reviews

[David Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Foxtroting Fun!

I can't say I have personal experience with mercenaries, but if I did...Mags would be my first choice to save my backside. Strong personality and spot-on hilarious inner dialog make for a furiously quick read. Immersive and Foxtroting fun!

[Kathryn McClatchy · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are looking for an adventure where everything goes wrong, this is it. The charity event is not anything remotely like what I expected. Mags is a mercenary, not a debutante, and the event itself goes contrary to expectations at every turn.

It's a fast story with more action than character development, but it serves it's purpose to introduce the world of the Barrington Free Zone, and to whet this reader's interest in the soon to be realeased novel, The Barrington Job.

[Patricia Ann Haley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story and set up. Like watching that line...that was a good thing, no that was a bad thing, no that was a good thing.

Enjoyed the interaction with Mags and the children. Will certainly be looking at more Mags tales.

[William Humble]

This one's free today and tomorrow.
Please check it out and leave me a review.

Not to toot my own horn (much), but this one got me an Honorable Mention from the Writers of the Future Contest.

Embrace the adventure!