“Ah! You speak Levitan,” the man smiled. “But you’re not from Levita I think.” Like
most Levitians he was a good looking man, if perhaps a bit effete for Brown’s tastes.
“No, I lived there for a while.”
“Did you enjoy your stay?”
“Up to a point. The Levitian women are very beautiful.”
“Yes of course. So are the men in Levita,” the man smiled. “We used to have a
cleansing programme to ensure a healthy population.”
“You mean a culling policy, where you killed all the weakest members of the
population.”
― The Arbitrator
― The Arbitrator
“He fell on his hands and knees, engulfed in darkness and a biting acrid smell. He felt the floor timidly and touched damp straw. Coughing coming from a corner revealed that he wasn’t alone. He stayed still, on the spot, waiting for his eyes to become accustomed to the dark. His eyes stung and watered from the pungent air. Gradually he could make out shadows. Shapes of people crouched and cowering together, like scared wild animals. The stench of bodies massed so close to each other, their pores oozing illness, their excretions permeating the straw flooring, overwhelmed him. He felt his stomach rebel, and he threw up what little was in it.”
― The Missionary
― The Missionary
“TRAD, she screams silently, hands pressed to the barrier. The light intensifies, and then it’s gone, she’s gone – all of the children are gone.”
― The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue
― The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue
“Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, Governors, Mayors, Judges and Justices all fall prey to the Hitman.”
― My Graphic Bipolar Fantasies: & Other Short Stories
― My Graphic Bipolar Fantasies: & Other Short Stories
“The steps leading to the porch looked worn, cracked, and unpainted, ready for a nice hot fire.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow
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