Tag Archives: First and last line

The Bounty Hunters

“Literally everything about this is illegal.” Jake kept pushing through, seemingly impervious to the risks we were taking.  “Would you stop being such a worrying baby?” His response was coarse like always.  “Are you seriously not afraid? What if we get caught?” Jake stopped in his tracks and looked at me seriously.  “Listen, I’m going […]

The Date

“Literally everything about this is illegal, Johnny,” Christine said. “I know!” I grunted, “Now give me a hand.” Up until that night, I had never tried to lift a forklift off of its side.  It fucking sucks. My desire to impress Christine came to a screaming halt the second she got it stuck in a […]

Jade and Hugo

Literally everything about this is illegal. The language this is written in, and the fact you can read it, which means you know this language, so yes, you reading these words right now is an unlawful act. The device you are using to read this should not exist. All electronic devices that display this language […]

Consideration

Literally everything about this is illegal, Ezryn thought as she studied the graffiti outside the Temple law enforcement building. Dane was late. Very unbecoming an Officer of Civility. High Rule 14: Respect Other People’s Time. Right there, in the Temple constitution. But Officer Dane Ray played fast and loose with the rules. Then, she heard […]

Death World One

I finally found the exit. We had to double-back from the Interstellar 405 to find the damn thing. The wormhole was not well marked, let me tell you. Earth is out in the middle of nowhere and there are hardly any beacons out there. It was not a great start to our vacation. The kids […]