“Checking the database,” Silver said. “We should have information on him come false dawn.” I nodded. Then pulled out my lapel comms pen, called up the head office. “Slocum here,” I said. “We could have one of those things you like to call a big problem here. Dead guy, looks to work for or be […]
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Midway Between, Part I
How about something a little different today? Here’s the first part of a short story I wrote a while back. This has nothing to do with any of my other pieces, it’s just fun. My name’s Slocum Rexx. That’s spelled with two x-ses; make sure you get it right. Most people get that mixed up, […]
Holiday in the time of Pandemic
Today is Memorial Day in the US, and that means it’s a day off. Unfortunately, that also means that my day off feels much like the rest of my days (sans writing work) because of the pandemic. Things are opening up, but I’m cautious enough with my health to want to wait a bit longer. […]
Dream Vacation
As the lockdown continues, it seems like an ideal time to talk about my dream vacation. That is, a vacation that I dream about because I cannot go anywhere and also because I’m right in the middle of several projects that require, you know, writing. We’ll start with the weather. Honestly, where I want to […]
Exclamation Points in Social Media (because I’m a nerd)
If you aren’t aware, I am a linguist. I have a MSc in Applied Linguistics. I invent conlangs. I adore words. This also means that I think about language and the construction of language and the use of language a lot. And by a lot, I mean, well… a lot. Given this behaviour, I tend […]