Midway was essentially the centre of the world. We had all sorts of trade running through and people besides. And people get bored. When people get bored, they head to the bars. Midway had a whole number of them. Oxygen deprivation for the cloud folk who wanted to feel a little more at home. Oxy-full […]
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Midway Between, Part III
We went to analytics. Analytics folk are unusual people. They spend more time with their head buried into their vid screens and their piles of data than they do walking the decks or climbing up the city and seeing the real world. I think I’ve seen an analytic type out of their den twice in […]
Midway Between, Part II
“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 […]
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, […]
The Smell of Burnt Haggis
Actually, the title is quite literal. Last night was Robbie Burns night. For the uninitiated (i.e. me and those not native to Scotland), you can find more information about the holiday here: https://www.visitscotland.com/about/famous-scots/robert-burns/burns-night/ Basically, it involves eating haggis, whiskey, potatoes, possibly turnips and so on. There is the reading of the haggis poem (seriously!) and […]