"Give it up, Gambino," Carter said, raising the .45, cocking the hammer. "There's no way out."

Standing a few feet away, Denning said nothing, but aimed his Smith and Wesson Bulldog squarely at the sweating thug. The smart move would have been for Gambino to drop his automatic and play it easy, but nobody had ever accused Gambino of being the kind ( Read more... )

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters whose name starts with that letter and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

djfanboy gave me "E ( Read more... )

It's really not what you might expect, though, he said with a smile.

( Arrrrr! Me Hearties! )

For those interested, the ongoing celebration of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Wretch Day is going on at ipstp. Lots of links to stories, entire novels, poetry, and even music, including work from the ever entertaining filkertom, aka Tom Smith. Lots and lots of fairly well known names are involving themselves with this, along with the crowd of ( Read more... )

( Tale beginneth here. )

alexjay, by way of getting me to break out of my moribund position, suggested an alternative to the Alphabet City thing -- that will continue, meanwhile, as it's starting to stretch my non-fiction braingoo -- that would have me writing short fiction pieces, 26 in all, 27 if I want to throw a number dealie in there ( Read more... )