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Artifact: The First Fires

Artifact: The First Fires

A Book by Eric


In progress first installment in a planned trilogy. A gritty modern and ethereal story of the familiar and the fantastic.
1: Michael

1: Michael

A Chapter by Eric


Michael ...as turmoil sets in many parts of the Russian Federation following the devastating economic collapse and outbreak of terror ..
2: Natalie

2: Natalie

A Chapter by Eric


Natalie The noise in the day room was palpable. Two large Sony TVs were mounted upon the wall. On one, four soldiers with half..
3: Addison

3: Addison

A Chapter by Eric


Addison They left them. How had that happened? We need to go back, she thought desperately. We need to go back now. She felt a scrat..
4: Michael

4: Michael

A Chapter by Eric


Michael "Michael!" a voice screamed, although it was vastly off in the distance. Much too distant. A void, neither solid nor gas str..
5: Sarah

5: Sarah

A Chapter by Eric


Sarah The searchlight flickered by, illuminating the street and grass in a bright circle of radiance that moved gracefully by. T..
7: Sabrina

7: Sabrina

A Chapter by Eric


Sabrina It was cold. Unbearably cold. Was this the feeling within the domain of death? Behind shut eyelids, darkness prevailed...
8: Addison

8: Addison

A Chapter by Eric


Addison God, if you can hear me, please do something. Help us. Please. What did we do to earn this? How do we change it? I don't kno..
11: Michael

11: Michael

A Chapter by Eric


Michael The ocean sang its soft lullaby in perfect rhythm. The gentle roar of a wave as it curled, only to spread submissively again..
12: Addison

12: Addison

A Chapter by Eric


Addison Coils of snakes curled in her stomach, wrenching and squeezing her guts. She felt cold, even in the afternoon heat. Her eyes wer..
13: Sarah

13: Sarah

A Chapter by Eric


Sarah She sipped slowly. Slowly but gratefully. The hot milk spread warmth throughout her entire body as it went down, rejuvenat..
15: Damian

15: Damian

A Chapter by Eric


Damian "FiSTer, call it in." "Roger, Sergeant. Magnificent actual, this is Bobcat three-zero. Requesting a fire mission, ov..
16: Addison

16: Addison

A Chapter by Eric


Addison She stirred. It was not sleep that held her, but something akin to it, a swimming state of blending consciousness and uncons..
17: Michael

17: Michael

A Chapter by Eric


Michael The accommodations were much nicer than they had been. Unreally so. Michael felt the weighty pull of the furs that wrapped aroun..
18: Ryan

18: Ryan

A Chapter by Eric


Ryan "Michael!" Ryan called out, his voice carrying over the still waters. "Michael, hurry!" He could hear the splashing as his best friend ..
20: Sabrina

20: Sabrina

A Chapter by Eric


Sabrina The large bed seemed cold and lonely without someone next to her, particularly when that person had been her one tie to another ..
21: Sarah

21: Sarah

A Chapter by Eric


Sarah The city was still very much awake this far into the night. Nox was perched overhead. Swirls of violent storms created artistic st..
That Cloud Looks Like an Angel

That Cloud Looks Like an Angel

A Story by Collabent Crutch


Some surly, dark-humoured scratch about human frailty- takes place on a hot moldered afternoon in the groin of the city on a patch of grass.
The Karma Loop

The Karma Loop

A Story by Bill Evans


Sometimes, you get a second chance to make things right. Think Groundhog Day crossed with Memento... only not as good.