Dead Channel

2008-03-26 (Story) - Break to Bind: Death Before by Sean Crawford

Zafar had been to America before. He had earned his Master�s in Mechanical Engineering in North Carolina when he was younger. When the degree was done, he had gone home full of ambitions. But man plans, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners.

2008-03-26 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Some new Break to Bind is up. Cornelia and Zafar, on the loose.

2008-01-20 (Story) - Break to Bind: Handy Man by Sean Crawford

Rhonda smiled at the Garners as they went out the glass doors with Miss Lita in her best blue dress and winter coat. She marked them out on her guest roster, saving them the stop. It was Sunday morning, and the home had its typical, relaxed Sunday morning atmosphere...

2008-01-20 (News) - by Sean Crawford

It's been almost a year since the last Break to Bind update, but now one is finally up. The last eleven months have been a weird time for me, and my head was not in the right place for B2B. All of you who encouraged me on the back channels, I thank you and I needed it. I think it's safe to say at this point that I am all the way back, and not going away again for the foreseeable future.

2008-01-08 (Story) - The Algorithm by Tim Akers

A church of gears is tested by the will of their god.

2008-01-08 (News) - by Tim Akers

The last of the Veridon stories, I have finally posted The Algorithm.

2007-10-04 (Story) - The Maiden's Claw 1-3 by Sean Crawford

His men tallied casks by lamplight while Qais himself worked the caravan master...

2007-09-10 (Story) - The Maiden's Claw 1-2 by Sean Crawford

To be a smuggler in the Ganat...

2007-08-27 (Story) - The Maiden's Claw 1-1 by Sean Crawford

I worked the brass latches on the gun belt, cinching it down around my hips. Pushed and pulled to get it settled just below the narrow leather belt holding up my breeches. It creaked quietly, eased into the shape my body had given it over the years...

2007-08-27 (News) - by Sean Crawford

I've started a new serial. Without finishing the current one, of course. These are learning exercises for me, and suffice it to say The Maiden's Claw is being written for lessons I can't learn on Break to Bind. It's more my natural style of writing. Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy it.

2007-08-12 (Story) - Give It Up by Sean Crawford

The gravel crunched behind him, so Frank stopped to wait...

2007-08-12 (News) - by Sean Crawford

A little something up in The Cracker. Frank and Miles pop in for a few words.

2007-08-07 (Story) - Toke by Tim Akers

Not much more than a confection. First appeared in Interzone 210.

2007-08-07 (Story) - A Walking of Crows by Tim Akers

The first Veridon story I ever wrote. Appeared in Electric Velocipede 10.

2007-08-07 (News) - by Tim Akers

Now that's no longer the current issue, I've gone ahead and posted Toke for your reading enjoyment.

2007-06-06 (Story) - Distro - Part One by Tim Akers

Sometimes you can't trust yourself with a gun

2007-06-06 (Story) - Distro - Part Two by Tim Akers

The continuing

2007-06-06 (Story) - The Song by Tim Akers

Um. A guy sings. Cue magic.

2007-06-06 (News) - by Tim Akers

Okay, seriously, I really do think Distro is fixed now. It's in two parts. The whole thing was screwing up the text editor something awful. And I've also added another story, The Song, to my catalog. It was the first of my Interzone stories.

2007-04-26 (News) - by Tim Akers

I think Distro is fixed, now. Let's see...

2007-03-16 (News) - by Sean Crawford

I'll be on sabbatical for a while-- a few months-- so updates from me will likely be few and far between for some time. Thanks everyone for reading, and I shall return eventually.

2007-02-24 (Story) - The Specialist I by Sean Crawford

A dialogue with The Specialist and his partner.

2007-02-24 (Story) - The Specialist II by Sean Crawford

Another dialogue with The Specialist and his partner.

2007-02-24 (News) - by Sean Crawford

A couple of dialogues are up in The Cracker. The Specialist I and II. Whadda you fuckin' lookin' at?

2007-02-22 (Story) - Equilibrium by Colin Peters

Episode Eighteen: A return to balance, of a sort.

2007-02-21 (Story) - Sweet Moonlight by Colin Peters

Episode Seventeen: It was windy on the rooftop. We stood in silence. Chen broke the chalk in half, handing me one piece, keeping the other for himself. I walked away from him. One pace, two paces, three. I turned back to him.

He nodded, and we began to draw. Shining white lines of chalk in the moonlight.

2007-02-21 (News) - by Colin Peters

The last two episodes of Sweet Moonlight are up. And so it ends... Sweet Moonlight Equilibrium

2007-02-13 (Story) - Break to Bind: Smoke and Mirrors by Sean Crawford

Eleven hours until sunrise. The smell of urine, drying and thick...

2007-02-13 (News) - by Sean Crawford

A short bit is up for Break to Bind. My apologies for non-productivity lately. Real life intrudes from time to time, but we'll see if we can't fix that.

2007-02-02 (Story) - Second Impression by Colin Peters

Episode Sixteen: Our heroine goes to war.

2007-02-02 (News) - by Colin Peters

Another episode of Sweet Moonlight is up, featuring ever rising levels of comic-book melodrama interspersed with bursts of gunfire. Second Impression

2007-01-20 (Story) - Bottled Spirit by Sean Crawford

"So why don't you like that Mark guy?" he asks in an accusatory tone...

2007-01-20 (News) - by Sean Crawford

A wee snippet is up in the Cracker. Bottled Spirit. Purely a one-off bit for fun.

2007-01-07 (Story) - Darling Parasite by Colin Peters

Episode Fifteen: It seemed like hours. It could only have been a minute or two. The lights went off. I stumbled in the dark and fell. I felt light headed, leftovers from being repeatedly beaten unconscious, I suppose. Linda's body felt hot, like somebody with a fever, which made no sense. She was dead, and bodies go cold when they're dead.

2007-01-07 (News) - by Colin Peters

A new year, and a new episode. It's not over yet, but it will be soon enough. Darling Parasite

2007-01-02 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 7 by Sean Crawford

Corts, Harold C.

2007-01-02 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Carol Lopez returns. New Break to Bind is up.

2006-12-22 (Story) - The Garden by Colin Peters

Episode Fourteen: The heavy, sweet smell of tropical flowers.

2006-12-22 (News) - by Colin Peters

Is anyone still out there? It has been more than two months, almost three, and for that I apologize. I'm back now, with another episode of Sweet Moonlight and more promises. I may squeeze one more post in this year (especially since this episode is so short), but in any case happy holidays. The Garden

2006-11-17 (Story) - Approximate Angels by Tim Akers

A holiday scene. A child at his family's estate goes to an unusual concert.

2006-11-17 (News) - by Tim Akers

New scrap up in the Cracker.

2006-11-14 (Story) - Break to Bind: Lady Day by Sean Crawford

"I used to roll with these guys, up West Virginia way. Had us a little team like," Bill said...

2006-11-14 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. Chef Boyardee ravioli is eaten, and the mysteries of the universe are plumbed.

2006-11-01 (Story) - The kid was all right by me by Sean Crawford

Again with the pistoleer.

2006-11-01 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Another snippet in the Cracker. Please feel free to let me know if this thing tickles your interest.

2006-10-30 (Story) - A Real Piece of Work by Sean Crawford

A glimpse of our friend the pistoleer.

2006-10-30 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Another snippet for the Cracker; A Real Piece of Work. More snippets from this story and setting will likely appear as I work out some wrinkles.

2006-10-29 (Story) - Sympathy for Horatio by Sean Crawford

A brief dialogue between Frank and Miles.

2006-10-29 (News) - by Sean Crawford

A thimble of ooze has been dipped into the Cracker: Sympathy for Horatio

2006-10-18 (Story) - Break to Bind: Return Customers by Sean Crawford

He hadn�t been able to shake it, ever since he�d wedged into the little room full of equipment in Ravi�s condo. The fans whirring all around him, racks full of gear linked up with thick, multi-colored snakes of cable...

2006-10-18 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-10-07 (Story) - Underground (Part II) by Colin Peters

Episode Thirteen: Linda moved quickly and silently. Turn your back and you could miss her, a flicker of something out of the corner of your eye. Just some shadow.

2006-10-07 (News) - by Colin Peters

A new episode of Sweet Moonlight is up, finishing the Underground chapter with a burst of gratuitous violence. Underground (Part II)

2006-10-04 (Story) - Break to Bind: Truth for Truth by Sean Crawford

The flames were liquid and alive, flowing in and out of the windows and cavities of the broken black hulk on the side of the road. He imagined himself a pyromancer. The future of humanity there in the fire for him to see...

2006-10-04 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-10-03 (News) - by Colin Peters

Thanks to the mighty struggles of our technical department behind the scenes, I can now bring you another short episode of that story thing. Underground (Part I)

2006-10-02 (Story) - Underground (Part I) by Colin Peters

Episode Twelve: "Here it is," Chen said. He stopped the car, headlights shining on a small rectangular structure made of pale brown bricks, smothered in countless layers of graffiti.

2006-09-05 (Story) - Suicide Perfume by Colin Peters

Episode Eleven: Return to the present. A visitor arrives with a gift, triggering some rather violent reactions.

2006-09-05 (News) - by Colin Peters

An early update this week, as things get rolling with Sweet Moonlight. This one has some gratuitous gore and naughty swear words, so maybe that will perk people's interest.

If not, well, at least I had fun.

2006-08-30 (Story) - Break to Bind: Crossing Over 3 by Sean Crawford

Sherman sat at the breakfast table in Wernher's kitchen, looking out over the lake, its surface perforated by light rain. A cup of cold coffee sat in front of him, beside an array of note-covered scraps of paper and junk mail envelopes...

2006-08-30 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. The last of the 'Crossing Over' sequence.

2006-08-24 (Story) - Break to Bind: Crossing Over 2 by Sean Crawford

In a self storage facility just outside Martinsburg, West Virginia are four consecutive 10x10 storage units, paid for by consecutively numbered checks...

2006-08-24 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-08-13 (Story) - Restoring Order by Colin Peters

Episode Ten: More ancient history.

2006-08-13 (News) - by Colin Peters

Although my napkin doodling will go somewhere eventually (I promise!), I feel you deserve something more, so here is another episode of Sweet Moonlight.

2006-08-12 (News) - by Colin Peters

I have a stupid little something I'm trying to get ready to post in The Cracker, but it's not done yet. It should have been done on Wednesday. I hope it won't take until next Wednesday.

I'm not going to say this won't happen again, because it probably will, but sorry for the delay.

2006-08-12 (News) - by Colin Peters

Screw that. It's The Cracker, so here are the first four frames of "The Fountain." At this point it features a man sneezing. Oh, the excitement.

Update: Now there are ~~eight~~ twelve frames.

2006-08-03 (Story) - Break to Bind: Crossing Over 1 by Sean Crawford

A Subaru station wagon sits with the engine running in the narrow lot behind an abandoned filling station on a rural road. The old lighted sign is stripped of brand and identity. It stands on the road atop its pole, a bare, rusted steel hoop for the wind to whistle through. The car�s defroster fights with the breath of the two burly men who sit inside, waiting impatiently.

2006-08-03 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-07-26 (Story) - Break to Bind: The Thirteen Coins by Sean Crawford

"You're still nuts for cars, that's for sure." Sherman shook his head, walking around the back of the rain-streaked, black BMW sedan to check the nameplate on the deck lid...

2006-07-26 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-07-21 (Story) - Lost Pets by Colin Peters

Episode Nine: A very brief answer to the question, "What happened to Tom and Chen?"

2006-07-21 (News) - by Colin Peters

After much delay, brought on by overwork and a general lack of creative energy, yet another episode of Sweet Moonlight was released to molest an unsuspecting world. The world, used to suffering far worse indignities, sighed and got on with the business of rotating.

2006-07-14 (Story) - A Review of the Harlan Osier Compilation Album (reprinted) by Sean Crawford

REPRINTED FROM THE REVIEWS SECTION OF SPLITCOIL MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 2006
Let's Fucken End It: A Retrospective, 1979-2006
Harlan Osier (and The Fucken Ice Cream)

2006-07-14 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Random update: a reprinted music review from Splitcoil magazine.

2006-07-12 (Story) - Break to Bind: Consider the Egg by Sean Crawford

He'd wedged into his window seat distracted and tired. Drummed on the seat arm with his fingers for a few minutes...

2006-07-12 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. Back to Dr. Sherman.

2006-07-06 (Story) - Invitation by Colin Peters

Episode Eight: Rich people's playgrounds, strange introductions, and foot torture.

2006-07-06 (News) - by Colin Peters

It's Wednesday, or at least, it was Wednesday not too long ago, and here I am with another episode of Sweet Moonlight.

2006-06-28 (Story) - Break to Bind: Nanama by Sean Crawford

He could feel an ulcer coming on...

2006-06-28 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind for this week. Ravi needs Mylanta, and we catch up with another old acquaintance.

2006-06-21 (Story) - The Manor Farther - Episode One: Falling Down by Tim Akers

Meet a boy and his complicated family.

2006-06-21 (News) - by Tim Akers

Posted the first installment in a new series, The Manor Farther. I was hoping to have more content in the initial episode, but things have interfered. Enjoy what's there, and know that more is coming.

2006-06-14 (Story) - Break to Bind: Shadow of the Season by Sean Crawford

They walked in the front of the airport, fighting against a stream of what had to be journalists and federal agents. Both groups wore bulky, multi-pocketed parkas filled with God-knows-what, carrying minimal normal luggage while also wheeling around and lugging massive black polymer resin Pelican cases...

2006-06-14 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. Our heroes are whisked away to another exotic location: the interior of a rental car!

2006-06-09 (Story) - New Skies by Colin Peters

A snippet from something I'm working on.

2006-06-09 (News) - by Colin Peters

I said it wouldn't happen again, and here it is happening again. Justin supplied some new artwork for my story "Summer," which is good. However, there is no new content other than that, which is bad. I may have to do an out-of-schedule update as soon as I have something to update with!

2006-06-09 (News) - by Colin Peters

I've just posted a short snippet from a piece I'm working on (currently untitled). There's a lot remaining to be done, so don't expect the full story any time soon, but maybe some of you will enjoy seeing a bit of gristle float to the top of that bubbling pot (to borrow a metaphor).

2006-06-02 (Story) - Chance by Colin Peters

Episode Seven: Some people say there's no such thing as coincidence.

2006-06-02 (News) - by Colin Peters

Sorry I'm late this week. We won't let that happen again. I've posted a new episode of Sweet Moonlight, and made a tiny amount of progress on a short story. Stay tuned.

2006-05-24 (Story) - Break to Bind: The Shadowless Man by Sean Crawford

He paused on the sidewalk, allowing a dusty pickup to pull out of its driveway, the driver oblivious to the man who had almost walked behind the moving vehicle. He checked the time on his wristwatch, a scarred plastic Casio.

2006-05-24 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. Mad props to my collaborator, Mr. Pushkin.

2006-05-18 (News) - by Colin Peters

Sorry to say there's no update this week. Tim is working on his collection of blasphemous horrors and perversions-- err, his novel, and Sean is on sabbatical. And I've had entirely too much work to do. The crew has been busy behind the scenes preparing new features and generally being the greatest unpaid web designers on Earth. Thanks guys, and I will try to get something up next week.

2006-05-11 (Story) - Reunions by Colin Peters

Episode Six: Return to the present and witness some old friends united, and some older friends sought out.

2006-05-11 (News) - by Colin Peters

A new episode of Sweet Moonlight is up. New short stories? Well, they'll come eventually. I hope.

2006-05-09 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Links have been added to mp3 audio versions of two Break to Bind episodes: Hazardous Materials and The Letter. More will be coming. Links are on the first page of each story. Hear them here first, before you hear them in the clubs of Ibiza.

2006-05-03 (Story) - Break to Bind: Spiral by Sean Crawford

In the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a long-disused lighthouse, striped in spiral black and white, stands on a weather-beaten beach.

2006-05-03 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. A short sabbatical will likely follow.

2006-04-30 (News) - by Colin Peters

The design and development team of Louis and David has created a spiffy new and improved interface to the stories, especially the serials. Let's have a big round of applause! I've also gone through my old stories trying to fix issues so David's design won't be ruined by my crappy formatting.

2006-04-26 (Story) - Break to Bind: Blackout by Sean Crawford

Blackout came on quickly. His body too cold and stiff to stay afloat, his heart racing too fast to keep calm, Sherman sank.

2006-04-26 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

As always, feedback is welcome and appreciated. We're big boys. We can take it.

2006-04-18 (Story) - Break to Bind: The Rule of Three by Sean Crawford

Here we go. Back to the weird.

2006-04-17 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-04-12 (Story) - Help by Colin Peters

Episode Five: Providing help and being helped, or is it helping yourself?

2006-04-12 (News) - by Colin Peters

I said I was taking a break from Sweet Moonlight, and I am, but I did end up revising the next chapter, and not finishing any of the short stories I have in the pipe. So shortly I will put up one more episode: "Help."

2006-04-06 (News) - by Colin Peters

I had come here tonight to apologize for not having any content this week, but I see Sean has it well under control. I've been rather busy these past couple of weeks, and have had very little time to write. Day jobs, you know. So time consuming.

I'm taking a break from revising Sweet Moonlight for a while and working on some stand-alone pieces. I hope to have a piece I call "Pod" ready soon, although probably not by next week.

In the meantime, feel free to email with comments on any of the stories, or, you know, things in general. My email address is on the "about us" page.

2006-04-05 (Story) - Break to Bind: The Mendota Fox by Sean Crawford

"How long have you been listening to me?" asked Hughes...

2006-04-05 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-03-29 (Story) - Break to Bind: Naming Calls by Sean Crawford

Sherman sat across from Hughes at a heavy wooden table deep in a back corner...

2006-03-29 (Story) - Old Bones by Colin Peters

Episode Four: It's about surviving when you don't want to.

2006-03-29 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-03-29 (News) - by Colin Peters

Episode four of Sweet Moonlight is up as well.

2006-03-22 (Story) - Break to Bind: Passenger Information by Sean Crawford

She was at least fifteen years older than her ad claimed. Ravi didn't need any supernatural powers of perception to pick up on it. She looked old. Period. He should have known from the conveniently bad lighting in the photo she'd emailed him before their date. Internet dating was a bitch.

2006-03-22 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-03-22 (News) - by Colin Peters

More illustrations added, this time to episode two of Sweet Moonlight.

2006-03-16 (Story) - The Spokane Haggler, Part Two by Sean Crawford

The conclusion of The Spokane Haggler.

2006-03-16 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Part Two of The Spokane Haggler is up. That's the conclusion.

2006-03-12 (News) - by Colin Peters

Some new artwork has been added in Sweet Moonlight Episode One. ~~Unfortunately, it seems the editing has moved the story to the top of the "latest" pile. We'll get right on fixing that.~~ The story is back in the right place, thanks to Louis. (Thanks Louis!)

2006-03-09 (News) - by David Alliet

After Justy's fine suggestions and Louis' excellent coding - give 'em all a round of aplause people, i have just finished the design of our new and improved homepage!

2006-03-08 (Story) - The Spokane Haggler, Part One by Sean Crawford

Dark, near-future fiction. A soldier in search of a fresh start returns home to find things have gone slightly awry.

2006-03-08 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Part One of The Spokane Haggler is up. The Haggler is a prequel to the Alfa Joe storyline, featuring Joe Kline. Part Two will follow next week.

2006-03-01 (Story) - Holiday Inn by Colin Peters

Episode Three: Let's go to a Holiday Inn.

2006-03-01 (News) - by Colin Peters

I have posted the third episode of Sweet Moonlight. Tom hires some help, shots are fired, and a hotel room is trashed. (Previous episodes: one two)

2006-02-28 (Story) - KDR - Chapter 3 by Tim Akers

2006-02-28 (News) - by Tim Akers

Chapter Three of the KDR is up.

2006-02-23 (Story) - Break to Bind: The Letter by Sean Crawford

Inside was a stack of bond paper several inches thick, covered with black type. Several Sony micro-cassettes in smoky, gray plastic cases, labeled with names he didn't want to see. On top of all of it was an envelope addressed to him from The Estate of William B. Hughes, III.

2006-02-22 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. A short break will ensue, so my next updates will be... The Spokane Haggler.

2006-02-15 (Story) - Break to Bind: Hazardous Materials by Sean Crawford

Fast forward to a Winter's day in Wisconsin, not long ago.

2006-02-15 (Story) - Historical Accidents by Colin Peters

Episode Two: Take a trip down memory lane. See the old haunts. Remember the people you used to know, and people you thought you knew, but didn't, really.

2006-02-15 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Break to Bind: Hazardous Materials is up.

2006-02-15 (News) - by Colin Peters

Episode two of Sweet Moonlight, Historical Accidents, is up. In this episode, we learn a little bit more about Linda's past. (Link to episode one: Let Me Introduce You)

2006-02-14 (Story) - KDR - Chapter 2 by Tim Akers

2006-02-14 (News) - by Tim Akers

KDR- Chapter two is up.

2006-02-14 (News) - by Louis Lapprend

Our RSS feed has been altered so that News and Stories are now listed in chronological order.
If there's any problem with it, please email me (see my profile in the About Us page).

2006-02-08 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 6, Part 2 by Sean Crawford

Sherman, Eric P. (continued)

2006-02-08 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up. This is the final tape (#6, Part 2)

2006-02-07 (Story) - Kingdom of Doors and Rooms - Chapter One by Tim Akers

2006-02-07 (News) - by Tim Akers

Chapter One of the KDR is up.

2006-02-02 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 6, Part 1 by Sean Crawford

Sherman, Eric P.

2006-02-02 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up late, due to technical difficulties on my end.

2006-02-01 (News) - by Colin Peters

It's time for me to update again. I've put up a new standalone story, called Sleepless.

2006-01-31 (Story) - Sleepless by Colin Peters

What happens to dreams when you wake up?

2006-01-25 (Story) - Solar Episode Two: Dead Friends (Julie) by Tim Akers

Complications arise, people are shot, secrets are revealed and chili is eaten.

2006-01-25 (Story) - Suburban Becoming by Tim Akers

Meditation on things that end

2006-01-25 (News) - by Tim Akers

The second episode of Solar is (finally) up. This one is told from the perspective of Julie, as she finds out a little about her boss and his history.

2006-01-25 (News) - by Tim Akers

A little something for the Cracker...

2006-01-18 (Story) - Let Me Introduce You by Colin Peters

Episode One: Meet Linda. She's a nice girl, but she can be a bit stubborn sometimes. She just won't stay dead when she ought to.

2006-01-18 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 5 by Sean Crawford

Rymer, Jeffrey N.

2006-01-18 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-01-18 (News) - by Colin Peters

In order to keep Sean from taking over the site entirely, I feel compelled to put up a new story as well. So, I've started my first serial on Dead Channel. It's called Sweet Moonlight. Some of you may know it already.

2006-01-15 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Break to Bind: Tape 2 is restored. Sorry for the crossed wires!

2006-01-11 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 4 by Sean Crawford

Donlon, Cornelia

2006-01-11 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Break to Bind is up.

2006-01-06 (News) - by Sean Crawford

The Cracker, of course, is where larger, more complex compounds are broken down into their simpler, constituent bits. It is a stew of the basic components of stories. Rich and combustible. The Cracker.

2006-01-05 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 3 by Sean Crawford

Allreck, Simon G.

2006-01-05 (Story) - Weightless by Colin Peters

There are no easy ways to go, but there are quick ways and there are slow ways.

2006-01-05 (Story) - The Feet of Space by Tim Akers

Just thinking about tomorrows that may not be

2006-01-05 (News) - by Colin Peters

Louis and David have done a bang-up job of adding the ability to organize stories by author and category. Let's have a big round of applause!

If some stories seem to be in the wrong category, please bear with us. We're working on it.

We have three categories of story here now: Standalone, Serials and The Cracker. The first two are pretty much self-explanatory; the last one, maybe not. I'll leave explaining the name to the guy who came up with it (ahem!), but the content is basically short pieces. It's not only short-short stories, but also fragments which might not be stories at all. For me, at least, The Cracker offers a glimpse into my notebook, so don't be surprised if things in The Cracker later turn up in other stories.

Oh, and I'm going to add another piece shortly. It's a very short one called Weightless.

2006-01-05 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New installment of Break to Bind is up.

2006-01-04 (Story) - Memory Analog by Tim Akers

It's like a memory, but it's not.

2006-01-04 (News) - by Tim Akers

New story up, "Memory Analog"

2005-12-28 (Story) - Summer by Colin Peters

A summer's day, looking back.

2005-12-28 (News) - by Colin Peters

Another early update this week, because I'll be away for a couple of days. I've posted a new story: Summer. Happy New Year, and here's hoping I finish a story or two in January.

2005-12-22 (Story) - Lucky 14, Episode Two: The Dirty Blues by Sean Crawford

The second and closing episode of Lucky 14.

2005-12-22 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New stories added. Episode Two of Lucky 14 and Tape 2 of Break to Bind.

2005-12-21 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 2 by Sean Crawford

"Bill"

2005-12-21 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New Justin Roby art added to "Good for You?"
Justy's the man!

2005-12-20 (Story) - Solar, Episode One: The Bar of Puppets by Tim Akers

An ongoing serial about gods who are superheroes who are regular people.

2005-12-20 (News) - by Tim Akers

New story up. This is the first episode of the ongoing serial, Solar.

2005-12-17 (Story) - Break to Bind: Tape 1 by Sean Crawford

Season One: The Tapes

A series of tapes, accompanied by partial transcriptions, resurfaces mysteriously.

Schardt, Wernher A.

2005-12-17 (News) - by Sean Crawford

New story added: Break to Bind, Tape 1. First installment of a serial.

2005-12-15 (Story) - The Doll by Tim Akers

A little story about a man and his daughter.

2005-11-17 (News) - by Tim Akers

New story up.

2005-11-16 (Story) - Wisdom's Age by Colin Peters

A coming of age story for immortals.

2005-11-15 (Story) - The Beauty of 'n' by Colin Peters

A story of one man's love of letters.

2005-11-15 (News) - by David Alliet

My profile has been added to the about us page.

2005-11-15 (News) - by Louis Lapprend

I have a bio too...
Sorry for the hotdog fans (and I know there are many of you),
but that picture would need to be vertical,
for optimal sausagey greatness.

2005-11-14 (Story) - Lucky 14, Episode One: Tipping Dominos by Sean Crawford

Return to Sender, Season One, Episode One. Seattle's bloodiest night on record brings the Jet City Agency into the service of an International District crime syndicate and arrays Lazaro and Davis against an unseen power.

2005-11-14 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Story added: Lucky 14, Episode One: Tipping Dominos
Lazaro serial, Episode 1, Season 1

2005-11-12 (News) - by Colin Peters

Two stories added: Wisdom's Age, which is a long short story, and The Beauty of 'n', which is a short short story previously seen elsewhere.

2005-11-11 (Story) - Good For You? by Sean Crawford

A day in the life of an accomplished craftsman.

2005-11-11 (News) - by Sean Crawford

Story added: Good For You?
Stand-alone short.

2005-11-06 (News) - by David Alliet

The stories pages have now been formatted to the design as well. There might be some issues with the lay-out as texts get longer, but we'll fix those when they show up.