The King of Pain The bar was seedier than even Jordan was used to, and his pursuit of the least expensive liquor possible meant he’d seen more than his share […]
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The Personamancer of the Opera – Part Three
Midtown “Looks familiar.” Jordan shrugged and turned away from the chalk outline on the floor, reaching for another cigarette despite the standing order to not smoke backstage. “So how does […]
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The Personamancer of the Opera – Part 2
Downtown Jordan Grant stirred his drink with a toothpick, his face as sour as the flavor of the liquid itself. Three dollars for less than eight ounces of fluid was […]
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The Personamancer of the Opera
Part One – Uptown The snowfall had just begun, a light flurry that seemed incompatible with the weatherman’s prediction of an all-out blizzard before morning. Bobbi ran along the sidewalk, […]
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Flying Blind (Magik and Consequence)
“A dipper out of juice is like Michael Jordan without his Gatorade” – L. Volker It was 10:45 and Naomi Goodbarrel was at the corner of Ivar and Sunset. Like […]
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Blow Out The Candles
“Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble the football on this one.” Doug Rollins, Officer Richter and five other people made their way […]
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The Showdown (Part I)
Repairman Jack gets a nasty surprise from Huggy Bear When Officer Richter sent the email, he wasn’t even sure the address still existed. It had been a long time since […]
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The Showdown (Part II)
The grand finale’ Volker had been busy during the initial stage of the melee. He’d ducked behind the Expedition and loaded up on his favorite brand of firewater: Johnny Walker; […]
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Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Ground Zero joins Repair Man Jack. Volker and I went to visit Charles Nabber (AKA “Ground Zero”) on a Friday. “He gets down on Friday Nights. He appreciates the company.” […]
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Ground Zero
Repair Man Jack Forms His Cabal… I walked into the interrogation room with as little emotion as I could manage. It was old technique I’d picked up from years of […]
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