Catalyst XII
I stepped into a puddle. The cracks in the worn leather allowed moisture to seep in subtly – just enough to get my sock uncomfortably wet and make me wish […]
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Catalyst: IX
A horrible grating sound echoed through the cargo hold of the small trench probe as we bumped against the side of the rusty airlock doorway. The force of the impact […]
The Catalyst: VIII
“I’m a blind man in a dark room and I’m searching for that black cat. I gotta move before he moves, cause I think he’s crossed my every path.” The words were […]
The Catalyst: Part VII
First Blood There is a moment in the midst of extreme tension when your faculties are so focused, that sensation is simply a thing that happens – it is not […]
The Catalyst: Part V
Abra-Cadaver This had been, hands down, one of the worst days of my life. One moment I’m off the coast of Canada in the Boundary Waters of the North Atlantic working […]
The Catalyst: Part IV
Introductions “Every weekend, the same old nonsense!” The raspy, high-pitched voice indicated a female smoker. Her wild inflections and accusatory onslaught of her companion indicated it was not likely tobacco […]
The Catalyst: Part III
Alone in Atlantis The rhythmic smack-i-ta, crack-i-ta of the sparks grew stronger the farther down the corridor I went and the closer to the conduit I drew myself. I wasn’t […]
The Catalyst: Part II
A Citizen of Laurentia The dark halls were littered with broken beams and shattered glass. The only light was the haphazard torrent of sparks at the end of the corridor […]
The Catalyst
I didn’t know what else to do. I didn’t have a choice. I pulled the lever with all my might – full well knowing there was no going back. As […]
A Long and Lonely Day
Softness beneath his hand. As he gratefully stretched his body face down across the massive stone, he allowed his fingers to wander its mossy surface. He had managed to climb […]
Rhyme Written In Red 