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: XI
My boots were worn by now. They had been new when the Magistrate gave them to me. The hard, thick soles clunked against the metal flooring with each heavy step. […]
Catalyst: X
The resonant sound of the cork being skillfully yanked from the bottle filled the room. It was a sound I hadn’t heard in some time. It was welcome and nostalgic […]
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: 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 VI
The Prelude to First Blood Why didn’t I just turn on the lights? When I was a child, my father might send me to the basement. Perhaps to retrieve an […]
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 […]
Rhyme Written In Red 