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Lady Blue: Part One

Herman, her union lawyer met her at Canter’s Deli so they could prep for the departmental hearing. The process had slid downwards a couple of notches. Cleared by Internal Affairs with a personal reprimand that wouldn’t go on her record–assigned to temporary desk duty–but the Mayor’s crony captain still wanted to show the people of […]

Lady Blue: Part One

Highway Patrol Officer Cheryl Gibson stood in the admitting area of Keck Emergency at the USC complex. Los Angeles Medicine at its most immediate. Huge letters plastered across fifteen feet of curved wall, spelled E – M – E – R- G – E – N – C – Y in case you had any […]

PreTeena July 20-26, 2015

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Week Forty-Two: The Warren Peace

You can read this series from the beginning here. "I just want to make sure I have this straight," Emma said. She was using her cranky voice, which I had heard quite a bit lately because I’d been helping her move into my apartment, and she had demonstrated an opinion regarding my furniture-moving skills that […]

Week Forty-One: The Fairchild Conqueror

You can read this series from the beginning here. "You have to admit," Emma said. "It’s been a nice week." It was the Fourth of July, and we were on the deck of the Fairchild Conqueror, moored at the yacht club in Bimini in the Bahamas. We’d been able to get access for a solid […]

PreTeena July 13-19, 2015

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Week Forty: The Four Freedoms

You can read this series from the beginning here. "I’m just saying, you should have taken the George Washington Bridge," Monique said. "I know where I’m going," Emma said. "I’m the only one who knows the area. You and Justin are from New England, Caroline is from the Bay Area. I’m from Jersey. I know […]

PreTeena July 6-12, 2015

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Hello Venus!

"HELLO VENUS!" screamed the clock radio. "This is Jeff Christie, with the News and Information Service of Radio Venus, bringing you The Jeff Christie Show! It’s Thursday, the 16th of Messidor, and it is 11 AM here in Venusburg. That means it’s 8 PM in Gagaringrad, midnight in New London, and 7 AM for you […]

Break The Sky

"I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival . . . it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade . . . bonfires and illuminations (fireworks) from one end of this continent to the other, from this day forward forevermore." John Adams, 1776 Don’t […]