Meantime, Part 19

19 – We Die Young It had been a while since Roan took a bunch of pills without looking at any of them, but this time he did. Just a few from random bottles, until he stopped crying and felt calmer. So was he changed since he came out of his coma? Was it worse? Doctor Rosenberg thought removing some of the tumors would help with his control of the lion, but it hadn’t helped at all. Perhaps the tumors were a convenient excuse for what was actually happening: the lion was taking over. As Rosenberg always told him, there was no precedent for the later stage of the virus. Most people didn’t live with it long enough, and computer models were highly flawed. He’d always worried that eventually he’d transform into a lion and never transform back, but this...

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Live chat on Facebook, November 6th!

If you’d like to come by, talk about my books (and maybe win one), or just shoot the breeze, I will be on Dreamspinner Press’s Facebook page from 1 to 6 PM Pacific time this Saturday. Direct link is here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dreamspinner-Press/334648605250 Love to see you there, so drop by!

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Meantime, Part 18

18 – Timebomb It was always weird to sit back and watch a sting operation, especially when it was one of the sordid variety. Listening to Holden over an occasionally crackling cell phone just made it worse. It seemed like watching a bad porno film through someone else’s window. Once Holden got into the truck, the discussion continued, but now it was over a place to go. The guy said his place wasn’t far, and Holden said, in his slow, stony voice (good acting) that he wasn’t sure that was a good idea, but the driver – a guy with a voice that sounded smoke deepened and gravelly – said he had beer and pot back at his place, and Holden seemed to agree a drink would be good. Kevin let the guy get to the intersection before starting his car, and...

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