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Ethereal Agriculture, # 6— “Preparing Your Belts”
They were still a fair ways off from selling the increased volume of fermented cider. Kendo had some kind of peculiar enthusiasm for...
David Parker
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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Ethereal Agriculture, # 5— “Hasten Slowly”
By now, Golden Apple Farms had expanded their range of potential output. The garden was now four times larger than it started, and they...
David Parker
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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Ethereal Agriculture, # 4— “Groceries, Further Divided”
They had just unloaded a cargo of cold carrot juice, cold cider, and spiced hard cider, with a fifth kept in reserve for the consumption...
David Parker
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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Ethereal Agriculture, # 3— “Soy Sauce, and What it Seems”
“One goat a year?” “And approximately three chickens.” Baker moaned. “Split between the three of us, of course,” said Jerrick. Baker was...
David Parker
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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Ethereal Agriculture, # 2— “Never Done, Leastways”
Ethereal Agriculture, # 2— “Never Done, Leastways” “Okay,” said Jerrick, “I know our range of produce is lacking, but we can make up for...
David Parker
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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Ethereal Agriculture, # 1— “Not Yet Quite”
Ethereal Agriculture, # 1— “Not Yet Quite” [Short stories. Images generated by hotpot.ai] Jerrick’s neighbor, Gastonwald, was the owner...
David Parker
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 37— "Slumber and Premonition"
It was with lengthy precaution that five Tier Three-or-higher Gifted were put into slumber by the power of Voodoo’s crafted relic, which...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20233 min read
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The Rising Dawn. # 36— "Beacon, Amplified"
The captured Strong Boyz were writhing to get a fix of Adrenal, as the withdrawal symptoms included a splitting headache and irresistible...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 35— "Bees and Dollar Bills"
Dorothy was watching over an indoor apiary, with one of the types of insects she preferred as company (honeybees). A system of...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20235 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 34— "Grim and his Gang"
Grim Bart and his gang outnumbered the Rising Dawn, and they all alike were hopped up on Adrenal, the drug that gave superpowers to...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 33— "You and Me, Girl."
With Adrenal being used in the streets of Rook City, dealing with drug addicts now also meant super-powered low-lives. The low-cost,...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, #32— "A Lonely Caterpillar Sat and Cried..."
Freeing the young Dorothy Catcher from her abominable living situation was a task that required a team of specialists, and even though...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 31— "A Fuse"
The Sentinels along with the Dawn Society were no longer taking any chances, caught in a pincer between The Wulf and the Magister. Even...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 30— "It's Time for Your Medication, Mr. Brown"
The Snakebite that had scuttled the facility where the Outliers were kept (and also harvested of their blood and organs) was named...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 29— "Gather Up the Pots"
He was called Carny, and though it was clear he belonged in the Dawn Society, it was still doubtful if he could be established as a...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20233 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 28— “The Big One”
Gimmick’s masterpiece was nearing completion. This is the one the Sentinels had commissioned him to make. The canvas was covered with...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 27— “Needle in a Haystack”
With the low-grade, addictive Drive drug a hot commodity on the streets, the jobs of the Dawn Society were getting harder, and certainly...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20235 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 26— "The Wulf's Rising Anger"
The failure of an entire brigade of New Marines (super-soldiers, also called Guns) to win in an ambush against a handful of Outliers...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 25— "The Dawn Digs in, Snow Rises"
Sir Gallant had at last recovered from the curse of Voodoo’s Equal Amulet, which was enchanted by her arts to allow the user to emerge...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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The Rising Dawn, # 24— "Fruitful Interrogation"
“Hostages,” said Yahtzee, “Who’s bad now?” “They’re captives, not hostages,” said Wraith, “And they’re still the bad ones. I refuse to...
David Parker
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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