Aspen - Chapter 2.2 [Sci-fi TF novel]

Aspen Chapter 2.2 ~~~ The last echoes of the sirens faded as my eyes slowly adjusted to the sudden darkness. _The backup generators should have kicked in by now_, I thought. _That warning over the loudspeakers said we're under attack; they must have...

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Aspen - Chapter 2.1 [Sci-fi TF novel]

Aspen Chapter 2.1 ~~~ I gradually surfaced from sleep, my idle mind trying to figure out what had awoken me. I was still puzzling it over when someone knocked on the door again. Yes, that was it. Someone wasn't willing to let me have my rest....

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Aspen - Chapter 1.4 [Sci-fi TF novel]

Aspen Chapter 1.4 I followed Jenna into the lobby, looking around warily. It was a nice place; lots of light and open space. The receptionist at the front desk watched us approach. "Hi," Jenna said. "Can you tell Director Fuller that I'm back,...

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Aspen - Chapter 1.3 [Sci-fi TF novel]

Aspen Part 3 As I lost myself in my mind, the shards of memory floating around me slowly crystallized into a coherent form... ~~~ [THREE MONTHS EARLIER] I knocked loudly on the door. "Hey! Anyone out there?" "What do you want?" A bored...

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Aspen - Chapter 1.2 [Sci-fi TF novel]

Aspen Chapter 1.2 My mind was a raging river of memory. Moments came flooding by - hours, days, months, and years passing in an instant. My eyes couldn't focus; I couldn't hear anything but the overlapping memories flashing in front of me. I reached...

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Aspen - Chapter 1.1 [Sci-fi TF novel]

Aspen Chapter 1.1 I heard a click, followed by a soft hiss, as the loudspeakers turned on. There was a brief pause, and a man spoke. "Okay. Testing, testing... seems good." He cleared his throat and continued, in a very official-sounding tone....

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