"The Thin Line," Part GG
\*\*\*\*\* Morning roll-call was read off for Thorn Platoon. Remarkably, with the obvious exceptions of Lt. Kedgeay and Sgt. Crater, attendance was consistently very good. Some of this may have been a matter of morale, as the payment the squaddies...
"From Whom All Blessings Flow," Part H
\*\*\*\*\* (H/\*\* 07/23/2013) There was a long silence after Brother Fenimore's question. After all, it might have been a mere rhetorical device. ["Myself, mine heart bleeds. Have you forgotten the tongue of ancestors and kin?"] ["It...
"Knocking Down the Fares"
Knocking Down the Fares By E.O. Costello, © 2010 All characters in this story are © E.O. Costello "Steak and eggs for breakfast, Harry. Cookie must figure we're gonna snuff it." Dutch said this to me gloomily as I sat down across from...
"The Thin Line," Part B
\*\*\*\*\* If you discount the fact that I was, by some quirk of fate, assigned to latrine duty for the next seven days, there seemed to be few repercussions from the events of that night. This in spite of the fact that I took the risk of using...
"The Thin Line," Part C
\*\*\*\*\* I sat down while the Marshal's clerk fluttered to his seat. He selected a reed and sharpened it, while winking at me. "Don't use quills, lad. Might be someone I know." I nodded, and he must have seen the expression on my face. ...
"The Thin Line," Part A
_(Author's Note: This story was originally published in serial format. The "\*\*\*\*\*" designation shows where the original episodic breaks were located.)_ \*\*\*\*\* It was not difficult to discern that my drill instructor was peeved at me....
"From Whom All Blessings Flow," Conclusion
\*\*\*\*\* (I/\* 7/22/2013) I could, perhaps, be forgiven the error of supposing that I was in a state of torment in a particularly nasty area of the Netherhells. After all, consider the evidence: I not only smelled sulfur everywhere, but was...
"The Thin Line," Part S
\*\*\*\*\* What **do** you say to a feral member of your own species? This matter of etiquette came up the morning after the somewhat abortive party held by Lord Twelveoaks. Lt. Rutter had taken me out of a formal classroom setting, and we...
"The Thin Line," Part J
\*\*\*\*\* I returned to Chitterleigh's bungalow from the squirrel-femme's residence to find that he was out, probably on some kind of duty. Even an A.D.C. has duties, it would appear. So, for that matter, do their servants. One of my colleagues...
"The Thin Line," Part DD
\*\*\*\*\* The weather cleared up the next day, so after breakfast for the platoon (potato flour cakes) and a few apples and morning service for me, most of us went out on a "yomp" in the area around Mossford. I did leave behind a few squaddies to...
"From Whom All Blessings Flow," Part C
\*\*\*\*\* (C/\* 7/17/2013) I've got an arrangement now with Meadow, a thrice-weekly dinner arrangement. Because of her duties to Dame Eudora, she prefers to keep a close eye on her, especially with the squirrel femme still being only a few...
"From Whom All Blessings Flow," Part A
"From Whom All Blessings Flow" By E.O. Costello Certain of the characters and settings in this story are © J.W. Kennedy \*\*\*\*\* (A/\* 7/15/2013) I've always thought the best time for me to walk around Albric Tor is just after dawn. ...