Chapter One: Extinction Event Katie skidded to a halt in her low top sneakers. Gasping in exhaustion and shock, she surveyed a traffic jam of hastily abandoned cars. She caught her breath and found no persons living or dead amid the destruction her eyes beheld. The girl reshoulderd her messenger bag, talking to herself as... Continue Reading →
“It’s gold, Miss. Enchanted clockwork. But the replacement needs daily winding, more so if you are active.” Molly’s finger left the scar and keyhole between her breasts. “Gosh, Doc… A workin’ girl gets shot through the heart by some John, an' y’all have to go an’ make her a stereotype!” Text is Copyright © 2017... Continue Reading →
“I had to pull three straight all-nighters to get her ready,” Kim said to Lisa. “But with the salvaged motivators, I’ve got a scratch built unit of my very own for the Gunbuster Irregular Tourney!” Lisa followed her across the noisy repair bay floor, careful not to touch Kim or her service overalls that were... Continue Reading →
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! This week has been alternately exhilarating and frustrating. It’s been great to have my website done, and after its launch only a few minor things came to light (likely unnoticed by anyone but me) that were easy to fix. I... Continue Reading →
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Copyright © 2017 by Jason H. Abbott, All Rights Reserved.
“The mines are a maze,” the scout said to Ginda. “And there’s a legion of orcs before you’ll even reach the minotaur!” Ginda turned her dwarven squint to the princess. “That’s long odds, Haka. Are you sure your new boyfriend’s worth rescuing?” Haka, minotaur princess, lifted her axe. “He is.” Text is Copyright © 2017... Continue Reading →
Rebel Roy leaned back before his steampowered prosthetic arm loosed a hiss, then threw a haymaker punch into the mouth of a snapping deinonychus. He shouted as the blow sent the dinosaur careening into one of its packmates. "They're ornery, Miss!" Molly unholstered the ray-gun from her frock, and the intrepid inventress took aim. "Get... Continue Reading →
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! As I mentioned last week, we had a heavy storm hit my neck of the woods where I live in Maine a few days before Halloween, which has now been dubbed posthumously as a ‘bomb cyclone’. We lost a dead... Continue Reading →
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Copyright © 2017 by Jason H. Abbott, All Rights Reserved.
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