If Leslie Twilling returned to the town she was born in, she wouldn’t recognize it. Dark suits, military uniforms, and the miscellaneous gear of scientists and specialists fill the streets and homes. Military personnel run drills down main street, and a putrid yellow smoke billows from the old pharmacist building. All of this could be […]
Month: August 2017
Rising [The Catacombs, Part 8]
If Leslie Twilling returned to the town she was born in, she wouldn’t recognize it. Dark suits, military uniforms, and the miscellaneous gear of scientists and specialists fill the streets and homes. Military personnel run drills down main street, and a putrid yellow smoke billows from the old pharmacist building. All of this could be […]
Area X2291 [The Catacombs, Part 7]
After the disappearance of the Morrison kids, the federal government took a serious look into the situation in Rosmire. Rural disappearances are common enough, though tragic. Runaways, murders, kidnappings, accidents; anything that can happen in a city can happen in a small town. As harsh as it may sound, the government simply doesn’t have time […]
Vaccinations. [The Catacombs, Part 6]
If I had thought the training was bad, the run of necessary vaccinations taught me new levels of pain and existential terror. Hallucinations will do that to you. Almost two months in, when our bodies were stronger and we were beginning to think we understood what we were being prepped for – we weren’t, but […]
Training. [The Catacombs, Part 5]
Training was horrendous. I’d always been a bit of a couch potato and the next six months would put military basic training to shame. All electronics were removed from us aside from government assigned laptops and phones. We were cut off from the world, physically, electronically, and emotionally. Somewhere between four and six every morning […]
Book Review: Under Midnight Lights: Part 2
The second book of her series on her love affair with ballet – wait, I mean a love affair between dancers, the book shows both so clearly – Lewandowski has outdone herself. The tension keeps you turning pages, and falling deeper in love with the little town ballerina who’s heart is torn between the two […]
Anna. [The Catacombs, Part 4]
My name is Anna. I am the lead linguist on the thirty sixth expedition into the Catacombs. I have a PhD in comparative linguistics, focusing on cultural cyphers. That basically means I’m good at figuring out what people are trying to not to say, even if I can’t read the language. My husband was killed […]
Fatality [The Catacombs, Part 3]
Leo Morrison disappeared on August 2, 2007. A massive search was staged, most of the town turning up for the grid search. Local police were stumped. The boy had been low risk, friendly, with no priors or known disagreements with anyone in town. He was single, a loving brother, and deeply involved in the community. […]
Leonard Albrecht Morrison [The Catacombs, Part 2]
[Specimen 1.002 Obituary obtained from the Rosmire Daily Tribune] ————– August 2, 1989 – August 2, 2007 Leo was a beloved son, adored brother, and admired classmate. His curious nature and enthusiastic smile will always be remembered by those who knew him. Leo was born and raised in Rosmire, and was always front and centre […]
Book Review: Annihilation
This was one of the most interesting and unique books I’ve read in years. I’m not a huge proponent of the horror genre, but I do have a fascination with anything lovecraftian and this definitely fits the bill. Area X is an inexplicable anomaly, and chews up and spits out the expeditions sent to figure […]