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The Stasis Gambit, Part 5: The Inn of the Beginning

The Op and his companions arrive at a critical juncture in the rain forest and meet a mysterious source of valuable information

Sep 25

A rustic two-story way station in a rain forest at night, lit on the inside, on a small, lighted paved road leading deeper into the forest.

Sep 25

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The Stasis Gambit, Part 4: Follow the Hinterlands Road

The Op gathers everyone to outline and execute the plan to fly to the rain forest, and hopefully unearth the “secret” which Valitrea claims…

Sep 18

A futuristic flying bus, with small wings, a long, sleek fuselage, medium-sized, dark green and blue, flying low over a long desert road.

Sep 18

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The Stasis Gambit, Part 3: Elaboration & Decision

After the Syringan delivers a few more surprises, a Synghese, an IIA Operative, and a Commissar walk into a safe house…and it’s no joke

Sep 4

Two enormous statues of a woman’s head, one looking passive, the other looking disdainful, in a nighttime urban landscape with a skyline in the background.

Sep 4

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The Stasis Gambit, Part 2: The Syringan’s Tale

The Op and his contacts meet an unexpected guest with quite a story to impart

Aug 28

A stunningly beautiful woman, with purple skin and large green eyes, long dark purple hair, solid shiny green oval on her forehead, full lips, sitting in a meditative trance, on the floor of a futuristic business office, tube top uniform, wearing a dark blue robe

Aug 28

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The Stasis Gambit, Part 1: Revelations

Important information is exchanged, and an unexpected visitor approaches Kepler 609C

Aug 21

a small, somewhat futuristic-looking cafe, deep in a narrow alley storefront, far from the main street, with various plants growing around the upper outside of the structure, a blue neon sign in reads “MAXINE’S” over the entrance

Aug 21

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The Stasis Gambit, Part 6: The Stasis Gambit

Gambit: a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage Stasis: a…

4d ago

A female child’s face, carved into a rock wall, the right eye is a blinking red light. To the viewer’s right is a small stone stairway leading to an entrance to the cavern.

4d ago

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Redemption

Unhappy Ending

Simple human touch, at $60 per hour, but for a different reason

Aug 27

A 21 year old Chinese woman, wearing a thin blue nightgown, massages a naked 35 year old white man, lying on his stomach on a massage table, in a dimly lit massage parlor.

Aug 27

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A Town Called Entropy, Part 6: “This Changes Everything”

A catastrophic event forces The Op to consider a redesign of the entire mission

Aug 14

Two people talking in a deep dingy alley with water pipes and electrical conduits a white woman, 27 years, long hair, cleavage, heavy makeup, in a spaghetti strap top, short mini skirt, a tall mixed race Asian-Hispanic man, 40 years, in a blue long sleeve futuristic military tunic, dark green trousers, short black hair, long dark coat, both very serious

Aug 14

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A Town Called Entropy, Part 5: Walkabout

The Op takes a guided tour of Outpost 609, and an unguided one as well

Aug 7

An extraterrestrial woman, 30 years, entire body has green skin, indigo green hair, large wide violet eyes curving upward, high arching blue eyebrows, blue lips, hair up in a flowing hairdo, wearing a blue-violet jumpsuiit, sardonic look, speaking to someone, gesturing in the opposite direction, on a neon lit street in a futuristic city

Aug 7

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Redemption

Stopping by a Cafe on a Snowy Evening

And miles to go before he sleeps — with anyone

Jul 25

A middle aged woman in a conservative red coat, holding two cups of coffee, speaking to a middle aged man in a cafe as it snows outside.

Jul 25

Richard A. Steele

Richard A. Steele

Writer of science fiction and transgressive tales. Trying to improve his vibration one wavelength at a time while working on his first novel.

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