Archive for the ‘The Gathering Storm series’ Category

[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Astute readers will notice that this chapter references two standalone short stories that came before here at Tales of the Whethermen. One of them is the very recent “Contrivance” and the other is the older “Bad Breakup” _____________________________________________________________ Janus heard the […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 40

Posted: 27th April 2015 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series
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[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] I would recommend that before you read this chapter, whether you’re a long-term fan of this storyline or not, that you go to the link above and read at least the previous chapter and perhaps better yet, both previous chapters (after […]

[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Cole awoke, groggily, mentally calculating how much more sleep he could snag before having to put on his uniform as Quantum and check in with the Guardian Corps. Then he remembered it was one of his days off, and smiled to […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 38

Posted: 23rd April 2014 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series

[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] At the sound of the half-snarl, half-primal-scream outburst behind her, Peregrine’s grip on her twin batons tightened and she spun her upper torso sharply toward the noise. The two remaining thugs of the three she had pounced upon less than two […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 37

Posted: 15th January 2014 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series

[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] The cup of coffee cradled between her palms grounded her. It was solid and hot and something she could understand in a place that she hardly understood at all. Michele Cho had been in her fair share of offices before, of […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 36

Posted: 1st December 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series

[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] The thought of a conflict tonight had already filled Epitaph with mixed emotions, and even more so now that he was hearing the sounds of violence nearby. He was still mulling over what Query had asked of him this afternoon, unsure […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 35

Posted: 24th November 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series
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[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] The need to look back over his shoulder constantly was like a burning itch beneath a cast—it tugged at Carl’s will relentlessly. He almost shook with the effort of continuing to look ahead and only casually turn his head to the […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 34

Posted: 11th November 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series
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So, as I posted recently, I wasn’t lying when I said I was ready to rock and roll on regular updates to “The Gathering Storm” for a while, as well as whipping out some one-off stories. But the news my chief editor at DDNews would be leaving in December caught me by surprise. The news […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 33

Posted: 6th September 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series
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[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Will hadn’t seen his wife in her actual Tooth Fairy costume for a couple months, since that night she had suddenly and frighteningly thrust herself back into the lives of her husband and daughter. Seeing her this way—with her realistic-looking fairy […]

The Gathering Storm, Part 32

Posted: 30th August 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm series
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I know, I know…you figured it would be a few weeks before I got back to this. I can’t say I blame you. Though, truth be told, I’d rather have dropped a one-shot in as buffer first before doing another chapter of “The Gathering Storm.” But I’m in the zone, so I’ll run with it. […]