[ – 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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Mad Dash’
The Gathering Storm, Part 41
Posted: 20th May 2015 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Crazy Jane, janus, Mad Dash, New Judah, query, superheroes, supervillains
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The Gathering Storm, Part 25
Posted: 24th March 2012 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Crazy Jane, janus, Mad Dash, New Judah, query, superheroes, supervillains, Underworld
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] She’d known he was coming—she’d been alerted by phone. But apparently he’d also been warned she was on edge. All for the best, Zoe supposed, as she heard a twig snap in the distance and a youthful, jovial voice calling out […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 24
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: janus, Mad Dash, New Judah, query, Underworld
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Stale stifling blackness. Spinning bouncing. Smells—Greasy sweaty green. Sensations—rough, warm, damp, gritty. No room to move; can’t focus. What? Where? How? Drifting. Panic. Sleepy. Weak. Angry. Terrified. I will no go…I will not…gone…go…quietly. * * * “Dash! Please tell me you’re […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 22
Posted: 10th March 2012 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Guardian Corps, janus, ladykiller, Mad Dash, New Judah, Underworld
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Cole looked out across the devastation of the main gathering area at the Guardian Corps’ central headquarters. In some senses, it didn’t look that much different than normal. It wasn’t as if the Corps had deep pockets. They survived mostly by […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 20
Posted: 12th February 2012 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: GoodKnight, Hush-a-Bye, janus, ladykiller, Mad Dash, marksburgh, New Judah, query, superheroes, supervillains
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Through a mouthful of glazed doughnut, Carl Beacham mumbled, “Are we there yet?” “Yeah, and we’ve been here a bit over an hour and we’ll be here several hours more at least. But you already knew that. I warned you stakeouts […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 17
Posted: 2nd October 2011 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Crazy Jane, Epitaph, janus, Mad Dash, New Judah, query, solstice, superheroes, supervillains, Underworld
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Entering Janus’ office, she moved with slow, purposeful steps, like a ballet dancer building up toward some grand maneuver—then she abruptly stopped 12 feet away from the imposing mahogany desk, where Janus sat and Underworld and Crazy Jane stood nearby. Standing […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 15
Posted: 6th July 2011 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Allison Wonderland, fortunato, Guardian Corps, ladykiller, Mad Dash, New Judah, superheroes, the gathering storm
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Cole hadn’t heard a voice overflow with such seething rage in his life, and never witnessed a mood change so quickly in any one person. Zero to near-murderous in 0.5 seconds. “What the fuck!” Desperado bellowed, pointing a finger toward Cole, […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 14
Posted: 22nd June 2011 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Guardian Corps, ladykiller, Mad Dash, New Judah, Python, superheroes, the gathering storm
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] “Andrea, was it?” the detective sergeant asked, and the woman he was addressing nodded. “Okay. Andrea, how long you been an assistant DA in this city? I’ve only seen you in around a couple times. First time I’ve talked to you. […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 13
Posted: 14th March 2011 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: janus, ladykiller, Mad Dash, New Judah, superheroes, supervillains, the gathering storm, tooth fairy
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] The confrontation had begun as a simple attempt to foil a crime. Then it had morphed into something more like a game of Keep Away as Mad Dash continued to prevent the criminal from grabbing the bag of cash and getting […]