Posted in New America on Jun 5th, 2009 No Comments »
“Do you know what entropy is, Baby?” said Matt Dillon. Carmella turned over on her back and appeared to be studying the ceiling. “Isn’t that like when the the universe goes cold and everything ends?” “That’s the effect of it, but not what it is. What it is is the role of the dice.” “You [...]
Posted in New America on Jan 19th, 2009 No Comments »
The town of Law and Order was situated in the Pecos Valley, on a little crook in the river, amid the sage and bitter brush. Since Pedro Blasón’s falling out with Matt Dillon, it was now, by mutual agreement, two towns. Law on the north bank of the Pecos, and Order on the south side. [...]
Posted in New America on Jan 19th, 2009 No Comments »
The Compound, perched like an aerie on the edge of La Mesa de Los Muerto, overlooked Ciudad Esparanza with its winding streets and picaresque adobe houses. La Mesa—which wasn’t really a mesa at all, but a geological shelf about 350 meters up the face of El Pared Magnifica—retreated beneath the pounding rain of La Cascada [...]
Posted in New America on Jan 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Sgt. Anthony Kolvin’s eyes shifted from the left screen to the right and back again, too rapidly for his mind to process the shifting images in front of him. Slow down, he told himself. Breathe deeply. He recognized the anxiety attack—he’d suffered them before in stress conditions. The problem was hyperventilation more than anything. The [...]
