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The Hands of the People
We open on a soldier, Swiss, battered and dishevelled, emaciated from a month’s dreary confinement, now wrenched into the bleary light,...

John Lombard
Oct 8, 2023
 
 


King Solomon Comes For Your Life, Roscoe Goodman!
The squealing feral hogs ramaged rapaciously on Wall Street, skewering scuttling, blanching bankers with their piercing tusks and...

John Lombard
Sep 12, 2023
 
 


Unidentified Monster in the Bagging Area
Cindy wasn’t right after the late shift. She wouldn’t let us turn on the self-checkers, so we had to ring up sales on the tills. We don’t...

John Lombard
Aug 6, 2023
 
 


The Beast of Versailles
The Beast did not have to pay for the gloves. True, many aristocrats did not settle their bills, on principle. True, residents of...

John Lombard
Jul 9, 2023
 
 


Ghost Paper
It was noon on the last day of the 9th month, and Qin Ming hurled himself along the busy streets of Kaifeng, hunted by ghosts. He passed...

John Lombard
Jun 4, 2023
 
 


A Confederacy of Lanyards
There are rules for lifts. Some rules are obvious. If you are part of a group, use one lift, and travel together. Face the door, so you...

John Lombard
May 5, 2023
 
 


The Three Heads
The man reached into a bag. He pulled out a head. The head was scrubbed with soap, with the hair combed and tied up in a knot. The teeth...

John Lombard
Apr 3, 2023
 
 
