PART ONE - TRANSMISSION
Chapter One
Siem Reap, Cambodia – early April, 2010
The taste of it was in Myriam’s mouth – gritty like a mouthful of wet dirt, sharp like the crackle of dead leaves on the jungle floor, wet like the moisture from a steam-bath with its droplets of water dripping from the ceiling. Absurdly large, [...]
Fiction Friday - the next excerpt from my novel, serialized. . . .
Prologue - “The Eye of the Virus”
PROLOGUE - GENESIS
Tay Ninh, Vietnam – February, 2010
I like the southern delta of Vietnam. It is sweltering, with air so humid that if I were a snake, I might stick out my tongue just to taste the musty, earthy water it contains. The vegetation is dense and rich and everywhere that the humans [...]
Hong Kong is rainy this time of year. . . .
Well, I’m back from Hong Kong. After living there for nearly 3 years, you would think that I would be able to remember what the weather is like in summer. Luckily, I packed an umbrella, because we definitely needed it. It rained everyday. Actually, rained is a pleasant way of putting it for some of [...]
June 17, 2008
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