Plight of the Poet

It was July 7, 2007, when I moved from Iowa to Malibu...

From the novel Monopole. The magnificent glow of the M Corp lab casts an eerie blue light in through the window of the nuke as they...

From the novel Monopole. Teddy’s unconscious thoughts then wander, finding their way back to Sylvie, as his memory continues playing like...

From the novel Monopole Before Teddy has a chance to react, a metal door slides closed high up in the distance, sounding like it is...

From the novel Monopole. [a defining sentence] After a moment, Teddy sets down the wrench, commands the machine to generate him a sturdy,...

From the novel Monopole. Time passes. Gertrude comes to retrieve Teddy, pushing in an old-fashioned wheelchair. She is hurried, almost...