I was resting my dogs on a military footlocker, perusing a Flash comic book, and listening to B.D. squawk about the heat. I had a side conversation going with Mel about whether I’d rather be the Green Lantern or Flash, though I didn’t much care about being either one of them. What I really coveted was Wonder Woman’s bracelets and Lasso of Truth. But when you’re pinching your read- ing material from your brother’s strictly forbidden comic book stash, you can’t afford to be choosy. “I wish you’d …
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Chapter 1
It was there, and then it wasn’t: a grainy, pockmarked triangle slashed by a dark shadow. First the edges blurred into an impres sionist dream of earth tones and light, then the cut of a thin shadow skimmed across the surface, and then—darkness. Nothing to see, no matter how I strained my eyes. Static, like a windstorm against a microphone, accented by highpitched beeps. A calm male voice: “Contact light. Okay, engine stop.” Then another voice, a familiar twang, Texan: “We copy you down, …
Prologue
It was there, and then it wasn’t: a grainy, pockmarked triangle slashed by a dark shadow. First the edges blurred into an impressionist dream of earth tones and light, then the cut of a thin shadow skimmed across the surface, and then—darkness. Nothing to see, no matter how I strained my eyes. Static, like a windstorm against a microphone, accented by high-pitched beeps. A calm male voice: “Contact light. Okay, engine stop.” Then another voice, a familiar twang, Texan: “We copy you down, …
Smoke
Here are some questions to get the conversation started about Smoke. …
Elvis’s Blog #1
Yo, Earthdawgs, This is Elvis, coming to you from outer space, where Larry and I are rocking out to all the CDs I bought at Crooked Beat before we left D.C. We are also watching the movies I bought at Blockbuster. This brings me to my current favorite flip, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS with Kevin McCarthy and Dana Winter. If you haven’t seen it, Kevin and Dana star as two earth people trying to fight off an invasion of aliens who are trying to take over the planet by pods. The aliens put …