Mystery
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 5
The air inside the dusty portable was, if possible, hotter than the scorched sand outside. I grimaced as I peeled my sweat-soaked back from the sticky plastic chair and stole a glance outside. The trio of executives in their crisp polos were still talking with my acoustics professor beneath the shade of a tan canopy strung from the side of the temporary office.
By Thomas Speer4 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 4
I felt warm sunlight on the side of my face as I lifted it from the desk, blinking and yawning loudly. I groaned and rotated my wrist. My forearm was numb and red where my head had been resting. Wiping a line of drool from the corner of my mouth, I looked stealthily around the room.
By Thomas Speer4 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 3
The rest of the ride was eerily quiet. For my part, I couldn't put any useful thought into words. Colonel Killough had retreated to his enviable stoicism, wearing a glower that would've made Plato nervous. The Staff Sergeant and Crew Cut had disappeared behind their professional masks again.
By Thomas Speer4 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 2
I clapped my notebook closed, leaving my green pen between the pages to mark my place. It always pissed my research lead off that I wrote in green. I'd sat through far too many lectures on professionalism, but Acoustic-Harmonic wave theory was hardly the stuff of great focus and attention these days, so none of my superiors had much fight behind their bluster.
By Thomas Speer4 months ago in Chapters
The truth comes out; do you want a trumpet or a whistle?
In the last episode, Ben was slowly losing his battle with the auditors. They had latched onto the discretionary account and were asking questions about an Indian restaurant he had never been to. He was about to face his 'Moment of Truth.'
By Calvin London4 months ago in Chapters
Violet Odyssey- Chapter 1
It had been unseen for over nine years, and the tenth was drawing to a close with the flight of the fireflies and the last gasp of spring's chill before the rough heat and humidity of summer settled over the kingdom. The paling blue hue in the sky looked ordinary and wonderful in every way from the tops of the shrugging hills, where long grass swayed among lightning bugs. But the lights that flickered and danced across the yawning stone-and-metal meadow below radiated anxiety and enterprise. They told a story of opportunity and apprehension.
By Thomas Speer4 months ago in Chapters
Glass Winter | Chapter XXV
They had been robbed in the night, Havel claimed, when the day’s rations came up short. Aurora had seen these desperate straits before, and as before Bair’s accomplices were the first to respond. Bair himself was not present to witness the soliloquy nor the scuffle that followed, but a man called Lassiter led both before his comrades intervened, pulling him and Havel apart, the latter the worse for it.
By Andrei Babanin4 months ago in Chapters
Ben’s Moment of Truth Arrives
In the last episode, Ben was having a hard time with the auditors. They had zoomed in on the ‘discretionary account - 60743' and noted some unusual expenses. His love-hate relationship with Penny Promo goes on, but it gets worse. Ben continues to get tangled in his own wicked compliance web. Read on …..
By Calvin London4 months ago in Chapters
Confucius Says When a Bird in the Sky Poops On You..... Top Story - June 2026.
Last episode, Ben was in a tizz as he had been asked to spend time with the auditors. His only saving grace was that he was rather taken by Lizzy Whoa. Lizzy had been sent to accompany Ben back to his desk to retrieve his laptop so that she could obtain a copy of the transactions and notes he had in his drawer relating to account 60743 - the discretionary account …
By Calvin London4 months ago in Chapters
Bugs in the Agreed 60-Day Roadmap Between the US & Iran
Bugs in the Agreed 60-Day Roadmap Between the US & Iran The recently announced 60-day roadmap between the United States and Iran has been welcomed by many governments as a significant diplomatic breakthrough. After months of military tensions, missile exchanges, economic uncertainty, and fears of a wider regional conflict, the agreement offers a rare opportunity for both sides to step back from confrontation and focus on diplomacy. However, while the roadmap has generated optimism, many experts believe it contains several weaknesses, loopholes, and unresolved issues that could threaten its success.
By Wings of Time 4 months ago in Chapters
Pakistan Warns India: Is Another Conflict on the Horizon?
Pakistan Warns India: Is Another Conflict on the Horizon? Relations between Pakistan and India have once again become the focus of international attention following recent statements by Pakistani officials regarding national security and water resources. While there has been no official declaration of war, growing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have raised questions about the future of peace and stability in South Asia.
By Wings of Time 4 months ago in Chapters
