Monthly Archives: January 2012

The End of Billy O’Daly

January 30, 2012
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Though he doesn’t know it, this is the last night of Billy O’Daly’s life. He sits alone at the bar, as always, nursing a warm whiskey and frowning at his creased newspaper. “Four letter word,” he says to nobody in particular. “Crossed by Charon.” Time passes. Soon, losing focus, he looks up and sees...

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After the Rising

January 29, 2012
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“I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen,” the Navy Lieutenant said as we sat on the ferry’s open deck. “I need to check everybody. You know that as well as I do.” He wrapped his fingers tight around the safety rail as the ferry rocked beneath him and looked at our pathetic group of survivors. “No...

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