by Drak Bibliophile | Jun 3, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 14 “Damn, I wish! Uh… sir. But a neighbor had one, and we used to hunt together sometimes. But that was, uh . . . a while ago.” She looked away as she said it, and then quickly up at me. Don’t ask me why,...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jun 2, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 13 Giselle leaned across the table, reached out her hand. Lice just shook her head again. I have to admit I wasn’t surprised. Ever since we pulled Lice out of the water, she avoided group talks, particularly those which...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 29, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 12 I kept my distance, not wanting to wind up on the captain’s ninja radar. He and Keywood ultimately slipped into the marine stores shed, just a little bit east of the boathouse that fronted on the pier. I went around to...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 27, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 11 The captain took a half step toward Keywood; it looked like a prelude to a plea, rather than a threat. “Anyone coming out here will know where KEP is, but they won’t have gone to the other bays. They won’t...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 25, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 10 Keywood nodded. “That’s the gist of it. There’s always a few veterans in every dodgy lot, and they’re likely to recognize our call signs, and figure out that this plague might not have reached us. And...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 22, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 09 August 5 We had following seas and the wind a-stern all the way to South Georgia Island. That was a good, but not great, combo. The wind coming from directly behind meant we had to tack a bit, which, all told, probably cost...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 20, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 08 The last crewmember is Lice. Which is short for Alice, but she spends so much time scratching at the dark brown rat’s nest on her head that I had almost forgotten her real name. Lice is how she introduced herself, and...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 18, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 07 July 20 I didn’t know I’d have trouble writing this entry, but when I finally got to my bunk and picked up my pen, my hand started shaking. This is the third try. I hope I can get it all down. The day started...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 15, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 06 July 6 It turns out that Chloe had problems in school. Discipline problems, mostly, but they spilled over into her academics. If she works too long, or runs into a dead end, she gets tense, which means she gets snippy and...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 13, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 05 June 15 I spent a lot of time in the pilot house today, charting a new course. Originally, we were supposed to stop at Valparaiso for fresh water, which would have been pretty tight by the time we got to South Georgia Island....
by Drak Bibliophile | May 11, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 04 I gotta give Giselle credit: she didn’t back down an inch. Probably because she is Rod’s devoted friend. And more than that, it’s pretty clear that she had a crush on him, too. Which of course he would never...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 8, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 03 I looked at him, knowing I should say thanks, but all I could do was stare at him. I guess he saw gratitude in my eyes; he nodded and said, “Never on a boat before?” Now, I pride myself on having reasonable skill...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 6, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 02 There was a professional angle to this situation, too. She had exactly what his company lacked, and really wanted, in their London office: an American woman with native Spanish fluency to help in their international marketing...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 6, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
Battle Luna – Snippet 02 BATTLE LUNA “Foxhole” by Timothy Zahn “I wonder how many of the people up there hate us.” Papillion “Pappy” McLeod — who disliked his given name so much that even the sarky nickname...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 4, 2020 | GannonSnippets, Snippets
At The End Of The World – Snippet 01 At The End Of The World By Charles E. Gannon Set in the Black Tide Rising world created by John Ringo Dedication: Truly excellent authors thrill and even startle us with the singular creativity and unique vision that spills...