The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing army, and the militia, jailors, constables, posse comitatus, etc. In most …

In lieu of his euthanasian benediction, she took a blade from Ben’s razor, one dull day in late March, locked herself in the bathroom, and slit her wrists. Through the throbbing in her ears, …

The room was freezing—literally: there was a thin crust of ice on the inside of the windows. The sheets on the bed around me were ripped and clawed, and there was animal hair in the bed. It …

In the end I managed a bit of sleep, wedged between the trunk and branches of the oak, before dawn came. My knees and elbows ached as I lowered myself to the ground and I could feel a …

Some Definitions Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware that the word drone is frequently in the news. The many head-lines about drones have used the term to …

The phone rings, and the networking guys tell you that you’ve been hacked and that your customers’ sensitive information is being stolen from your network. You begin your …

APRIL FOOL BIRTHDAY POEM FOR GRANDPA Today is your birthday and I have tried writing these things before, but now in the gathering madness, I want to thank you for telling me what …

THe WHITe OWL Nobody saw the owl, white in the moonlight, black against the stars, nobody heard him as he glided over on silent wings of velvet. The owl saw and heard everything.

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