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News From Poughkeepsie – Day 145

planetx — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:51:44 +0000

Road trip..on a miniature sleigh, with eight tiny reindeer

“I don’t normally pick up hitchhikers, the fat man in the sleigh said. “But you look like you need hand.” His reindeer looked restless, eager to be on their way. The fat man, however, looked like he had all the time [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 144

planetx — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:50:33 +0000

Road trip..though a fantasy world

Wardeler stood next to the contraption with clear glee, but Astrid was nervous. Wardeler’s glee always made her nervous.

“What is it?” she asked the wizard. Astrid hesitantly touched the device’s wheels, the boiler, the gears. The elements were all familiar, but the combination disturbed [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 143

planetx — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:45:39 +0000

Road trip..though space

Barnaby wanted snacks. Toloro had told him no stops–the trip to Xiston Beach was 37 lightyears, after all. With no stops on the way, the boomdrive should get them there in about 6 hours. But for Barnaby, 6 hours without snacks was unthinkable.

So against Toloro’s better [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 142

planetx — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:24:26 +0000

Road trip..though time.

Cindy was just about go off shift when an elderly couple in silver jumpsuits approached her.

“Excuse me, Officer,” said the woman. Her red hair and white teeth stood in proud defiance of clear age of her face. She motioned to her companion, who sported white hair [...]

News From Poughkeepsie – Day 141

planetx — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:57:55 +0000

…And we’re back! It’s a Christmas Miracle!

I’ll be honest, I missed you guys. Hiatus ended up taking longer than usual, due to a very important project that I cannot talk about just yet. It’s big, though. Super big. I’ll say more about it when I can.

It’s nearly Christmas, which puts me in [...]