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Quaranteam: Book 2, Chapter 34
Chapter Thirty-FourMay 13th, 2021They were on their flight back the next day when Phil’s phone rang somewhere over Kansas. It was a FaceTime call from the lab, so Phil connected it to the screen inside of Andy’s airplane. “Hey, Evie, what’s up?”On the screen sat Dr. Evie Merriweather (aka ...
The Fertile Grove - Ch. 5 (all)
(This apparently wasn't released to all readers, and as I'm starting in on Ch. 6 right now, I should put it up here as well, although it's also been released to public sites. Apologies.)The Fertile Grove: The Little Things (Olivia)A “Detachable” storyBy Devin McTaggartThere’s an ex...
Weekly Update - 12/4/24
December keeps on Decembering, and I'm starting to mentally gear up for my yearly five days of Artic Midwestern deep freeze. Don't get me wrong - I love seeing my family and old friends back there, but I could do without the snow and the ice and the cold. Hope folks enjoyed the most recent B...
Before The Storm - Ch. 15
Chapter Fifteen“The ship is starting to seem pretty crowded, Captain,” Helen said to him as he finished up the last of his inspections he wanted to make before they could leave harbor. The last thing he wanted to do was to depart with these new crew members if the mechanic hadn’t done his damn...
Weekly Update - 11/27/24
Good lord, I had such plans for this week.So Monday night, after my flatmate had left for the week (taking the kittens with him, cruelty of cruelties), the power went out. So I went to bed an hour or so later and when I woke up, the power had come back on, but our internet connection needed to be re...
Brewster's Brood - Pt. 40
(Author's note: Includes the expanded cast
Weekly Update - 11/20/24
As go the seasons, so do the days of our lives. That is to say, mercurial and difficult to figure out, even under the best of circumstances. The weather here in NorCal has been cold and rainy, which is certainly better than the option of snow that we have across much the rest of the globe. But I kee...
Quaranteam: Selected Servicing - Ch. 2 (alpha)
Part Two - “Our World Now”January 2nd, 2021Uncharacteristically, and for the second day in a row, Andy Rook had gotten up early, but this time, he hadn’t gotten up alone. He’d gotten up early yesterday as perhaps the only person who hadn’t been completely shitfaced the night before, on New...
Quaranteam: Phil's Tale - Ch. 22
Chapter 22November 15th, 2020Phil was more than a little surprised when he took a look at Maya Summer Steele, because she certainly wasn’t what he would’ve thought of as ‘Andy’s type.’ Oh sure, she was plenty attractive, but the general look and demeanor wasn’t exactly what Andy would go...
Weekly Update - 11/13/24
What a week it has been. I can't look at the news without growing more and more angry, so I'm trying to take in less news. Some of the planned political appointments are next-levels of batshit crazy, though. Appointing a horse as senator can't be far off. I've already spoken with my...
Morgana's Gift - Finale
Playlist of all songs can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3damrM3UDhmqxM1tczDuUo?si=b080e94a1bef4e2cEpilogue – Volvo Driving Soccer Mom“That ain’t my soul,/That ain’t your goal/That love you stole/It ain’t my soul!”Kevin sang into the microphone at the front of the Viper...
Quaranteam: Book 2 - Ch. 33
Chapter Thirty-ThreeMay 12th, 2021“Thank you for giving me a second chance, Andy,” Melody said to him as she woke him up for the morning. She grinned a little bit, smoothing her hand over his chest before patting it. “I didn’t forget about the text message chain. It just… feels more natura...
Weekly Update - 11/6/24
I honestly didn't think my fellow countrypeople would be sofucking STUPID.But here we are, again, back as we were in 2016, staring into the darkness, with people willing to take a few short-term gains at the cost of, well, damn near everything. Instead of learning how the economy works, they'...
Quaranteam: Unbroken Mold - Ch. 6 (alpha)
Chapter SixJuly 17th, 2020“Good to see you Tims, Tom,” the General said, looking between the various windows of the conference call. He was a man in his early fifties who’d spent much of his career in Pararescue, the special ops division of the Air Force. His hair had gone from red to silver o...
Quaranteam: Unbroken Mold - Ch. 5 (all)
Chapter FiveJuly 15th, 2020Despite the fact that he’d had time to watch the changes, Joe absolutely couldn’t believe the transformation he’d been witnessing for the last few days. The first day, he’d been down for his own regeneration, which had only been a few minor readjustments here and t...
Weekly Update - 10/30/24
I have successfully returned from New Zealand. My Tuesday ran 36+ hours, and I really only got an hour or two of sleep on the ten-hour flight from Fiji (where we connected to/from New Zealand) and San Francisco. Then it was a couple more hours getting all of my traveling companions to their individu...
Morgana's Gift - Pt. 21
Chapter Nine – Eight Days A WeekKevin’s life carried on for a while without much in the way of disruption, which was, in and of itself, something of a disruption. He began suspecting that Merlin’s addition to Morgana’s gift had gone into a form of seclusion, lying in wait for the moment he g...
Weekly Update - 10/23/24
I'm in the middle of the New Zealand trip, and so far, barring a few minor mishaps, things have been relatively awesome. I've included a bunch of pictures from Sky Tower and Hobbiton, but I'm nearing the end of the Auckland leg of my trip, and will be moving on to Wellington shortly, bef...
Quaranteam: Selected Servicing - Ch. 1 (all)
Quaranteam: Selected Servicing(A 10-part Quaranteam tale)Part One - “I Became Interesting”December 29th, 2020“Andy, love, I hate to be a pest, but I think I need to ask a favor,” Fiona said as she poked her head into the office. Andy had his feet up against the wall and his head tilted back,...
Weekly Update - 10/16/24
Less than 4 days before I (and a bunch of my friends I'm dragging with me) will be off to New Zealand. It's utterly crazy. I think I've done all the prep work that I need to do - there's still one thing unresolved that I'll take care of either tomorrow or the day after - but Satu...
Neon Stonehenge - Ch. 12 (Alphas)
Chapter Twelve – “Some of the Pieces”The amount of security we brought around the Dark Docks within the next few hours was, let’s be honest, borderline insane, but it was absolutely necessary, considering what we were dealing with. Charlotte had brought in several of her hunters to run extra...
Neon Stonehenge - Ch. 11 (all)
Chapter Eleven – “Not My Doing”Bella’s reading had shaken me, no doubt about it, and now I understood why both my father always seemed so rattled when he visited her, and why my sister came by regularly. There was a lot of foreboding about what she’d told me, a sense that this case ran muc...
Weekly news - 10/9/24
Apparently I'm supposed to believe that the government now controls the weather? Are these people nuts? Seriously, when did real life get stranger than my fiction? Here we are, less than a month away from the election, less than 10 days away from my New Zealand vacation (assuming they don't...
Quaranteam: Book 2, Chapter 32
Chapter Thirty-TwoMay 11th, 2021“You’re completely sure this guy is safe, Phil?” Linda asked as she drove the car away from the White House, Melody up in the front seat, Violet and Lexi in the back, Ming, Andy, and Phil in the middle. They’d decided to make an unscheduled visit to someone Ph...
Weekly Update - 10/2 - 3 years!
What an absolutely wild and weird week it has been, so let's just get into it. Those of you who are less interested in how the sausage is made, this may not interest all of you, but I wanted to take a bit and sort of look at where we are, how we got here and where we're going.I know that CAR...
CARP - Ch. 13 (Finale)
Part Thirteen – Graduate LifeWaking up to a pair of lips sliding up and down on his cock was not an uncommon occurrence, but for this particular set of lips to be doing what they were, the wait had been extremely long indeed. And another voice was goading him on, whispering into his ear.“You kno...
Weekly Update - 9/25/24
I know, I know, the end of CARP 12 is driving everyone nuts and everyone wants CARP 13ASAP, so assume I'll have it within the next day or two. Some business sprung up, so let me keep you all abreast of what's shaking. (Business for here, even! Not DayJob stuff, which has mostly been on the b...
C.A.R.P. - Pt. 12
Part Twelve – Senior Year, Spring SemesterSpring of 2001 started out about the same as any other, except that we knew our time with CARP was coming to an end and that we were going to go out into the real world within just a few months. Everything was right on the precipice of our adulthoods getti...
Weekly Update - 9/18/24
So here's where we stand right now. I went to bed a little after midnight last night, some 2-3 hours earlier than I normally do, and slept in until 1. The cough hasn't abated yet, and while I feel a bit drained, I don't feel insanely awful. That said, I have a busy weekend that I can'...
Before The Storm - Ch. 14
(Author's Note: The previous version of Chapter 13 confused the characters of Jez and Lara. That's entirely my bad. I've fixed/rewritten/updated that chapter, so if you want to reread that one before this, I wouldn't blame you in the slightest. My apologies for the mixup. -cp)Chapter...
