One More Chance (Chapter 2)

(Alright, we’re back after a little hiatus. Should be a lot of action on the blog this week. Enjoy!)

Only the edges of the light shining down from the streetlamp touched the front end of the car, leaving the entire cab of the vehicle bathed in black. It was as close as he could get to the action down the street while still keeping safely out of the mix.

With his left elbow resting on the door, Douglas looked out at the street ahead, his right hand clutching the gun in the passenger seat. Each time a car passes by or pulls to a stop, his eyes narrow, zeroing in and taking in every inch. Nothing. Yet.

Brothers of the Squared Circle (Chapter 1)

The crowd’s thunderous boos are always the most satisfying sounds they could hear, and this night was no exception.

Every middle finger aimed in their direction was a welcome pat on the back. Each time a soda flew through the air in their direction, it was like taking a hot, soothing shower at the end of a long day in the factory. And all the screams of “You suck,” of “I hope you die,” of “Go to hell,” all merge into one booming “THANK YOU” by night’s end.

Classified (Chapter 1)

(Writer’s Note: More chapters will be coming from the previous story soon. As noted before, my goal is to mix in multiple stories to keep the intrigue building as we move along. Now, please enjoy the opening chapter of this new story.)

Field Report: X-00145-AB
Report Prepared By: Captain Alex Simmons
Location: Classified
Project: Classified

At 0735 local time, I reported to the corner of Mason & 4th for observation of a suspected dropoff. The goal was to target suspected terrorist code name Black Eagle and her movements.

One More Chance (Chapter 1)

Darkness hovers over most of the room. The curtains have a slight glow from the light trying to poke through but failing. A suitcase is spread open on a round table, a couple of shirts draped over the edge and dangling off the side with a pair of pants folded across the arm of a chair. As a car door slams outside, the digital clock changes from 8:58 to 8:59. The red light from the clock’s readout drifts across a hand outstretched on the bed.

The hand belongs to a man who appears to be in his mid-30s, his dark hair splayed out on his pillow. His chest rises and falls normally, though the bandage on his left bicep and tear in his shirt near the right shoulder appear anything but typical.

Welcome to something new

Are you all ready to do some reading? Because I’m ready to do some writing.

Many of you who know me are probably aware that I have started a blog a couple of times before. After some initial success – and engendering a few laughs from the peanut gallery – those ventures fizzled out. Why? Well, in a lot of ways, I don’t find myself all that interesting to write about.

Sure, I’m game for keeping active on Facebook and doing my share of tweeting – @jarrodrollins if you’re curious – but those media are in short bursts. When blogging, I felt the need to be a little more verbose, tell more of a story, offer more analysis. And a lot of times, I just simply didn’t feel like doing that pertaining to a weekend of mine in Indy or my Indiana Hoosiers or even my Redlegs.

Instead, I want to do something different, something I am much more committed to – short fiction. What I plan to do with this blog is share with you short stories from the lives of numerous different characters. I want to tell these stories in pieces, multiple posts over a period of time. Sometimes they will be linear and other times not. I think a good mix keeps both the reader and the writer on their toes.

Obviously, I’m hoping to receive feedback along the way from all of you. That will only help my own understanding of these characters and what’s going on in their lives. Certainly, I have a general idea of where they’re headed, what obstacles will be in front of them, what their goals are, but I want the stories to be fluid. I want them to evolve as we move along. That’s natural. That’s art.

So, assuming I haven’t bored you to death yet in the preceding paragraphs, please stay tuned for the first installment coming soon. I’m excited, and I hope you’ll enjoy this experience with me.