The Geecologist

Contrapposto

Contrapposto

Sep 5, 2026 | Fiction | 0 comments

“You feel like drawing?” Silas asked. Rob took his notebook from the tilted shelf and arranged it on the fur-covered beanbag on the floor. He grabbed his sleeve of colored markers, lay on his stomach, and turned the notebook’s thick pages until he found a blank one....
The Captain and the Glory

The Captain and the Glory

Nov 8, 2020 | Fiction

There were a number of possible replacements for the Admiral – a dozen or so crew members who had steered great ships before, who knew nautical navigation and maritime law. There were at least ten, in fact, who had worked on this particular ship for decades and...
Heroes of the Frontier

Heroes of the Frontier

Jul 16, 2017 | Featured, Fiction | 0 comments

“My kids should eat,” Josie said, hoping to focus herself and Sam on practical matters. “Doug’s on it,” Sam said, nodding toward a bonfire, which Josie realized was also the barbecue. This was a barbarian arrangement — a vast open fire being fed with giant logs, and...
The Circle

The Circle

Jun 25, 2014 | Fiction, Geekery | 0 comments

“For example, when you heard your dad had a seizure, you drove, what, a hundred miles or so, and never once during that drive did you try to glean any information from the InnerCirclers, or from the larger OuterCircle. Do you see that as an opportunity wasted?” “Now I...
Zeitoun

Zeitoun

Jan 11, 2014 | Fiction | 0 comments

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 The news came down to the prisoners that after lunch they would be allowed to go outside. It had been a week since Zeitoun had seen the sun. During the hour they were allowed in the yard, Zeitoun tried to jog, but felt light-headed. He walked...