Thanh serves ramen out of a space on the fourth floor of an abandoned high-rise bank. Below him there is a brothel, and above is a set of apartments swarming with johns. There’s a ten-foot-wide hole from the top of the bank to the bottom on the outer wall, exposing every floor to the ones… Continue reading 1.5 – Do You Know What a Black Hole Is?
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1.4 – Tomfuckery
I wrench my eyes shut, hoping the nightmare passes, and mutter a sacred mantra Paul taught me: “G for Good, A for Able, B for Beautiful, E for Enough.” “Oh, that old tune,” croons the left Megajoule, depicted helping a woman out of a burning building. “Can’t keep me away for long.” I scowl at… Continue reading 1.4 – Tomfuckery
1.1 – A Progressive Disease
MEGAJOULE, 49, DEAD. Those three simple words bring the world to standstill on May 13th, 2073. The wrench that built the machinery is jammed back into the gears, destroying all forward momentum. Paul parks the car and stares, helplessly, hopelessly, out the window. A grim landscape waits outside the car, cracked and burned by superhuman… Continue reading 1.1 – A Progressive Disease
The Megajoule Series 