by Alex Myers
"Yes, I know what you mean. Fishing is a pleasure of retirement, yet the angler has the power to let the fish live or die. Chess playing is an enjoyable pastime, yet the players are motivated by the idea of war."
"Is that you saying that stuff or some dead Chinaman?" The older man asked as they slipped into an alleyway just as a group of policemen went by.
"Hung Tzu‑Ch’ing," he said as he looked up and down the street. "In the sixteenth century I believe. The coast is clear.,” he said as they entered the busy street again.
"Do you miss not being able to go back?"
"Not really, I think I was meant to do this work. Maybe someday Henry, possibly, if Puck does find a cure."
"How 'bout your friend? The writer fella? Ever think about letting him know you're all right?" Henry said as he sidestepped a group of chickens feeding in a doorway.
"You know, for the first time in his life I really think he's happy. Someday I'll get in contact, but for now, I think he knows I'm all right. Christ, he can read the paper can't he?” Bill said.
They both chuckled.
"Let's get to work, another day another dictator.”
-THE END-
I also wanted to include some images of the things featured in the book:
Like the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA where the Band Devil’s Reich held their concert.
The Chamberlain Hotel on Ft. Monroe. Ethan and Ava would have been near the red and white building near the lower left. The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel is located about 200 feet to the left of this picture.
We are looking at a part of Norfolk VA called Willoughby Spit. I lived there from 1987 − 1991 almost out to where the bridge is in the bottom half of the picture. The top of the picture is Ft. Monroe. This is where the tunnel pops up and heads to Hampton VA.
Here’s another shot of the bridge tunnel
Here’s one of the big C-141s
I lived in Norfolk/Virginia Beach from 1987 − 1991. I worked at a radio station in Virginia Beach called Joy 95 and one in Hampton 101.3 2WD. I did the morning shift and I was finished everyday at 9am. I either read, sailed or fished nearly every single day. Once in a while I would do all three.
Often times we would head out 50 miles to the Gulf Stream and catch several hundreds of dollars worth of fish that we would sell to pay for gas to do it again the next day.
It was during this time of being single and carefree that the bones of this story were formed.
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