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Ally Malinenko’s Arcade

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Our newest Brilliant Disguise story is out in the desert with nothing but a gun and an old man waiting for a train: “Devil’s Arcade,” by the illustrious Ally Malinenko, based on Springsteen’s “Devil’s Arcade.”

But it wasn’t, it was Bobby’s debt, I wanted to scream. Bobby who made the stupid deal in the first place. Bobby who was Jakob’s partner. Bobby who was my brother. Is, my brother.

You can read the whole story by clicking here.

We’d also like to take a moment to pay our respects to the late Clarence Clemons, fabled saxophonist and the rock of the E Street Band. I know we tend to worship Bruce Springsteen pretty hard around here, but Bruce wouldn’t be Bruce without Clarence. I’ve heard him say it himself at more than one concert.

You’ll be missed, Big Man.

Last Minute

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Our newest installment of Exponential Apocalypse’s The First Twenty-Two is up: “Last Minute,” set during the second apocalypse.

There was an asteroid on a direct trajectory with Earth. The impact will shatter the planet, one specialist had said.

The globe’s top scientists convened. They hastily figured out a way to move the Earth, change its orbit. The endeavor wasn’t safe, and it certainly wasn’t foolproof, but it was unanimously decided to be better than nothing.

This was originally written for the late, great Bananafish Magazine as an Editor Edition. You can read the whole story here.