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Prayer at Rumayla Podcast: Chapter Six, Part Two The second part of Chapter Six is now online
In this episode, Chet's company goes into combat at Battle Position 102 in Iraq, and Chet is reunited with his high school friend Julie.
Read more Republic: Chapter Two (Part Two) They said their goodbyes, and Murphy made his way out into the rain as the couple entered the unemployment office. In the car, he turned on the radio and heard the news: there had been a bombing in Arlington, Virginia, outside the Pentagon. Without a second thought, he dialed Valerie’s number in Washington. Read more Just got my copy.
Read more She hung up the phone without replying. A dozen steps took her to Ambrose. “What is it?”
He pointed at the television playing in the reception area. The words at the bottom of the screen told her all she needed to know: “Explosions at the Pentagon.” Read more Republic: Chapter One (continued) He looked around the crowded diner, and said, “This sure is going to hit Highview hard. Eight hundred families… I guess more than half the town worked at that plant.”
He didn’t finish the thought aloud. Desperate people tended to do desperate things.
Read more Murphy backed away from the fence. Half a dozen men stood on the hoods of two trucks, shouting at the plant manager’s back.
Murphy said in a tone he expected to be obeyed, “Captain Greenfield.” He motioned to Karen and they grabbed David by the arms. Murphy hadn’t been in an angry crowd like this since Iraq, and didn’t want to be in one now. This could get ugly real quick, and David didn’t need to be in the middle of it. Read more "Come on, old man, just give me the money," the man said. As he spoke, his whole body shuddered. Drug addict, Martha thought, Or he's really sick.
Walter grimaced. "All right, don't get your panties in a wad," he said, working the register. His eyes darted to Martha, then to something below the register.
With a smooth, quick motion, he reached beneath it and lifted a shotgun to his shoulder. Read more Republic: A Novel of America's Future Welcome to the America of the future: an intrusive federal government; economy going down the tubes; and terrorism, domestic and foreign, wracking our nation. In 2016 America has become a place of fear and suspicion. Terrorism and government crackdowns have brought on a cycle of spiraling inflation and unemployment. Basic civil liberties are at risk in a country changed, yet frighteningly familiar. Read more |
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