transitive senses
1 a : to beat with, or as if with, a rod or whip b : a weblog made up of fictional entries with the intent of telling a single story
2 : to force or urge into action : DRIVE
intransitive senses
1 : FLAP, FLUTTER
2 British : to move along with difficulty : SLOG
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flog in progressThe Stick Free
The ghost of a lady in a green dress is haunting a college student and calling to a homeless man hundreds of miles away. Meanwhile, a student organization bent on exposing the greed and corruption of those in power is being haunted by a spectre of its own: A masked, caped figure that attacks with deadly force and precision but is itself impervious to injury. And only one woman understands how everything comes together ... [read it]
[Thursday, April 20, 2006]
Steven was speechless. He felt his posture slump in defeat. Assassins? This was a good measure more than he had bargained for when he'd agreed to join Bernard's protests, and certainly much more than he wanted to get Josie involved with.
[Monday, April 17, 2006]
Doris dela Forge was at Steven's side the moment he stepped into the hall. The students had their meetings after dark in one of the classrooms on campus, the exact location arrived at by some lottery to which Steven was not privy.
[Friday, April 14, 2006]
"I saw that ghost again, Josie," Steven said timidly. He and Josie had gone for a stroll after breakfast and sat now under a massive oak tree enjoying what may be the last nice day of summer before autumn began to sharpen its claws for winter. There was a rustle in the underbrush as some animal foraged for food, and for a moment, the sound took Josie's attention. When she turned back, it was with a weak smile.
[Wednesday, March 29, 2006]
Steven Wellington sat up late in bed, reading. The afternoon at the Eddingses had affected him in a mysterious way, though he couldn't put his finger on what it was -- not the accusatory stares of President dela Forge, nor the guilty remorse of Senator Eddings. It was something more -- or less -- than that. Josie had admitted that she, too, had felt odd, and wrote it off to the fact that they knew more about Bernard than they had shared and were thus convinced everyone else also knew this.
Unknown NorthOctober 8, 2004 to December 6, 2005
When four new stars suddenly appear in the night sky, mainstream science does what mainstream science has always done: It denies the evidence that doesn't fit the theory. So why then is it that a private space administration is rounding up the best and brightest for a manned mission to Mars? [read it] [download e-book]
Flower 411February 17, 2004 to September 15, 2004
Joe is having a small problem: Everything around him is vanishing, almost right before his eyes. Fortunately, one of his co-workers is there to explain to him what's happening—and to help him escape the effects of a drug called Flower 411 that is being administered to the entire population without their knowledge. The result is Joe's journey through various levels of reality and control until he manages to attain some level of comfort with the world—and reality—around him. [read it] [download e-book]