Jessie pushed through the thick foliage of the jungle, a pistol in her hand cocked and ready. She held up her fist to signal Coby and Brion behind her that they were stopping. She pulled out the map and carefully unfolded it. The air in the jungle was so thick and humid everything they had on them became damp and never seemed to dry. She consulted the map and checked …

I can hear them out there in the office plotting. They come in in the mornings and immediately set about planning my demise, I’m sure of it. I wonder how they think they’re going to do it and be successful. If they’re going to just kick down my door, barge in with homemade weapons fashioned out of office supplies; or if they’re planning a more subtle approach like hacking into …

Diego was in that border zone, half way between awake and asleep, rolling around on his bed unable to get comfortable or even stay still; his body restless, sweat lining his forehead because he was too hot, his arms pulling the blankets up tighter around his neck because he was too cold; his heart beating furiously in his chest. It was a Thursday, the one night of the week Diego …