" 'The CIA code word for him is The Mingrelian. That's a tribe or clan in the Republic of Georgia, that's been prominent in the Caucases since the dawn of civilization. Mingrelians were among the first Christians and remained Christian through Mongol, Persian, and Turkish invasions. Their aristocracy maintained an independent principality along the coast... Continue Reading →
Forever In Your Debt, Always On Duty
"I've heard you call yourself a geek, a computer nerd, 'a skinny kid', and a whole string of other descriptors that don't actually describe you." She explained coarsely. "I've heard you call yourself a crappy boyfriend and scared. But crappy boyfriends don't fly to halfway around the world to rescue damsels in distress. Skinny kids... Continue Reading →
Every Post You Make, Every Link You Break, I’ll Be Watching You
"In any number of locations around the world the unthinkable was happening: traffic management systems were malfunctioning causing a multitude of accidents; payrolls were paying the wrong amounts; bank accounts were being frozen for no apparent reason; heating systems were coming on at the wrong time and power grids were inexplicably going on and off... Continue Reading →
Zen and the Art of Being a Motorcycle Courier
"His face twisted slightly with irritation. The courier should have been dead - records destroyed, history altered, the past ended. It should have been easy. Just as easy as all the other lives, so many other souls erased from the world in the years since that hot July day." A former Vietnam veteran, CIA operative... Continue Reading →