A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday – January 25, 2060 – Rebirth of hope. I had a hard time sleeping last night. I was haunted by the… lack of life in the people’s eyes– or the anger. I don’t know which is harder to deal with– but I know they’re both the faces of survival… You […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 31 – The Return Home Part IIA(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday – January 18, 2060 – Dwelling on the past A collection was taken up at church today. The money collected is to go to aid those victims of the shutdown– People who are now homeless, the survivors and the dispossessed. I know that people are doing what they can– and […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 30 – The Return HomeA(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday – January 11, 2060 – Prayers and offerings I wasn’t really in the mood for dealing with outsiders– and leaving the island was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do– but I have to take my life back and this is the first step. Step? More like a […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 29 – Working things outA(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday – January 4, 2060 – Give me just a little time Case took me down to the chapel today. I think he’s going to help me through this whether I want to or not. Lord knows, I didn’t want to go to mass. I didn’t want to be anywhere near […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 28 – A new pathA(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday – December 28, 2059 – Too many Questions They want head counts, and specs and schematics… What part of “I was hiding in the walls” don’t they understand? They still won’t tell me what’s happening… they’re still just… I am not the enemy! Monday – December 29, 2059 – No […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 27 – RecoveryThe situation being what it was, the entries for Jess were … terse (handwritten with translations). Another reason for the story to be told in the third person. Sunday – December 21, 2059 – Winter Solstice They almost found me…I don’t know what to think… what to do. I can’t stay long but.. people need […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 26 – Shut inWith Jess caught in the Shutdown, we get a look at the story from Case’s point of view. Shutdown Marshal Jason Casey wasn’t sure exactly when things had gone south– it was an occupational hazard these days. It went with the territory and you just accepted it as the way of things. Easy enough to […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – ShutdownA(nother) Year in Seattle Sunday – December 14, 2059 – Scheduling Mayhem I spent the morning working out the schedule for the rest of the holiday season. We needed to cover the holiday caseloads and still keep our people fresh. I matched up people’s holiday requests and tried to make it work. It took me […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 25 – Into the AbyssA(nother) Year in Seattle Sunday – December 7, 2059 – Football duty. Well, I was supposed to have the day off… Unfortunately, some of the guys scheduled to work today’s football game were caught in a brawl yesterday and weren’t in the best of shape. So I got to sit with the ambulance crew in […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 24 – Holiday CountdownA(nother) Year in Seattle Sunday – November 30, 2059 – Trouble This morning started with a phone call. I was still half asleep when Case picked up the phone and headed into the other room. We’ve gotten so many of those calls we don’t even worry about it, but this call wasn’t like the rest. […]
Read More A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 23 – Finding Answers Underground