by Liurong (柳荣) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/111306.html) South of the Town of Fredericksburg, Virginia December 1862 Where was his division? Where were the infantry, where were the artillery–where, where, he couldn’t see them, where were they–a shot, nearby, where, where–can’t hear anything–oh, Lord, his leg, his leg was shot, and he couldn’t see anything–only gray blindness, rising […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 20
5
Sep
Safety Net
by hColleen (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/111731.html) “I’ve had it!” The shrill voice echoed though the room, rebounding off windows and walls, each adding their own contribution to the declaration. David’s mother glared at him from the doorway, her brown eyes lit with the rage directed at her son. Though only four foot ten, she somehow managed to […]
5
Sep
The Way of the Sword
by Kaito (カイト) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/112374.html) “Hey, Earl!” The stocky security guardsman in his glass cubicle jumped at Arvid’s voice from behind his back and sputtered into his drink, spilling it all over the magazine he was reading. Arvid got a glimpse of bare breasts, now soaked in coffee, and winced. Earl looked up at him […]
5
Sep
Ignorance Can Be Remedied
by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) (mirors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/112689.html) Weariness was pretty much a constant state of being on the battlefield. Kale was used to that after a year in the army, and he’d learned to work through it for the most part. But a week’s hard riding through the worst part of the mountains had left him […]
5
Sep
Teiresias’ Choice
by Delyth Penrose (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/113038.html) On the night they’d met, a decade ago, when Rhys had still been a child shaky with a summer fever and all his meager strength was focused on not passing out in his layers of velvets and silks, he had somehow misunderstood the ceremony of fealty to the heir. He’d […]
5
Sep
Resistance
by Kuruki (来木) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/113456.html) Jacob glanced down the corridor, his heart beating fast. The governor’s guards had been called away and he was alone for the first time since his ship landed three days ago. He had to escape from the palace before they returned. He hadn’t seen his family or Andy since Jacob […]
5
Sep
Throwing Smoke
by shukyou (主教) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/113817.html) He liked it when they played the big cities, or at least, the bigger cities, the ones with a big enough population to keep everybody from knowing everybody else, large enough to sustain that area of town a man could go when he didn’t want his business known by anyone […]
5
Sep
Where There’s Smoke
by Pixxers (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/114209.html) I. It’s been dark for hours, but he’s completely unaware. He’s joked about it before – occupational hazards – but where there are no windows, there is no natural light. The lab is empty, his co-workers long since packed up and gone home for the evening. He vaguely remembers waving goodbye […]
5
Sep
Nice Work If You Can Get It
by Yokomeshi (ヨコメシ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/114640.html) It was, Ashley reflected, a mistake to come to work late this morning, as usually he would already be at his desk, drinking his coffee, and answering his email, instead of being cornered in the break room by a hysterical Michael waving half a toasted bagel in one hand. “David […]
5
Sep
Finders Keepers
by Zack (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/115262.html) I opened my eyes, blinking sleep from my heavy lids. The room in front of me was sparsely illuminated by a few rays of sunlight seeping through the curtains. I didn’t recognize the place at all. But at the same time I couldn’t remember if I should be familiar with it. […]
5
Sep
Inside Closets
by Midori Michiko (緑美智子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/115089.html) It was as Koji sat down, relieved that he wouldn’t have to deal with any harassment today, that the door to the classroom opened and cut the Art tutor off midway. The man looked up from where he sat on a tall stool near the black-board. The students sitting […]
