https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/Fictional blog of one of the characters from my novels and short stories. It's set in the year 2050, when Boiler begins her career as a fugitive-retrieval specialist, and is intended to provide some backstory to the character and the setting of my novels and stories.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/501757I hadn't intended to break into the story with a personal note, but I've noticed something peculiar over the last few days. More than a month after I signed up here, my earnings had reached a whopping 88 cents...then, yesterday, I noticed that the number had dropped to 80 cents. It's bad enough...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/501279I didn't wait for him to come find me. As soon as I put my shorts and vest back on, fully loaded with extra ammo and my other weapons, I darted back into the house. The goon I'd stomped on the way out was still where I'd left him, as was the one Shadow had pounded into a bloody pulp a few minutes...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/500268The first two never knew what hit 'em. I slipped up behind them while they crept through the trees, probably hoping to put a bullet in my head without having to get anywhere near me. By the time they heard my footsteps, it was too late. Three seconds and two broken necks later, I left them...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/499381The first shot came from Shadow's gun, a quick burst aimed somewhere off to her left, accompanied by a shrill yelp. I twitched and looked over my shoulder, saw her staring at something in the bushes lining the back yard. "Something moved," she squeaked. "Try not to waste your ammo," I muttered....https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/498731A scream from inside the house distracted both of us. The mecha's helmet snapped around to look at the front door, and I did the same, drawing in a deep breath and freezing. That scream...that was Shadow. At least one of the thugs must have gone into the house. Another scream...followed by a...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/497849They hesitated for maybe half a second. Long enough for me to grab the couch and flip it over on them. They opened up on me, but by then the couch was between us. I pushed it forward, shoving it straight into them, and the one on the right staggered out the door. The other backed into the wall. I...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/497407Shadow stared at the remote and whimpered. Theron's thumb touched the button, moving with sadistic slowness, and began to push it. I screamed again, flailing, trying to find a handhold somewhere-- anywhere --on the mecha suit. Shadow rolled off the couch, pulling the IV cart over, and the line...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/497245He went for my wounded leg right off the bat, ramming his fist into it like a huge piston, and brought his other arm down between my shoulder blades. Next thing I knew, I was on the floor with the remains of the coffee table smashed under me and my face ground into the carpet. Something pressed...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/496283I didn't have to find Theron. He found one of my closest friends, Shadow, while I was in the hospital. He left a message on my phone--turn myself over to him or he'd kill her. Fucking coward. The meeting place: an isolated cabin in the woods near Hunsaker Beach, where no one else would witness...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Chaser/495995They should let me out this afternoon--and not a moment too soon. Been stuck in this bed all day yesterday and most of today, except for the occasional trip to the bathroom. I'll probably be limping a few more days, but I'm told I'll be as good as new after that. I'll be glad to get out of here....