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Encore from the Archives: The Harkness Avenging Angel

Posted on July 5, 2013July 5, 2013 by gar

{Ed. note: Originally published in 2012.} This eight part story is set in a dystopian future where the only justice poor people receive is from rubbing a plastic statue and hoping that the angel is represented would destroy those who wronged them. Lillian never believed in the whole Harkness thing, but she harbors a secret…

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The Harkness Avenging Angel – Part VIII (Conclusion)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by gar

As fast as he could, Ángel raced back with the book.  All during the calibration, he felt that something was wrong.  It shouldn’t be this hard, he thought.  He scanned through he pages, to see if there had been something they missed. “Shit!” he yelled.  “Cut the power!  Cut it!” Gabriel frantically slammed down all…

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The Harkness Avenging Angel – Part VII

Posted on July 15, 2012 by gar

On the roof deck, guests mingled while nibbling hors d’oeuvres as mellow music played in the background.  A-Five arrived late, and when he did, he made an entrance. “What’s with the fatigues?” “Hey, Buddy, you didn’t say this was a fancy dress affair!” A-Five smiled.  “Didn’t I?” He grabbed grub from a nearby tray and…

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The Harkness Avenging Angel – Part VI

Posted on July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by gar

In the days after Aileen’s visit, Ángel doubled down on his reading.  He took her words to heart and read like their very survival depended on it.  His mother was proud of him, but worried that he pushed himself too hard.  “It’s wicked important, Momma,” he told her. His grandmother felt proud of him, too,…

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The Harkness Avenging Angel – Part V

Posted on July 7, 2012 by gar

Albertson Wallet V had a peculiar way of walking that mixed a prance with a swagger.  He had a large build – he played rugby in college – which accentuated his peculiar locomotion’s menacing air.  His father, Albertson Wallet IV, taught him to always have a presence when entering a room.  A-Five, as he was…

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The Harkness Avenging Angel – Part II

Posted on June 13, 2012 by gar

Lillian had to go shopping.  She left Ángel with her mother, a harmless enough move, so she thought.  Her mother would watch her favorite TV shows, too engrossed in them to fuss about this or that.  Ángel would read.  Thing was, though, that Lillian’s mother had an old school way of looking at baby-sitting.  The…

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The Harkness Avenging Angel – Part I

Posted on June 10, 2012June 10, 2012 by gar

(For Ray Bradbury) By the early 22nd century, guns were ubiquitous.  Folks started getting trained on how to use them in kindergarten on account of all the drive-by shootings that took place.  As a means of defense, a gun was alright.  But it rarely worked as a means of securing justice.  Perpetrators tended to get…

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A sunny Saturday in 1990 found my sister Tania (@m A sunny Saturday in 1990 found my sister Tania (@makeuptogoblog) and I outside of the Julia Morgan Center waiting. I had seen the great Maestro Pt. Shivkumar Sharma in LA—he even autographed an album for me. And I was studying tabla with his accompanist Ud. Zakir Hussain at the time. We couldn’t wait. But wait we did, because the maestros weren’t there. As my sister and I stood at the front of the line, they came. Ud. Zakirji was laughing and joking. Pt. Shivji looked as if he floated in as he passed and entered the theater. After we got settled in our seats, it was on. A beautiful concert with the two maestros playing rapturously, holding us spellbound. Pt. Shivji floated in like a deity and played to the heavens, taking us all with him. By far one of my favorite concerts. 

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