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TallTim
@talltim
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Reformed cubicle serf, grudging techie, career trader
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2017-06-23 20:30
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2017-09-11 15:16
TTWC - Bootstrap (Part Three)
The conversation was brief and evasive. Neal hung up the phone, residual impact resonating the ringing mechanism in tinny aftertones. They were coming here. What they wanted wasn't exactly clear, but Neal
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talltim
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2017-09-10 17:07
TTWC - Bootstrap (Part Two)
Slow waves broke over the pier, vanishing into the grey mists beyond. Neal looked over the edge into the water, past his reflection into the shadowy depths. A white shape, flowing and moving. Arms reaching
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talltim
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2017-09-09 17:37
TTWC - Bootstrap (Part One)
Discovery Neal Watkins mopped his brow, adjusting his wide-brim hat in the New South Wales heat. "Sub-tropical my arse.", he muttered, remembering the job posting. His main job title was "Radio
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2017-09-08 15:29
TTWC - Bounced
Albert sighed heavily. Lowest of the low, technically a "guardian angel" in the grand hierarchy of heaven. Not lifted up on ceaseless choirs of praise like the Archangels, or favored and given
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2017-09-07 15:05
TTWC - Dusty Rogue
Everything I own drags me down. Like ballast on a deep-sea diver, leaden weights in large bandoliers over both shoulders. My car, in the shop. Again. When I pulled in to the service bay, the mechanic looked
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2017-09-06 13:33
TTWC - Hydrophobe
TransOpt: 87zhilorcb Invasion: Pre-stage Intercepted Timecode (Earth) UTC: 2027-09-06 12:42:18 Saira Ahstar, primary fleet commander reporting. The preparations are almost complete. Hundreds of instars
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2017-09-05 16:06
TTWC - Absolution
Screeching of tires, blaring car horn. I smiled, eyes locking with the driver as I finished crossing the street. Two tons of metal weren't going to scare me. What is the worst that could happen, I get
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2017-09-04 15:07
TTWC - Limit Up (Part Two)
I held the binoculars with a white-knuckled grip. This couldn't be real. Just beyond the falling curtains of rain, I could make out a figure. It wasn't someone on a boat or raft, it was a beautiful woman
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2017-09-03 17:13
TTWC - Limit Up (Part One)
Late May, sun-dappled seas reflecting on my tanned skin. We were making the grand South Pacific passage, transiting through Panama before embarking on the long stretch to the Torres Strait. Our boat had
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2017-09-02 16:46
TTWC - Accidental Evil
"I tell you my boy, the world is your oyster. You just have to apply yourself and do great evil.", I winked at my new protege, hustling him along the long hallway to my office. The volcanic lair
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2017-09-01 19:10
TTWC - Cellpocalypse
I was walking to get lunch when my phone pinged. "Your account is under review and might get CLOSED - Respond Immediately!". The subject line flipped up on my screen in subtle tones. Another
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2017-08-31 15:12
TTWC - Alienated
Not another one. Hurrying to work, I had few options to make my morning meeting. I don't know where these "Peep" bastards came from, but they're getting in the way. Don't even get me started
talltim
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2017-08-30 18:35
TTWC - Super Obsessed
I'm really sick of super-hero movies. The perfectly bronzed and chiseled face stuffed into the ridiculous suit. Add a cape, or silly gadgets (a grappling hook from a belt would have you windmilling sideways,
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2017-08-29 15:33
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part Seven)
The lobby was a buzz of activity. Large floodlights had been set up outside, casting harsh shadows and exaggerated silhouettes. I was a wreck. One pant leg torn, mostly wet. My shirt was spattered with
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2017-08-28 15:55
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part Six)
I had no way of knowing if Barnes was still alive. Sitting on the landing in the stairwell, I took stock of the situation. My cell phone was ruined. No help there. I hastily rummaged my pockets. My overly
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2017-08-27 17:25
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part Five)
Surrounded, I weighed my options as the elevator ascended to the top floor. My mental list consisted of 1) I've been rumbled, 2) My coffee is getting cold -- damn it all. Perhaps I should cut back on the
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2017-08-26 16:32
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part Four)
Barnes had insisted I do this alone. Climbing back up the stairs, I wasn't so sure. RONCIN, the subliminal incentive program embedded in the copier was more malicious than I had realized. I felt my pocket
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2017-08-25 15:46
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part Three)
The grey stairwell was quiet and unnerving. I tried not to take the stairs much, there had been an incident last year where a poor intern got locked in and ended up frantically beating at each door until
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2017-08-24 14:59
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part Two)
The DocuMax 4000 had customers, which wasn't surprising. What did alarm me were the people in line. It is an unspoken rule that those who manage, don't copy. Ever. That is a job best left to eager interns
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2017-08-23 16:27
TTWC - Oddly Office (Part One)
Bloody mid-week meetings. Most meetings were a royal pain, but there was something about the halting presentation of this Wednesday morning meeting that got under my skin. It could've been the anemic coffee,
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