Loki Express Story Index Section I
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Mars & Venus In Furs
3750 words-
Still life with mechanical difficulty and existential angst.
In which a journey starts to fail, or fails to start.
Frequency & Origin Still Unknown
4450 words-
Furthur explorations of outer limbo.
In which a velvet glove is cast in the lake, and kenneth's frequency is just out of reach.
The Principalities & The Paupers
1800 words-
Rusting steel, flickering flames, and other unbeautiful things.
In which the wheels finally get rolling.
Camera Ghost, Autumn Leaves & Please Reduce Your Speed
1650 words-
Strange allies guide our anti-heroes past various Scylla and Charybdi.
In which loops, doppelgangers and palindromes are the special of the day.
The Year Flannel Broke
325 words-
An interlude of icons lost and disappointments found.
In which all that's dealt from the deck of all things is more of the same.
Loki Express Story Index Section II
First Day, Big Easy
1650 words-
Palm fronds strewn underfoot as El Dorado floats into view.
In which warnings and farewells interlace with greetings and welcomes.
Reaper Sleeping, Half-Packet Of Cigarettes, Hit It
1400 words-
The eye of the hurricane with a side of tourist-traps.
In which things are just a little too calm for comfort.
Why? ...Because We Like You
2650 words-
The vortex spins faster and faster.
In which one pays attention to the man behind the curtain.
Due North
675 words-
A dazed and dispirited interlude.
In which intuitive resourcefulness meets counter-intuitive physics.
Loki Express Story Index Section III
Stainless Steel Stalactite
825 words-
Adventures in the underground.
In which a hat in the cave is worth a smile in the dark.
The Spider Is Fly
600 words-
...Until ride has come to a complete stop.
In which arriving is such bittersweet sorrow.
Glow, Cut, Leave
650 words-
The sleeping acorn awakes.
In which metal parts, partings and departures play a part.
Twilight Comes, Man, Send In The Drugs
1850 words-
The street price of slack climbs sharply.
In which anomie and ennui are endemic.
Metal Horseman With Night, Grass & Antichrist
1300 words-
A first impression of a windy city.
In which an acausal connecting principle links fish and fisherman, anarchist and antichrist.
Loki Express Story Index Section IV
Down, Down & Away
3000 words-
A fresh start, or uneasy deja vu? In which karma is freely loaned, traded and paid.
Mushroom Telephone At Sunset
1100 words-
Scientifically, flatter than a pancake. In which the road is a long gray rainbow.
Things To Do In Denver When You're Broke
975 words-
A twisted meditation on karma and opportunity. In which wrong and right tango reluctantly.
Above The Enormous Dark Rock
700 words-
Approaching absolute zero. In which the various forms of entropy occupy center stage.
Steal Your Thirst, Riding Shotgun Ahead
1300 words-
A study in brown and tan. In which a little rock (or a little rache?) goes a long, long way.
Neverland & Indians
1100 words-
Connections wanted and unwanted. In which the right monkeys come to the wrong planet, or vice versa.
Limbo In Hell
750 words-
Emptiness of all sorts. In which the third leg of the journey falls off.
Loki Express Story Index Section V
Junk Wake & Sunset
650 words-
Running to stand still. In which one must believe three impossible things before sundown.
Siva, Waiting
500 words-
The lexan slipper left behind at the ball. In which a magical chariot is traded for an existential earthquake.
The Tortuga & The Hare
3900 words-
Journeys of all sorts. In which archetypes synchronize, and synchronicity is typical.
Halloween, Dreaming
625 words-
Time distortion. In which the revelries of Samhain have already passed.
A Haunted Roam
1250 words-
Fates, both cruel and kind. In which time continues to slow, and mind continues to race.
Loki Express Story Index Section VI
Quixotically Tilting At The Windmill Of Unemployment
1100 words-
Pragmatism in the third round. In which threads and nerves continue to fray.
A Splinter Emergent
1300 words-
Riding the see-saw of comedy and tragedy. In which one is off and on the bus simultaneously.
Echoes Of The Future
1950 words New!! Posted August 28, 2004-
Isolation as an isometric exercise. In which the universe provides more foils than a fencing tournament.
