Author Archives: Jack

Chapter 23 Jon was back on duty at the Mark. He was an ordinary looking man, a little under six feet, maybe two hundred-thirty pounds and round.  He had a full head of reddish blond hair and a belly, but … Continue reading →

Chapter 22 The man went over his plans and notes again.  The organization provided him with plans for the house and yard.  It wasn’t a house and yard.  It looked like a mansion on an estate.  It was mostly a … Continue reading →

Thank you to all of you who gave me feedback on the chapters from the rough draft of ReWire that was posted on this website.  Your input helped! Chapter 21 DealMaker had the best telecommunications equipment good money could buy.  Their … Continue reading →

Chapter 20 Her Grace said, “Scroll down.”  The software program converted her voice to digital data and compared this to its files and found it similar in many respects to another file.  The program responded electronically and then converted a series … Continue reading →

Chapter 19 Jack and Lee had fallen very easily into the habit of a long phone call each day.  She was sixteen hours ahead.  He would call her each night at 9:30, lunch time for her, for a half hour, … Continue reading →

Chapter 18   Alvin Yan watched Dvora Schacter and Jack McDonald leave his office.  Both of them were trained athletes.  Dvora’s duck-footed walk would only be a giveaway to someone who knew dance.  Others might assume that Mr. McDonald was … Continue reading →

Chapter 17 The man walked back into the Tenderloin, careful not to make direct eye contact.  In San Quentin a look could get you jumped.  A stare that challenged might get a man killed in Folsom.  Here in the City, … Continue reading →

Chapter 16   Dvora and Jack walked the eight blocks to the police station. He worked to keep up with her as those tireless dancer’s legs reached out.  He watched the bunch and flow of the Gluteus Maximus under her … Continue reading →

Chapter 15 Meghan hurt.  She had hurt worse when she dislocated her shoulder and they tried to put it back in.  But, she knew she was hurt really bad.  So, why didn’t she hurt worse?  Where was the pain?  She … Continue reading →

Chapter 14   Jack was a kid again.  He had a bedroom of his own in a house.  In his dream he didn’t sleep on a sagging couch in the aluminum shack on wheels that his parents called home.  He had … Continue reading →