|
Before/After by Robbie Taylor
 Author
says: a lottery winner, a conspiracy theorist, and a divorcee with her
children wake up to shocking news a few days after Senator John Kerry's win
in the 2004 presidential election. Over the next 3 days, they face martial
law, government agents and rogue traitors as they try to save each other -
and the country!
An alternate history action-adventure in the mold of Chain Reaction and
Inglorious Basterds..
 The
light was strong this morning. Kevin looked up at the sun, holding his hand
over his head to shade his eyes, and smiled. It was just cool enough to be
comfortable without a jacket, a typical winter day in Texas.
Kevin walked over to his truck, a beat-up old '98 Chevy, and hopped inside.
He had a good drive ahead of him today - Please click
the
icon to follow us on Facebook.Austin was about 100 miles away - and
he was ready to get started. Kevin's truck, which he sometimes called The
Love Boat, had a couple of jiffy may-pop tires on the passenger side, and
the electrical system might as well be driven by a hamster on a wheel, but
he figured it could make it to Austin.
He started the truck, let it warm up - it wouldn't go in reverse unless he
let it warm up - and then pulled out of his dirt driveway. He had put some
food and water outside for the dog, which was now barking and wagging its
tail at him from the other side of the fence. He waved at it and then rolled
down to the farm road. A couple of miles down that was the big highway, and
down that open road was Austin and the promise of the big city.
He stopped at the railroad tracks while a train passed by, and turned on the
radio. There was some stupid morning show on his usual channel, so he
flipped to the news on NPR. Usual bad politicians, war troubles, economic
difficulties, then a heart-warming story of human will overcoming adversity
- typical news. He whistled while he listened to it, not really paying
attention.
Message from Robbie Taylor - Hit the Facebook Like
button on the
Amazon page to let me know you've done it, and if Before/After
hits the top 1000, I will randomly choose one of you to send an autographed,
personalized print copy of the book.When the train went by, he
proceeded on down to the highway. He stopped at the little convenience store
at the corner of the highway to gas up and grab a snack. With the truck's
tank filled and his stomach following suit as he munched on a danish, he
drove onto the highway and pointed his truck north.
He hadn't driven on the highway for some time because of his tires, but he
felt pretty good about them today. The truck shimmied a little because the
wheels were unevenly filled, but it wasn't so bad. The vibration of the
steering wheel in his hands just helped keep him awake.
Kevin usually got a little sleepy on long drives, but he felt very energetic
today. The traffic thinned out as he left town and headed towards the hill
country. There were a bunch of little towns between Bryan and Austin, but it
was going to be a lonely drive. Fortunately, there was only a 30-mile
stretch of bad radio between when Bryan's stations faded out and Austin's
stations could be picked up, so he had that for company.
He almost wished he'd brought his dog, but the little guy didn't like long
car rides, and Kevin didn't feel like cleaning up his truck today. He felt
his cell phone buzz against his waist, and heard his own voice coming from
it; "Kevin, your cell phone is ringing. Kevin, your cell phone is ringing.
Kevin, pick up your phone!" He ignored it. It was probably just work,
wondering where he was. He wasn't going to worry about that, today, either.
Author
says the novel can be purchased for the Kindle on
Amazon, in Print at Lulu
or for the Book at
Barnes & Noble or
Smashwords.
Robbie Taylor, Creator of
Today in Alternate History, a Daily Updating Blog of Important Events In
History That Never Occurred Today. Follow us on
Facebook,
Squidoo, Myspace and
Twitter.
Imagine what would be, if history had occurred a bit
differently. Who says it didn't, somewhere? These fictional news items
explore that possibility. Possibilities such as America becoming a Marxist
superpower, aliens influencing human history in the 18th century and Teddy
Roosevelt winning his 3rd term as president abound in this interesting
fictional blog.
Sitemetre
 |
