Author
Derrick Boden
Derrick Boden is a recovering software developer who has taken up writing to kick the habit. He currently calls New Orleans his home, although he loves to travel and has lived in thirteen cities spanning four continents. Find him at derrickboden.com.
Two-Legged Race
It's pandemonium as we dig into the starting blocks, a hundred three-legged abominations. Our calves tug painfully, grafted to those of our counterparts. The track--a nightmare of gravel trenches and barbed turf--stretches to the arena's terminal edge. The crowd seethes in…
Clay Soldiers
Bret woke with a piercing pain in his side, the roar of the battlefield still raging in his ears. The ceiling and walls were white. A white curtain hung at his left. A bag pumped liquid into his vein. His ragged breaths burned. The exoskeleton must've pushed through his lung.…