Marlon’s Mandate

Chapter 8 - Ribbon in the Sky

Marlon and Sunday pulled into Lynchburg Airport and drove to a rusted, corrugated hangar at the rear of the field. “Smitty’s Banner Tow,” the sign said.

“How much does an hour cost?” Marlon asked the man with yesterday’s BBQ sauce in his beard.

Chapter 6 — Wired

Marlon stole glances on the bus back to Dulles. Passengers surfed the Internet wearing digital eyewear. Others fiddled with the wristbands that wirelessly heated their electric underwear. Based on his facial expressions, one teenager appeared to have customized the wiring in his.

Chapter 4 — Special Delivery

“Why am I here, Angus?”

Chapter 2 — Climb-out

Sunday took the last sip of her hot chocolate and looked up at Carl. He was pulling a sweater over his head — the one his Mom knitted for him last winter — and walked toward the key hooks underneath the kitchen cabinet.