Troublemaking Through Writing (page 2)

Chapter Six Unknown Known: Michael Hastings I ran across Hastings by accident. Usually I keep up with journalists like Hastings, but I hadn’t heard of him before reading about his mysterious death. Although journalists sometimes come out badly in public…

Chapter Nineteen: The Seven of Pentacles Nelson is outraged by Gabriel and Alex being in Eleanor’s home. He orders them out, but Gabriel challenges him by asking Eleanor what she wants. Nelson storms out, and Gabriel calls Dr. Cole and…

Chapter Twelve/25 Not Untruthful (Wú Wàng) A brief visit between Gabriel and Chiang, where Chiang informs Gabriel that he is a protector and needs to deal with the ghosts in his life. What’s going on now: Mikki has arranged for…

Chapter Fourteen–The Quote that Frames the Chapter / Dylan Thomas, The function of posterity is to look after itself. Joel has come to his old high school to see his former swim coach, Jon Lane. Lane is very pleased to see him…

Dénouement—The Quote that Framed the Chapter /Alan Moore (in V for Vendetta) The past can’t hurt you anymore, not unless you let it. Joel is at a diner on Broadway. He’s meeting Harry, Angela’s assistant. Joel tells him that he…

Chapter Nine Unknown Known: Kenneth Michael Trentadue  Like the situation in Waco, the Oklahoma City terrorist attack had some weird things going on. I’m cautious about conspiracies in spite of my (and Gabriel’s) interest in them, especially those which have a right-wing…

Chapter Twenty-Two The Ten of Swords Gabriel flies to D.C., and on the way reviews the photos of the contents of Nelson’s box. He finds different IDs and souvenirs. Some research leads him to the conclusion that Nelson has been…

Chapter Twenty-Five Three of Pentacles Gabriel worries about the fallout from what happened in DC. Joel gives him support and practical suggestions–visit Jason and pick up some manuals on Gregg shorthand to understand Kent’s journals. He also checks in with…

Chapter Twenty-Eight The Wheel of Fortune Gabriel is dealing with the threat that Zest imposed upon him. He acts quickly, meeting with Cheng to give him a short version and to say that he’s ending the case. He says the…

Chapter Thirty-One The Ace of Cups Joel is amused to learn of Zest when Gabriel tells him what is going on. Joel is more impressed by the fact that Gabriel is confiding him him when he’s not told anyone else…