Kent Wayne

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  • Musings

    I find that my greatest education comes from pursuing capabilities/ideals to a point where I could fail…where sometimes I DO fail.  Once I hit that point, the humbling stress of life shows me how to improve.  This practice should be devoid of machismo, as staying constantly redlined is detrimental to the body and psyche.   But like…

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    My coworkers lead me down to the basement.  They throw open the doors and I’m greeted by the grime-smeared faces of former employees:  chained together at the ankles, lifting giants picks and smashing big rocks into smaller rocks.  I’m flabbergasted.  “What the HELL is going on here?”  Suddenly, a tufted tranq dart is sticking out from…

  • Musings

    IMHO, it is essential to learn how to handle yourself physically, mentally, emotionally…so that it is harder for others to handle YOU.   Then it becomes a matter of passing that knowledge on (to someone who is receptive), and you have done your part to make humanity a collection of bad mofos.  

  • Echo Volume 2’s 10th Review…5 STARS!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

    thank you Thank you Thank You THANK YOU KIESA PYLE!!!!  Kiesa has left an AMAZING 5-star review for Echo Volume 2!!!  THANK YOU!  WHOOOOOO!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂  Here is her review: “Echo Volume 2: The Taste of Ashes follows our protagonist Atriya into a very violent and gritty battle. This is definitely more technical than…

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    “You are go for launch.”  Our rockets activate, massive g-forces press us into our seats, and our space shuttle begins climbing the sky.  First and second stage thrusters detach from our ship and fall back to earth .  We’re about to celebrate when a voice from behind us pipes up, “Hey guys, would you like to hear…

  • Echo: The Weekly News

    Echo Vol.3 Word Count:  97,957  Thanks to All Who Bought Echo!  And BIG THANKS to Melissa, Barbara, Ian, Lorna, [anonymous], Lisa, Meg, Matt, Bobby, F.T., Alice Smith, Leslie Coop, Richard, Shauna, Sydney, Pam, Jessica, Angela and now Kiesa for posting AMAZING reviews on Amazon!!!  Ashley too for the 5 star on Nook! News:  I’m currently completely…

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    I’m walking past a bevy of half-plastic socialites.  They point and laugh, calling me things like peon, proletariat, and serf.  I turn to them and say, “Your best hope of validation is a tawdry reality show, and when life comes crumbling down around you, you’ll drown in valium and unfulfilling affairs with your tennis trainers.”…

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    There’s a dozen applicants, me included, that have just finished interviewing.  The manager walks out and says, “Congratulations!  You all got the job!”  He says, “There’s just one more thing.”  He grins evilly and pulls a lever on the wall.  The floor opens up under us and we tumble into a dank, black pit covered…

  • Musings

    I suspect that being worthy of power is directly in proportion to how little I crave it.

  • Echo: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel

    I’ve wandered into a convention for open-letter enthusiasts.  They’re laugh-snorting, calling themselves “total badasses,” and patting each other on the back for broadcasting their unedited thought-vomit.  One of them shoves my shoulder.  “Have you written one?  Huh?  DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE?”  They gather around me and start shouting at me, denouncing me for a…