The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer

The smell caused my eyes to water and my nostrils to singe. I couldn’t resist gagging as I inhaled the pungent aroma. Someone had scrawled the blood tastes sweet on one of the toilet stall doors. Today would be another shithole of disappointment.ĭark-crimson liquid coated the walls like an alien birthing gone bad. I’d also found things I didn’t wish to remember. I once found a carton of cigarettes, a pistol, and a leather jacket in a trashcan. I decided to stop and scavenge for supplies.Īfter searching the gas station’s store and a red rig parked outside, both looted, I checked out the restroom, as they sometimes held a treasure or two. As punishment, the government stopped sending supplies to these towns, driving people to desperate action to survive.Īpproaching one of the first towns to revolt, a gas station appeared up ahead. It was here where things became desperate. There were still many ruled by civilians who’d overthrown their local authorities though. Sure, a few towns had come back under police law with military assistance. (From The Sea Was a Fair Master collection) There are also tales of hope, survival, and love. There are tales of murder, death, loss, revenge, greed, and hate. The Sea Was a Fair Master is a collection of 23 stories, riding the currents of fantasy, science fiction, crime, and horror. The world’s fate lies with a comatose young girl an android wants to remember a human she once knew under Martian skies men at sea learn that the ocean is a realm far different from land, where an unforgiving god rules a school security guard discovers extreme English class and a man understands what the behemoth beneath the sea commands of him. Today on The Tattooed Book Geek I’m pleased to be bringing to you all an excerpt from the recently released ( it was out on June 5th) short story collection The Sea Was a Fair master by Calvin Demmer.

The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer