Chapter 4

Opening Credits

Music and credits.

Chapter 1

What I’m about to tell you sounds crazy. I died. More on that later. I’m still piecing together the story. Each fragment is like a Post-it I was lucky enough to pull from deep inside my disjointed memory. Or from a trusted friend. Or an enemy…

Chapter 2

When I opened my eyes, I was in water under low lights. I remembered gunfire and people shouting. This wasn’t Afghanistan…

Chapter 3

Like an abandoned puppy, the guard stared at his dead friend’s body. “Is there another way out?” I said…

Chapter 4

I didn’t see anyone for a long time. A scrawny coyote appeared from out of a gully, limping. When he saw me, he yipped. The animal remained still as I inched closer…