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Isaiah Jones vs. the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Singularity* Afia heard the doorbell ring and opened it with a smug grin of triumph. She assumed it was Garrett Phillips, returning to take her up on her offer, apparently having had a change of heart and now fancying a shag before trotting back home to…
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) The Last Rites of Penelope Stockard Bedowitz: Taps September 10th, 2029, Santa Monica Pier, California When The Man Comes Around’ “And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, and I looked, and behold: a pale horse. And his name that sat on…
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Ring of Fire reprised* pt 1 of 2 “The taste of love is sweet When hearts like ours meet I fell for you like a child Oh, but the fire went wild” -Johnny Cash Long Beach Marina, California / aboard the SS Ariella — August 24th,…
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) One Punch Girl: Aftermath* Isaiah regained consciousness the next morning, 75 nautical miles west of Kingston, Jamaica, with only fragmented memories of what had happened the day before. Mau Mau’s excited barks alerted Penny and Aeon that he was awake. Aeon set the autopilot, and they…
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) The Summoning of the Emperor Jones / Barbwire Crowns on Heavy Heads May 10th, 2024 The Republic of Gambia, AUA Territory 187 miles west of Brikama “You Should See Me in a Crown” “Bite my tongue, bide my time, Wearing a warning sign. Wait till the…
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Isaiah Jones versus the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) Havana, Late January 2022. Havana, Late January 2022 Naomi Galatea Cabbala and Isaiah Leonardo Jones walked toward the warehouse at the end of the pier, where they were set to meet her employer, Dead Eye Polly, and his henchmen, the Sons of Sparta. The pair had…
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Isaiah Jones vs. the Sea: A 21st Century Odyssey “This Has Been Africa Tonight: Song of the Sea Peoples/’Po mu Nkurɔfo Dwom* pt 1 of 6″ August 29, 2029, Accra Bay, Ghana – now Port Garvey, capital city-state of the African United Alliance “We gon’ be alright.” —Kendrick…
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Isaiah Jones versus the Sea (A 21st Century Odyssey) The Thirteen Percent Solution: The Other Side of Eros “I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me, and I don’t know why.…
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Isaiah Jones vs the Sea: The Homecoming: pt 3 The fear was real in many people at various levels the black people born in the US were afraid to go to Africa after centuries of brainwashing through educational systems, literature, and media many blacks in america thought of the rest of the world in the…