January… 2042 Aurora, Colorado Through blank eyes… the car tumbled through the air, bodies of its occupants bouncing around like the powerball of a pinball machine. The Toys-for-Tots truck had slammed into the car at about 55 mph on an otherwise empty intersection. The driver nodded back into consciousness, adjusting his driving gloves… the letters […]
January… 2042 The Blue Orchid – Aurora, Colorado The woman in the maroon dress moved with purpose, heels tapping against the polished floor as she stepped away from the bar. She carried herself with the ease of someone used to being in control, her movements smooth, calculated. She slid into the booth across from the […]
January… 2042 The Blue Orchid – Aurora, Colorado The Blue Orchid sat on a quiet stretch of road just outside downtown Aurora. The club was the kind of place that didn’t need neon to announce itself. The sign out front was simple; an elegant blue flower etched atop a black panel, simple yellow lettering, just […]
December… 2041 Asheville, North Carolina Police Department Headquarters Precinct Interrogation Room #2 The room was small, the kind designed to make men sweat. Much smaller than the one we grilled Sanford in. A cheap fluorescent overhead light buzzed softly, casting sharp shadows over the scuffed metal table. The walls, gray and bare concrete stones, made […]
December… 2041 Asheville, North Carolina Police Department Headquarters It was way too early in the morning, the day after… but crime doesn’t sleep and neither did Officer Ortega. The air at Headquarters was thick with the scent of old coffee and Mr. Sanford’s sweat. Ortega sat at his desk, the dim light from his beat-up […]
December 18th, 2041 Asheville, North Carolina Police Department Headquarters The door closes with an audible “click” on a poorly lit room in Asheville Police Headquarters. Only a small worn-down table with three chairs furnishing the drab interrogation room, reminiscent of every cliché crime drama you see on TV. “We need to get that light fixed… […]
Some time in March… far, far away on a minor league field… It’s so dark out there, a calm before the next clash. The Gamilons are hiding just outside of view. Earth is a hellscape after they dropped their bombs on the planet, but there is some hope out there after a strange message from […]
Friday, November 19th, 2038: Trenton, New Jersey The reporters and fans have caught wind… big changes ‘possibly’ coming in New Jersey this offseason. But does that really come as any surprise? 95-67 in 2037, only to drop to a mediocre 81-81 in 2038. A 14-game swing that left many fans alike asking, “What went wrong?” […]
Monday, April 6th, 2038 While construction started after the end of the 2037 season, the renovations for two new 500 seat luxury outfield seating areas have been completed at Mercer County Waterfront Park. This puts the park at a seating capacity of 65,000 Hitmen fans. The finishing touches were completed just in time for their […]
Saturday, March 6th, 2038 The New Jersey Hitmen made a big splash this past Winter Meetings when owner Bernardo Antollini’s administrator, Wojtek Kamien, announced the team had decided to freshen up the Hitmen logo and gear for the coming 2038 season. Whether it’s to celebrate 32 years as a franchise, a successful return from the […]
