The Spaces in Between

by Chase Henderson

  So what I need you to do is raise that child for five to seven years when I will get a hold of you again. See? Not a big deal you were going to do at least that to begin with. That kid’s going to be something. I hid something very important in his soul, and I think the world hasn’t seen a kid like him in over two thousand years.

  Well, good luck!

  Hugs and Kisses,

  The Dread Pirate Cameron, Pirate King

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  Janet looked at the card with far more intent. “Did he just imply that his child will be the Second Coming?”

  “If anything it’ll be the Antichrist,” Warren muttered.

  Makoto Tsuen

  On the deck of The Soulforge II as it sailed through the Astral, Cameron held a tiny blue spark between his hands. “I can make you more than just a little spark,” he whispered to it. “All you have to do is agree to be my first mate for, oh, five to seven years. What say you to that?” The blue spark ignited.

  About the Author

  Chase Henderson grew up on a mountain near Charleston, WV. Lacking human contact he was forced to create his own world and talk about himself in the third person for entertainment. He went to Marshall University to study computers and writing, but mostly computers. Burdened with this knowledge he moved back to Charleston where he lives with his wife and peddles his dark arts of system administration. Sometimes when the moon in full you can hear him howling at his laptop battery in local cafes.

  Facts about Chase Henderson

  • Once was paid to be a in a Hollywood film.

  • Has a blue belt in Aikido

  • Spoke Japanese once.

  • Is probably not a Necromancer.

  • Wants to be Doctor Who when he grows up.

  • Won an open mic night at a comedy club.

  • Is a psuedonym.

  Chase is a member of the Allied Artists of West Virginia and you can see more of his work at http://thehometowntourist.com