Farmer Town

August 8th 2017. The world is introduced to Hampton Brandon. Watch your wallets, hide your phones, tie your shoes tight, you’re going on a bumpy ride to the Boulevard.

Part 1 It was time to move out. David Cooper ushered in the prisoner into the van. "Why are we transporting Harvey Weinstein ?" he thought to himself. The took off from the basement parking. David sat opposite Harvey.  Harvey looked straight at David, never leaving his eyes off him. He seemed never to blink. The Van full of operators was focused, never knowing what danger to expect. Hands on their firearms with trigger discipline. "I notice you have a NASA issued Omega Speedmaster," said Harvey Weinstein, breaking the silence in the van, "I'm something of a watch collector myself. The courts seized my possessions and now all I have left is this."  He raised his hand revealing a black Corrections Department issued Casio F-91W below his handcuffs. David wouldn't fall for Weinstein's tricks, he had read Machiavelli and 12 Rules for Life back to back, this combined with his espionage experience meant he could spot deception from a mile away.  ...

The Big Job: Part One I have nothing better to do here's a short story. It was mid day in Lake Kenai, Alaska. David Cooper sat in his boat of the lake smoking Lucky Strikes, the same brand his father smoked. This was how most of his days were ever since he retired from the Navy SEALs. A life of solitude in Alaska, spending his time fishing and smoking. After years of serving in various branches of the military and intelligence, a quiet life was a good break. Summers at the lake were beautiful full of ambient sounds of nature. This peace was interrupted by the sounds helicopters. "Shit." David thought to himself as he rowed back to his lakeside cabin. The helicopter slowly rose above the mountains in the distance. It was a black Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. William beached his boat and disembarked. In case this wasn't a friendly visit, he checked if his 2 concealed Colt Single Action Army revolvers were loaded. These revolvers were his weapo...