Leo Jackson

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“The Captain” by Leo Jackson

Submitted to Contest #100

My apprehension grew as we approached the estate. The building’s angular facade sat juxtaposed with massive ionic columns scorched and pitted by the aftermath of a hundred incendiary blasts. Even intact these columns would have been gaudy eyesores, totally out of place with the structure behind them. How typical. In every corner of Earth that the Martians now occupy, find the most ostentatious display of architectural nonsense and you’re sure to find a Martian. My instructions were clear: come alone, come unarmed. My team, this army, this wh...

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He/him, cishet ally. Though I’m from Seattle originally, I now live in Los Angeles with my wife and two cats.