The Watchman

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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At some point, later, I'll have to have a word with myself about how it got to this, but sometimes your hand is forced. There're goodies, baddies, your side, their side. Winners get to go home, losers get dead.

And I've got a family I need to get back to.

THE WATCHMAN

This is turning into something preposterously big. The FBI, the CIA, the Secret Service, maybe Russia and perhaps my own countrymen back home – all wanting the contents of one little envelope.

Far from the Tree

The Watchman

My smile broadens irrepressibly. There's something about this country that, while I can't quite put my finger on it, I really enjoy. The expanse maybe. The freedom of choice. The sensation that you can have it all. No wonder immigrants have flocked to it in their droves, drunk on the idea of streets paved with gold.

The Watchman

THE WATCHMAN

The Watchman

My thanks to

Love Books Group

for the invitation to participate in this Tour and the materials they provided.