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"In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high tragedy, and it may be pity and irony, and it may be the raucous laughter of the strong man. But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.
The detective in this kind of story must be such a man. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor -- by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world. I do not care much about his private life; he is neither a eunuch nor a satyr; I think he might seduce a duchess and I am quite sure he would not spoil a virgin; if he is a man of honor in one thing, he is that in all things.
He is a relatively poor man, or he would not be a detective at all. He is a common man or he could not go among common people. He has a sense of character, or he would not know his job. He will take no man's money dishonestly and no man's insolence without due and dispassionate revenge. He is a lonely man and his pride is that you will treat him as a proud man or be very sorry you ever saw him. He talks as the man of his age talks -- that is, with rude wit, a lively sense of the grotesque, a disgust for sham, and a contempt for pettiness.
The story is the man's adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure. He has a range of awareness that startles you, but it belongs to him by right, because it belongs to the world he lives in. If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in."
Raymond Chandler
Just posted my latest chapter. Need to give a shout out to Tony Tiger for lighting a fire under my ass to get it done. My crazy, busy winter is basically over so hopefully I'll get back to posting chapters on a more regular basis, but who the hell knows.
Sorry for the delay to those who've been reading Mad Cowboys and Alien Fucktards. Haven't been able to find much time to write a lot over the last little while. Too much shit going on. Hoping to post the next chapter soon.
Haven't given up but it's fallen a bit on the top priority list. I really like where the story is headed and don't want to leave it where it lies. It's just getting to the good parts after all.
Chapter 10 is on the way for anyone who happens to give a shit. Finally found some time to write as I've been busy finishing up some renos and contracts to help pay the bills like we all have to do.
This was a fun chapter to write as we finally see a little more clearly what's going on with our unearthly visitors. Thankfully, during this process, I got Chapter 11 half written and it might be ready for posting by mid week.
Anyway, I will post 10 in a few days after it goes through a bit more proofreading. It's currently posted, in it's freshest state, on my newly minted Patreon page (going to see what running one of those looks like).
Again my apologies for the delay to anyone affected and hope you enjoy what happens next.
Go Buck go!
Just uploaded Chapter 9 and a lot is happening here. Big stuff gets revealed and the stakes are taken to another level. Can't wait to write chapter 10. Going to spend more time on the current timeline from now on.
Hope you enjoy it.
Also big shout out to Omachuck and Purplecat for their help in editing chapter 8.
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