Matthew Butler
Bio
Educated as a mathematician, experienced as a data scientist, improving as a writer.
My favorite writers are Robert Ludlum, H.P. Lovecraft, Cormac McCarthy, and Philip K. Dick.
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Day of the Dead
Fausto held the bottle in his right hand and shook it lightly, listening carefully to its contents. While leaning against the railing above a long set of stone stairs, he glanced at the door at the top of the stairs leading to the road above. As he tapped the metal Zippo in his chest pocket, he could hear the roars of violence through the thick wooden door. What he heard was unsettling but the shrieks of people with irritants burning their eyes, and those who wore gas masks taunting the agitated police. The cobblestone streets were slick with rain, and shop owners and street vendors struggled to defend their livelihoods from rampant thieves and opportunists. The Día de Los Muertos riots were in full swing.
By Matthew Butler5 years ago in Fiction
The Brown Box
A voice came over the speaker system. “General, we're tracking multiple reports from local law enforcement concerning a car crash on I-270 southbound, near Bethesda... uh, something about a white Buick Regal being pulled under the trailer of an 18-wheeler. Paramedics have been notified."
By Matthew Butler5 years ago in Fiction
