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  • THE 10 CENT RAG
    • THE UNDERGROUND
    • THE DIRTY ASH
    • THE EDITOR’S AXE
  • W-HAM-ER RADIO
    • ON AIR
    • THE STUDIO
  • W-HAM-ER TV
    • THE BROADCAST
    • THE CUTTING ROOM
  • THE BLUEPRINTS
    • SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

THE HAMMER FILES

THE EVIDENCE SHREDDED BY THE SYSTEM.

My office hasn’t just been hit—the System ran a cleaner through the archive. As you can see, the files are a random mess because the Controller scrambled the Index and shuffled the ledger. We’ve got a lot of sifting to do if we’re going to recover the case reports and re-sequence my stolen manuscripts. This pile is the wreckage of a system failure. If you’re in on the game, this is where we start.

Black and white cartoon caricature of the Tin-Pot Dictator yelling from a podium in front of silent Military Brass
  • Jack Hammer A Rip in Time
  • THE BLACK BOOK
  • THE DISTRICT
  • THE GRIND
  • THE LINEUP
  • THE RANT SHEET

NEWZ FLASH: Tin-Pot Dictator Says US Cities Should be Military Training Grounds

Jack Hammer11 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins
This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Jack Hammer: A Rip in Time

NEWZ FLASH: Tin-Pot Dictator Says US Cities Should be Military Training Grounds by Jack Hammer That’s right. The POTUS. That…

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Black and white double exposure of Jack Hammer's distressed face reflected in a broken, analog clock. Noir Detective Jack Hammer's A rip in Time
  • Jack Hammer A Rip in Time

THE ECHO IN THE HEADLINE: THE INK ON THE PAGE

Jack Hammer11 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins
This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Jack Hammer: A Rip in Time

THE ECHO IN THE HEADLINE The ink on the page was dry, black, and screaming. My own words. My own…

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Black and white cosmic image of the Controller and the Gemini stars shining light onto Jack Hammer, who stands alone on a city game board.
  • Jack Hammer A Rip in Time

THE ECHO IN THE HEADLINE: THE SPINNING IN MY HEAD

Jack Hammer11 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Jack Hammer: A Rip in Time

THE ECHO IN THE HEADLINE The office was a deep blue grave, lit only by the weak, buzzing lamp on…

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Case Summary: The body showed up in a high-rise penthouse, dressed for a night out in a tux that cost more than a year’s rent in the slums. There’s no ID, no prints, and the only evidence is a single playing card—the Ace of Diamonds—left face-up on the dead man’s chest.
  • THE HAMMER FILES

THE ACE OF DIAMOND’S: FILE 48-A

Jack Hammer11 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

The Ace of Diamonds The city was a wet, black mirror fifty stories below, smeared by the steady November rain….

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Noir era post office.
  • THE HAMMER FILES

Protected: The Post-Office: Knock Knock Who’s there?

Jack Hammer11 months ago2 months ago01 mins mins

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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black and white noir scene of a help wanted sign outside of Jack Hammer's run down detective agency
  • THE HAMMER FILES

SOS: Classified Intel

Jack Hammer11 months ago2 weeks ago01 mins mins

EYES ONLY. You’ve got a good eye for a lie, and you found the back door. Our World is on…

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