Posts Tagged ‘Simon Simian’

Shimmer #30 – The Curious Case of Glimmer Gorilla (Part 5)

You ever hear one of those arguments between fanboys – ‘who would win in a fight between (insert whoever and whatever here)?’ It doesn’t matter who it is – Jet Li or Van Damme, Mike Tyson or George Foreman, Hulk Hogan or the Easter Bunny, when you’re a superhero you hear that kind of talk [...]

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Shimmer #29 – The Curious Case of Glimmer Gorilla (Part 4)

Even before it started I knew it was a dream. How could it not be? My house and the school auditorium were the same place, and my usual barista, Gloria, was doing tai chi in front of the Taj Mahal. Searching the crowd I saw my Mom and Dad, dressed in overalls and top hats, [...]

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Shimmer #28 – The Curious Case of Glimmer Gorilla (Part 3)

Ever have one of those moments where your world is turned upside down and nothing makes sense? This was one of them. I shook my head hoping that maybe I was just seeing things, but the street was still crawling with… with…! There were hundreds of them – wearing clothes and walking around like they [...]

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Shimmer #27 – The Curious Case of Glimmer Gorilla (Part 2)

A lot of things had changed since my coming out, especially at school. Walking down the hall between classes wasn’t the nightmare it used to be – instead it was now just a fever dream where the beatings and threats had been traded for stares and whispers. That was a step up, right? Sometimes I [...]

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Shimmer #26 – The Curious Case of Glimmer Gorilla (Part 1)

Her morbid curiosity had gotten the best of her – the larger than life world of superheroes had snatched another victim. “I’ve never met a real secret agent before,” Tanya mused. “Unless I have and you didn’t tell me.” Tanya Truman, my best friend, the ever curious puppy dog when she had her guard down, [...]

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