File-001
Why I Write
I write because I love the story: putting the pieces together of what could be, parsing memories and little tidbits of truth, then sharing them.
2 min read
The Vanishing of Jessica Muir
She vanished from their cabin in the Cascades eight years ago. He never left the mountain.
What he found was worse than not knowing.
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Photo by Michiel Annaert
About the story
Incident Summary // Ref: 0203-2012-2349-112 Classification: Restricted
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SUBJECT: MUIR, J.
INCIDENT TYPE: UNAUTHORIZED SYSTEM INTRUSION // FLIGHT FROM CONTAINMENT
LOCATION: Packwood, WA // Cascade Range // Yakima Training Center
ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL: SEE PRIMARY CASE FILE
Observations
Subject initiated unauthorized access to classified data feeds originating from signals node YTC-4, Yakima Training Center. Intercepted fields included operational designators and facility coordinates with no corresponding authorization on file for Subject. Subject subsequently fled primary residence (Cascade Range, Packwood sector). Local law enforcement contact ROGERS, J. (Packwood Sheriff's Office, Lewis County) assessed as compromised. Recommend reclassification from witness to co-subject.
ASSET OR ENTITY: PENDING REVIEW
MANIFESTATION TRIGGER: REDACTED — SEE ADDENDUM 7.C
SUBJECT DISPOSITION: CLASSIFIED
FACILITY RESPONSE: DESAR-HAN activated
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
[X] Escalate to Extraction
[ ] Continue Surveillance
[ ] Terminate Monitoring
[ ] Archive — No Further Action
Field Notes
Classified dispatches from the field.
File-002
How a Dollar Bill Sent Me Down a Rabbit Hole
Ever held a dollar bill and wondered why an ancient pyramid with a glowing, all-seeing eye stares back at you? That symbol has sparked theories…
3 min read
File-003
The Art of Editing TVJM
When I typed the last sentence of the first draft of , I felt like I was on top of the world. I had finished!
4 min read
Agent Dossier // Personnel File Clearance: Public
Personnel Photo // Authorized
About the Author
Steffan Berg
Former defense contractor and NASA technologist turned supernatural thriller writer.
Traded the Pacific Northwest for Los Angeles, but the old-growth forests and government black sites followed him into the fiction.
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