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 ~ Tate

Tate ~ Stories found at Mackie's Idol Pursuits (alternate link)
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Author Profile ~ I've enjoyed writing stories since I was a child. Obtaining a degree in English Literature from a university in San Antonio, I currently work for my alma mater as Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Publications. The Sentinel pulled me in during its second season, and I posted my first story in April of 1997.
Email: TateWG@aol.com
Tate's CL Featured Author Interview.

• Lifeline Series (aka Psychic Series) -- Jim and Blair discover that they are bonded by a mysterious psychic link. They struggle to understand it and use it to their advantage, but it may prove too volatile for them to control. The first few stories were web-published, but the concluding stories were previously available in the zine Lifeline.
• Mind Over Matter -- Dead Drop alternate ending.
• Fatal Flaw
• Remembering the Silences
• Severed
• Set Adrift
• Lifeline
• Making Contact -- Answer to Guide Posts non-owie smarm challenge. (13K)
• You Are Not a Police Negotiator -- A missing scene for Sweet Science. This short piece takes place after Blair tries to convince Jaime--the brother of a friend--to use him as a shield against the police.
• The Necessary Precautions -- A missing scene for Vendetta. Simon finds himself in a nightmare situation during a bust.
• Reality Echoes -- Due to a head injury, Blair experiences overlapping realities and is unsure of what is actually going on around him.
• Firing Range -- Jim finds Blair testing his ability to fire a gun at the firing range.
• The Struggle -- Jim has a nightmare about the Switchman case, and Blair tries to help him work through flashbacks of false memories.
• For Sanity and Sense -- Sequel to The Struggle. Blair finds himself in trouble after leaving the loft angry at his partner for dismissing his abilities.
• Above All Else -- Sequel to For Sanity and Sense. Jim is ready to apologize for his actions, but Blair's situation becomes life-threatening before Jim is able to have a discussion with him.
• Watermark -- A Sentinel Too, part one sequel from Blair's perspective.
• Wellspring -- Sequel to Watermark from Jim's perspective.