New Columbia, the nation’s capital, constructed over what was previously Denver, in a world where America is a polarized country trying to fight its way back from the brink of self-annihilation. Whether or not America sees its 250th birthday depends on a man who doesn’t even exist...Peter Collinson otherwise known as Tatters. Collinson is a lost and angry soul capable of speaking a language no other person can understand...at least not alive...for he possesses the rare ability to converse with the dead. Outliving his own identity, Tatters exists in a world where the governmental agency, Step Ten, operates behind the scenes and even its own operatives are unsure of the agenda. Collinson must struggle to come to grips with his new abilities that constantly have him walking a fine line between the land of the living and the realm of the dead. He is a man afraid of dying…again. Containing an unique mixture of science fiction, espionage and gothic overtones Tatters is a wholly self-contained 48 page story with no ads.