Limitless Policy

My name is Samuel Johnson, and I’m a vampire. This is my journal recounting the series of events that led to this written form of punishment…or “rehabilitation” as some call it.

I’m a member of an organization called Vampires Against the Evil (VATE), which identifies aliens disguised as humans—and kills them. We’re supposed to avoid killing humans who aren’t aliens, but it’s usually okay if a few die. Truthfully, we can do just about anything to accomplish our mission. It’s a limitless policy.

Or so I thought.

My last mission was to infiltrate AGI, a property-casualty insurance company, and kill the alien placed there. According to some, my investigation went awry. This “therapeutic” journal tells that story, in hopes that I learn from my mistakes.

James T. Carpenter is a senior procedure analyst at a property-casualty insurance company. He earned a bachelor's degree in Russian area studies from Knox College in 1984. His previous book, Hanged for the Few, is a theological fantasy published in 2011.

In addition to working and writing, Carpenter enjoys volunteering at church; reading fantasy, science fiction, classics, and history; and traveling the world, most recently visiting Tanzania, Scotland, and Italy.

Carpenter currently lives in West Des Moines, Iowa.