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Read the Zapfic serial #GHAWG on LeoThreads to follow the transformation of a courier into a Harley-riding tool of God.
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TL;DR
● What is GHAWG?
● Zapfic Entries 622-635
6️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ 2024-November-10 18:35:12
6️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 2024-November-10 17:23:51
6️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 2024-November-11 23:32:15
6️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ 2024-November-11 23:52:21
6️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 2024-November-12 16:28:30
6️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ 2024-November-12 16:33:12
6️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ 2024-November-14 00:39:54
6️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ 2024-November-14 00:41:09
6️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ 2024-November-14 23:43:27
6️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ 2024-November-14 23:45:12
6️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ 2024-November-15 17:10:24
6️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ 2024-November-15 17:11:42
6️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ 2024-November-16 16:07:45
6️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ 2024-November-16 16:08:45
What Is GHAWG?
#GHAWG is short for "God's Hog: A Watchful Guardian." This fictional story tells how David Guardia, a courier and business owner from Bayonne, New Jersey, US moved into the next phase of his life after spending the final ten years of his ailing father's life helping him.
More details can be found in the first post of this weekly recap.
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Zapfic Entries 622-635
6️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ 2024-November-10 18:35:12
"Do you know who killed Emilia?" asked Rivera
"It was one of those New Marielitos cutting in on my turf," answered Ibáñez. "Had I not seen it, I would've sent my guys to retaliate."
"I would've done the same," added Big Lu.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-93wcbqrx
🏍️ Nearly every weekend for more than 15 years, Chicago had experienced multiple street shootings and occasionally mass shootings as a result of not focusing on the crimes. Mostly, these shootings are repoted by local Chicago news and left ignored by the rest of the state or nation. In this case (in October 2028), it caught the attention of national media because the victim was related to a known criminal innocent of the crime while the killer was a criminal illegal alien and Chicagoans "have had it up to here" with their soft-on-crime elected officials. While it is possible that the crime situation may be improved between now and October 2028, I don't see that happening.
6️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 2024-November-10 17:23:51
A short distance inside Chicago, we took Old Route 66 to W. Congress Pkway. WCP overlaid Interstate 290 for us; we took it to S. Dearborn Street. We rode north 1 block to E. Van Buren Street and the Harold Washington Library.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-2okw1cjmn
🏍️ Felix Legion is about to complete its ride along the path believed to be that of the legendary and iconic Route 66 of another era. The eastern terminus of Route 66 in Chicago is a matter of city blocks away.
6️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 2024-November-11 23:32:15
"Why were you meeting with Emilio, Big Lu?" Rivera asked Luther Jackson.
"We don't claim to be saints or choirboys," began Big Lu, "but we limit our activities to the players. The New Marielitos don't care who's in the way."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-28azsmc6x
🏍️ Just as The Mafia of Italian and Sicilian fame lived by a code where they left alone people uninvolved in their activities, rival gang leaders Emilio Ibáñez and Luther "Big Lu" Jackson operate the gangs the same way. The criminal illegal aliens from various parts of Latin America operate by a different set of rules, and they don't match those of Ibáñez and Jackson.
6️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ 2024-November-11 23:52:21
At East Van Buren Street we rode west to South Federal Street & the Harold Washington Library. We then rode one block north to West Jackson Boulevard. Here we stopped.
"End of the line," I announced as our ride came to an end.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-evfsnypw
🏍️ This is the moment which Felix Legion knew would arrive. In GHAWG time, Felix Legion had been riding on Route 66 for about 3 weeks. At that moment, Felix Legion had no idea of the civil unrest which had been brewing in Chicago. Act 7 has concluded, so GHAWG goes immediately into Interlude 4.
6️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 2024-November-12 16:28:30
"I'm not going to let any gang take advantage of us," Emilio Ibáñez told Aníbal Rivera. "At the same time, we can't let those illegals ruin it for everyone. Then we get blamed for things we didn't do. We can't have that."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-36qirmn4u
🏍️ Until Emilia Ibáñez was killed by one of the New Marielitos, it was just business as usual for her father, Emilio Ibáñez. It was also business as usual for rival gang leader Luther Jackson, and much of that business included getting the better of Ibáñez. During the years 2024 through 2028, both men realized that something was happening which was a threat to both of their lines of work. Illegal immigrants had arrived in Chicago by the bus load or plane load, but it was the criminal element among them which changed the situation in Chicago. Things came to a head when one of those criminal elements, referred to locally as the New Marielitos after the originals made famous by the version of Scarface which starred Al Pacino as Marielito Tony Montana.
6️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ 2024-November-12 16:33:12
Once we located signage marking the start (or, for us) point of Route 66, we made sure to memorialize the moment with photographs. A moment after we declared this part of the ride over, we noticed something odd in the streets.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-2ex6ssm2i
🏍️ This is the final zapfic entry for Act 7. Felix Legion had reached "the end," and everyone wanted to mark this moment. Depending on what ele was nearby, this could have taken a while. Before they could talk about "what's next," they find themselves in the middle of an event bigger than themselves.
6️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ 2024-November-14 00:39:54
"I won't deny I have my beefs with Emilio," Big Lu told Aníbal Rivera, "but these guys are the worst. They don't respect boundaries. They'll take over Chicago and Cook County if they get the chance."
Ibáñez nodded in agreement.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-31wmirc33
🏍️ This is the first official zapfic entry for Interlude 4. Although Emilio Ibáñez and Luther Jackson are considered criminals due to their gang-related activities, they represent an older order where people went with the devils they knew. The arrival of the New Marielitos upended that order and introduced elements of chaos into the lives of everyday Chicagoans.
6️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ 2024-November-14 00:41:09
"What's happening here?" I asked a member of the Chicago Police Department.
"People are marching from various parts of the city in solidarity with our own people to protest migrant crime," said Lieutenant Terry Leo of CPD-Aux.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-2adtmg4xz
🏍️ This is the first time Felix Legion becomes aware of the civil unrest taking place in Chicago. This is also the first time we meet Lieutenant Terry Leo of the Chicago Police Department Auxiliry. More about Tery Leo will be revealed during the course of Interlude 4.
6️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ 2024-November-14 23:43:27
"Who're the New Marielitos?" Aníbal Rivera began his video recording. "The originals came from Cuba in the 1980 Mariel Boat Lift, and they're the criminals who were made famous by the movie Scarface starring Al Pacino."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-xnxmtuk6
🏍️ One advantage of having a separate storyline involving independent journalist Aníbal Rivera is the ability for these zapfic entries to bounce around in time. We can accept them as having taken place in chronological order, or we can accept that they are out of sequence. In this case, it doesn't matter because he would have done the work, anyway. Another advantage is the ability to provide a backstory for the zapfic entries involving him directly, since it allows us to learn about many of the newly-introduced characters into The GHAWG Universe.
6️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ 2024-November-14 23:45:12
"Isn't it getting out of control?" Rhonda asked Lt. Leo.
"It got out of control as far back as 2021 once theso-called migrants were plopped into town. You know it's bad when gangs feel threatened by them."
"Damn," said Hank.
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-agkyfzvf
🏍️ This zapfic entry was written to get more members of Felix Legion involved in the story. It was also written as a vehicle for us to learn more about the context underlying the civil unrest Felix Legion rode into.
6️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ 2024-November-15 17:10:24
"Unlike the originals," Aníbal Rivera continued, "the New Marielitos come from all over Latin America to the home of the original Scarface, Al Capone. Like Capone and Tony Montana, they have their American Dream to realize."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-21s6zqf93
🏍️ Chicago mobster Al Capone was the original Scarface. Tony Montana (as portrayed by Al Pacino the the 1983 movie) was a Marielito from Cuba. The only similarity between the real-life gangster and the cinematic gangster from Cuba was the nickname Scarface. Aníbal Rivera completes his description of the New Marielitos with this zapfic entry.
6️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ 2024-November-15 17:11:42
"You aren't concerned outside agitators will turn this into another Minneapolis 2020 incident?" asked Lindsay.
"I know my people in Chicago," said Lieutenant Leo. "That won't happen today, and not when I get elected mayor."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-l12jtrpm
🏍️ Lindsay Etxeberria asks this question of Lieutenant Terry Leo as a reminder to us of her past as a far-left activist who had wrought her own share of mayhem in the years before David Guardia and Rhonda Bella discovered her near death by the side of an Iowa road as they were riding to STURGIS.
🏍️ Although the next election for mayor of Chicago was years into the future, the situation in the city demanded that opponents of the current mayor make themselves known as soon as possible in order to earn badly-needed name recognition. As we will see in later zapfic entries, Terry Leo isn't just any candidate for mayor; he is the most unlikely of candidates in a city dominated by one political machine since the 1930s.
6️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ 2024-November-16 16:07:45
"People from some of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago march through the streets," began Rivera. "West Garfield Park; East Garfield Park; Austin; Chatham; Englewood; Riverdale; South Shore; Washington Park; Grand Crossing."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-2hrlnopgd
🏍️ These are some Chicago neighborhoods known locall for their crime troubles. Others exist, but I could only include what the 240-character LeoThreads limit would allow. Felix Legion would have been riding near West Garfield Park and East Garfield Park. By the time Felix Legion reaches Jackson Park, it would be near South Shore.
6️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ 2024-November-16 16:08:45
"Lieutenant Leo," a voice said over his radio. "Please be advised that Black Bloc Brigade elements are massing near the Obama Presidential Library."
"Roger, out."
"Need a ride?" I asked Leo.
"Sure thing, stranger. Let's go."
https://inleo.io/threads/view/magnacarta/re-magnacarta-2tjaegouc
🏍️ This zapfic entry provides the deatil needed to get Felix Legion on the move after completing the ride on Route 66. Although Lieutenant Terry Leo of CPD-Aux would have access to vehicles to get him to the OPL, he decided to take advantage of the transportation right in front of him in the form of Felix Legion.
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Story Arc So Far
Felix Legion completes its 220-mile ride from Springfield to Chicago, thus reaching the eastern terminus of the iconic Route 66. While Felix Legion winds its way through Chicago, independent journalist Aníbal Rivera investigates the origins of a mass demonstration trigered by the random shooting of a gang leader's young daughter.
NOW AVAILABLE! -- GHAWG, Uninterrupted for those who want to binge-read the daily zapfic serial one Act (or Interlude) at a time. Act 7 is in progress, so GHAWG-U proceeds through Interlude 3.
ALSO AVAILABLE! -- The GHAWG Diaries for those who want to witness the formation of The GHAWG Universe and how it's taking place. Published on Mondays when there is no GHAWG, Uninterrupted post (or, for that matter, any other post).
PLUS! -- GHAWG Behind the Scenes to see how elements of The GHAWG Universe take shape, from graphics to spreadsheets and other research. Included is a subseries called "Fun with Maps" showing the interesting things I find as I map out the David Guardia's ride. "Fun with Maps" is at South Bend, Indiana, US.
Catch the latest zapfic entries for GHAWG at LeoThreads. Get caught up with GHAWG with these weekly summaries at InLeo.
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GHAWG Navigation
To find other weekly summary posts such as this one-- or to read the serial without annotated commentary-- use the post GHAWGnav: Navigating The GHAWG Universe.
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