Murder at the Speed of Life, part 2
V There is an average of five million car crashes across the USA every year. 30,000 of them are fatal, making up a total of 47,000 corpses because people don't like to die alone. Tonight, Chad Scanlon added to that statistics by ramming his rented...
Murder at the Speed of Life, part 3
**VIII** I once shared a train with a guy who had seven people inside his head. He wore a pair of worn blue jeans and a faded T-shirt, and he talked to himself in seven voices. People talk to themselves all the time, but that don't make them crazy,...
Cry me a Murder, pt 7 - The Other Side of Zero
Cry Me a Murder. Chapter VII. _The Other Side of Zero._ Morning. I needed a smoke, I needed coffee, I needed a drink and I needed to puke. My stomach cramped up from last night's good bourbon and bad judgement. I'd been so eager to solve the...
Dig my Grave in Reno, part one
Chapter one. When Pablo Cardoso discovered a small gold nugget in his washing pan, he blessed his good fortune. He had panned the streams trickling down the mountain of Aqua Caliente for the better of six months, and soon he would have enough pesos in...
Five Fingers on a Dusty Window
**December 8, 2078.** _ **Roadside Picnic.** _ _They are only seven miles from Farvale when the engine explodes in a series of loud coughs as if it was roaring over a filthy joke. "AWW! Come ON," curses Kyell and pulls the car over. "I just had the...
One Dot Below the I (#3)
I KNOW IT'S SEPTEMBER AND THE HEATHER IS ABLOOM NOW AND I KNOW IT'S RAINING FOR I HEAR IT STRIKING THE ROOF ALSO NOW THE RAIN IS HEAVY THIS MOMENT DO I HAVE THE TIME FOR "NOW" IF THE HEATHER BLOOMS IN THE RAIN NOONE WILL NOTICE...
One Dot Below the I (#2)
AND HERE'S AN OLD MAN WEARING SUNGLASSES AND A GIRL IN A PLASTIC RAINCOAT WITH A HOOD HERE IS THE MAN WITH THE SUNGLASSES NOW WITH HIS CANE AND THE GIRL IN THE RAINCOAT, NOW FADING AND HERE'S YOUR OLD FATHER BENEATH THE TREES AND YOUR LOVER'S FACE...
One Dot Below the I
THE WAY YOU COME IN CRASHING THROUGH THE CEILING IN YOUR BURNING NIGHTGOWN SCREAMING WITH YOUR MOUTH ALL SMEARED AND BLOOD POURING FROM YOUR EARS AND INTO OUR QUIET LIVING SPACE YOU BRIEFLY REMIND US OF THE IMPENDING DISASTER THEY TALK ABOUT ON...
Who is Schyster Werkes?
**Who is Schyster Werkes?** Ra'gasso is an ancient kingdom, and one that many changing tribes have called their home. Cats, bears, beavers, weasels and of course - rabbits. This is a story about one such rabbit by the name of _Benjamin Fernfell_....
Night is the Time for Killing
## Night is the Time for Killing. Inspector Quinn loves coffee. Cappuchino, espresso, cortado - just give him a decent cup of joe and he'll love it with a passion that makes you suspect him of being secretly French. Only, I don't have hard proof to...
Dances with Humans - the Hollow Silence, Part 4
**Therese****'s Diary entry, dated march 17, 2016** Today I'll search Cobbler's Dell for places where I can shoot interesting photos for the feature. Ian is off to_Coeur D'Alene_ to have someone examine a bagful of ore. He seems convinced it's worth...
Between winters, Part XV
Rhania flung herself at Snowheart, and he wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face in his fur and they stood still in silence, just taking in the scents that they had missed for so many months. "Ears of Inaris, have I missed you." She felt cold...