Fire
As he trudged across the muddy front yard toward yet another shell, Joe wondered how many more of these he had in him. Five years until...
The Intruder
When Douglas first found the small rodent hole under the wall of his garage, he thought it was cute that a wild thing had taken a liking...
Under the Fridge
The bellman expertly angled his extra-large umbrella over the space created when he opened the back door of the arriving taxi. How do...
Melody's Farewell
Melody stood in the shadows backstage, waiting. She could see the audience; a sea of upturned and expectant faces. Smugness,...
Eska and the Dragon
Eska hunkered on the end of a crumbling log on the rocky bank of the stream, an empty game bag at her feet. Her parents wouldn’t let her...
My Honey My Baby
After the coroner removed the corpse, Adams and Farley stood in the corner of the bait shop furthest from the darkening bloodstains and...
Nothing Good
“Don’t ask,” grunts my contact as he swings open a chain link gate and motions me inside. Of course, I never ask. To do so would be...
The Old Spinning Wheel
This whole vacation in the country thing had been a bad idea from the beginning. Lorna should have known that, considering that it was...
Coralie
The rain had let up. Coralie was on her way to Dolina’s Fiber Emporium to match an almost depleted skein of mauve embroidery floss. Where...
This Meeting Couldn't be Avoided
Stuart Snyder had never met Bertrand Maple and had no idea who he was. But the bastard sure was persistent. First came the email: “Mr....