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  • Three Dots & A Curved Line

    “Have you ever seen a squonk’s tears? Well, look at mine,” Harrison belted out the Steely Dan lyric. Music waltzed around Harrison’s sunny studio. He stepped back from the nearly finished bust. With a clay covered hand, Harrison stroked his graying beard. He looked from the police artist sketch to the e-fit back to his

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  • Good Night Sweetheart

    Ring Ring. “Hello?” “Hey, hon, what’s up? I just got an alert on my phone?” Reva said. “A what?” “An alert, you know, the Ring camera thingy you set up sent me a notification. Looks like the back door was opened. You didn’t leave it unlocked again, did you?” “Um, no, I would never do

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  • Paint By Numbers Killer

    “Another one,” Detective Hank Langdon said. His partner, Detective Hen Ball, took in a steadying breath. There had been the elderly man found garroted in a tub of milk in the white tiled changing room at Maxim Gym. Eight days later, a teenaged couple were reported missing. Their bodies were found blue and bloated inside

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  • Three Piggs

    “I don’t care. You can’t stay,” Peter said as he handed his brother a hot cup of coffee. When Peter saw the news alert on his phone yesterday afternoon he knew either Percy or Pearl would be appearing at his front door with an outrageous story. His triplet siblings were always pieces of work. Thank

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  • Well There Goes the Neighborhood

    “We’re a nice town, the type of place where everyone knows everyone,” said Sheriff Tank Adolphus. “Nothing ever happened here. Nothing until the outsiders came.” Agent Tess Morganna turned from the view outside the passenger window and gave the policeman serious side eye. “Don’t give me that look. You think I’m being racist. I’m not

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  • A Bag of Goldfish

    It started with a goldfish. Well not one goldfish but a bag of goldfish, feeder fish. Ginny had saved five whole dollars to buy her own pet, something just for her. That day in Polly’s Crackers Pet Shop Ginny learned five dollars doesn’t go very far and some pets were raised to be eaten by

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  • A Very Nice Office

    It was a very nice office, respectable, Carlo thought, shuffling envelopes in his hands. The new office in Boston was a little small but neat as a pin. His desk was sturdy and well-polished with only a few scars in the corners. Carlo leaned back in his chair the green leather welcoming his push. His

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  • Gilt-edged, inspired by Maria Dorsey 1885

    Born in a fine red brick house in the right part of townher father’s hands still rough from hard laborBehind the lace curtains of his bow front windowsher father’s hands folded in a well tailored suitShe learned to be a good daughter a leading light in all of the colored ladies clubshis smooth hand grazed

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  • Have You Heard

    “Have you heard about what happened to Vi?” Ilse’s said in a stage whisper that carried over the chatter of china and din of the usual afternoon crowd at the Inn at Blue Rock.Renate stiffened. She had her back to Ilse’s table. Without turning Renate could picture Ilse’s table precisely. Snowy cap of sleek hair

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  • Naughty & Nice

    Noelle had decked the halls with boughs of holly and now she just wanted fa la la la into a wine glass and a hot bath. Instead of a ratty bathrobe and Forensic Files, Noelle was at Frosty’s Bar &Grill with a pitcher of cheap beer and stale popcorn. It was JoJo’s going away party.

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