The Long Road Home - Chapter 2
# Chapter 2: The Night "Jackie, you can't keep fighting with Richard." Mom chastises as she bangs a plate down onto the tabletop. "I know you don't enjoy being around him, but, we can't be turning down his kind of help. Especially in this...
The Long Road Home - Chapter 1
# Chapter 1: . . . And a Criminal "That was At War With the World, an oldie by Foreigner from their self-titled debut album, Foreigner. And, it is that time of the hour again, and we'll head on over to Alicia at the 98.5FM Weather Channel weather...
The Long Road Home - Chapter 3
# Chapter 3: The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The following morning, I awoke to a silent house and packed without breaking that silence. Mom was already off to work, yet another six-to-six shift to conquer. My boss was already informed by my...
Heavy Metal Poisoning
"And to you, too, Jonathan." He rolled, swirling around the ruby red rocker of wine. "For all the accomplishments, all the advancements that you've provided for our fine city." The lynx sitting across the table smiled heartily, those fat cheeks...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 11
Chapter 11: "Here, just-just let me down here," Jackie directs. He moans as he slides down onto the couch cushion, the whole piece of off-blue furniture seeming to depress underneath his weight. I sigh, glad to no longer have to support him, and...
Zistopia: Inner City Blues Chapter 12
Chapter 12: Strange is right. The lady that called is in hysterics when Jackie calls back. She claims she's seen shadows snooping around, says that feels like she's being followed. Strange cars circle the block and her phone rings at all hours of...
Zistopia: Innter City Blues Chapter 13
Chapter 13: "...This marks the eighth brutal murder in as many weeks," the reporter states confidently through the television, "and the third predator murderer apprehended by the ZPD, though countless individuals have been reported missing. As of...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 23
Chapter 23 Jackie and I sit on the curb just outside the alleyway leading back to the loading docks. To our right, a swarm of police, emergency personnel, and the usual cavalcade of reporters and other gawkers mills about. The Black Maria is...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 22
Chapter 22 I'm glad I let him drive. My legs actually hurt a lot more than I had anticipated. Jesus, they ache. And no amount of massaging and positive thoughts can make it go away. Jackie asks a couple of times if we should stop, but I shake my...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 21
Chapter 21 At first, I don't know how I'll catch up, not with Eddie having such an impressive lead on me. But the alleyways behind the high walls of the club and its surrounding buildings are dark and quiet. Every unknown sound that travels...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 27
Chapter 27 Getting him out of the car isn't the hard part. The hard part is getting him up several stories and through an apartment building filled with nothing but prey animals. And at first, it goes well, even though Jackie can't keep his paws...
The City of Lost Heaven: Chapter 26
Chapter 26 The old Linen Club appears transformed by day. Not that much is truly changed by afternoon light; it's just the way that the sun illuminates every nook and cranny on the large brick building that makes it look more aged than I...