My Guardian Demons - Part II
"Tell me, Mr Wolf. Do you hear voices right now?" I nodded. "They are hiding in the traffic noise." "Can you describe them to me?" "Man and woman, both sound young and old at the same time." The psychiatrist and I were in a small office at the...
Crime Scene
_ Tuesday, April 2 Winchester Heights_ A lot of things may be said to swarm. Bees do it, as the old song goes. So do football fans at the stadium gates. Groupies at a rock concert. Relatives at a will reading. The swarm that I see most...
Out Dated
Out Dated Ian Brooks looked past the scratched and discolored old Plexiglas window of the light rail at the familiar tall buildings of downtown Starns. He used to make this trip every day, but not so often since he’d “retired” from the Metro Police. A...
The White Robe Part 1 - Caught
THE WHITE ROBE By BlindTiger Part 1 **"For too long has our society stood by and allowed the so-called rights of the prisoners to outweigh the genuine rights of the victims. No more. From this day forth, justice shall be swift and merciless."...
Identity: Chapter Eighteen
CHAPTER EIGHTTEEN MIKEY Joey wanted to go out that night, so Mikey had relented into going to dinner at a steakhouse called the Bunkhouse, which according to one of Joey's friends at the hospital, served decent prime rib. The place was crazy busy,...
Identity: Chapter Fifteen
CHAPTER FIFTEEN MARVIN The usual manager at the Tiger's Tail Nightclub was down with some kind of flu, so it was the assistant-manager, a slender white fox named Frank Thomas, who was giving Marvin Feeley the rundown of the month's business. The...
Identity: Chapter Thirty
CHAPTER THIRTY ALANA Alana Wittmore had purchased the Summer Fun Inflatable Swimming pool for approximately $379.99, including tax. Technically it was probably an excessive acquisition, considering that the Wittmores had only intended to be in San...
Identity: Chapter Thirty-Six
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX NED Ned could not help but notice the fleeting flicker of hope that passed across Garrett's face after he'd answered Ned's knock. He hadn't even been sure the coyote would be home at this hour, if at all. He could have been off...
A.D.F.
Ooh this could be messy But you don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime -Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean DISCLAIMER: I know that almost every character here should have Geordie accents. But...
Laws and Regulations: Ch 6
Saying goodbye has always been easy for me...with her it was no different. She made her choice. There was no reason for me to keep her here. All I had to do was step aside and wave as she walked out the door...and out of my life. The Kirk's didn't...
Decoy
**Decoy** She was back again today, much to Randal's delight, the calico kitten in the pink and blue print dress with a backpack for her toys. He did not know how old she was, and he did not care; calico was Randal's favourite colouring. He loved the...
Firedancer
Firedancer A Someone's PC Master Tier tale By Dark Violet Requested by Luster Unicorn The weak morning sunlight peeked through the blackened timbers, twisted and stark against the pale spring sky. Their shadows stretched like fingers...