Thane of Hearts, Parts Two (and Part one, revised)
PART ONE _To battle! The enemy is at the gate._ Crisp snow crumbled under my boots and icy fingers of a northern wind tugged at my cape as I hurried towards the fields. I was cold, freezing, but there was no time to stop and comfort myself by the...
Thane of Hearts -a viking age mystery, Part I
_To battle! The enemy is at the gate._ Crisp snow crumbled under my boots and icy fingers of a northern wind tugged at my cape as I hurried towards the fields. I was cold, freezing, but there was no time to stop and comfort myself by the fire in the...
Between Winters, Part XII - Point of Ignition
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Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 5) Mean Gene W24
Walking down the Lakeview district always makes me uneasy. You can tell the people here are well off, by the way they walk, the way they dress and the way they see right through you, without ever making eye contact. That's why I feel out of place the...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 4) The Wolf who Cried Boy.
"_You've dialed 9-1-1; what's the address of the emergency?"_ "_City of Oakfort. Not sure where."_ "_I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific than that, Sir."_ "_There's a church on one side and... I'm in some kind of shop."'_ "_You're calling...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 3) Broken promises.
"This place is a bloody deathtrap!" The fire inspector was a tall, muscular man in his mid-thirties. He had short blond hair and piercing blue eyes, and he sported a full beard that made him look like a tame viking. I got the impression he was not...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 2) Death Drove a Pontiac
"Daniel?!" "Mmm!" "Pass me a towel, would'ya?" My sister Katryn balanced herself on a ladder and stretched to wipe away a stray cobweb that was moments away from being embedded into the criss-cross pattern of wet paint. For the better of a month,...
Murder at the Speed of Life. (Part 1) My Name is "Friend"
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Human by Day
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The Hollow Silence, Part One
**PREFACE** The story you're about to read is true. Of course, I cannot guarantee that every word is completely factual, because I was not personally around to witness the events, and two of the people involved could not be here to make corrections....
Food and the Fandom
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The Hollow Silence, Part Two
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