Some Kind Of Angel (part 1)
The bleak boneyard of Saint Germain de Charonne church was particularly unnerving at night; it was even more unsettling when being viewed through the fog-diffused light of a full moon. The three men waiting outside the wall were on the watch for...
The Fast and the Furious (A Spellsinger Story)
"What was the name of that fella again, sugah?" came an idle...
A Different Kind Of Menace (A Parody)
He was enjoying a quiet Saturday, when the peaceful atmosphere inside the house was shattered by a persistent knocking on the front door. Mr. Mitchell took a long pull on his pipe and lay down the newspaper. He was about to instinctively call out to...
'ennis The Menace - Giving Mom the D (a parody)
Alice stared at the bottle of Bacardi and sighed. Twisting the cap off, she started to upend it into her glass, but at the last moment stopped. Finding solace in the bottom of a liquor bottle had not yet been the proper answer to her problems. Neither...
The Den of Discord - Baby Bear
Grocery day arrived and I got the first order done as fast as I could. The next was the Behrman's and I got there ten minutes early. Mama bear was waiting by the side door, so I grabbed a pawful of bags and stepped inside. She smiled but said little....
Skin Deep (excert from the novel)
The summons we received from the palace contained with it no explanation or motive, only that we were to be present that evening; at the request of the royal household. I took it lightly, for we had been on good terms with him ever since I had first...
That Lingering Melody
I had an Angel on my mind the next few days, and of course, I had Sprite to handle anything more physical should there prove to be time for such things. That was a great arrangement if I had the time. With expectations for the upcoming weekend; who am...
Some Kind of Angel (part 9)
Gabriella set out on her own one day, braving the odd looks of passerby to visit the man at the bank. As she walked in the door, the gentleman there smiled and greeted her with a kindly "bon jour". She smiled at him and walked to the back, where...
The Case of the Killer Queen (Part 1)
Holmes leaned forward and set the metronome into action, snapping his fingers in time to it for just a moment. He then settled back into his chair and stared across at the plump and mildly pompous creature sitting opposite him. "Pray continue. I...
The Den of Discord - Mama Bear
A friend of mine called me up a few days after this and asked if I wanted a part time job. I didn't, but I asked what it was all about. He worked for one of the big grocery chains and they had started a delivery service. They had just lost a driver...
The Den of Discord - Papa Bear
Before I begin telling you what I'm about to tell you, I think you need to know a little about me and who I am. My name is Wilson. Yeah, that's my first name. I was never fond of it, because most people thought it was my last name. Wilson Montgomery...
Demon's Gambit (commission)
Ak sniffed the air cautiously. It was out of place and the wrong time of year for one thing, and the smell was not the proper one for another. And yet, as he lifted himself over the rim of the crater he called home, there was unmistakably a figure...