By Dick Johnson He felt alone, and he was alone. The others had left him long ago. The walls of the cellar were cold and peeling, like his old face. The neighbor kids said the house was haunted. And it was. It had the ghosts of all the orphan kids who had burned up inContinue reading “The Crawl Space”
Monthly Archives: November 2022
No-Kill Shelter
Crime Fiction By Brenda Kilianski Woman Found Strangled in Uptown Apartment August 19, 1997. Dateline: Chicago. Diana Charlton, 29, a Loop-based attorney, was found strangled in her apartment in the 900-block of West Argyle. While police have no definitive suspects, a spokeswoman for the department noted similarities between the murder of Ms. Charlton and anotherContinue reading “No-Kill Shelter”
I Won’t Be Me Tomorrow
By Melissa R. Mendelson Her fingers drifted across the steering wheel, falling across the keys. The ignition was cut. Her hand withdrew but paused, falling gently near the cup holder, her fingers stretched outward, reaching for the leg nearby, brushing gently against it. But she moved away. “Still have cramps?” Bailey brushed her hand againstContinue reading “I Won’t Be Me Tomorrow”
Judge and Jury
Crime Fiction By William M. McIntosh I’ve seen just about everything. Thirty-three years in and I still get excited, though. The chase. The capture. The power. The idea that your hard work has paid off and you’re still the man; there ain’t a feeling that comes close. I remember my first. I still think aboutContinue reading “Judge and Jury”
Hard Case
Crime Fiction By Glen Bush The wooden screen door slammed shut sending a rickety echo through the tavern. The two fans sitting at each end of the hand-made, but not well-made, bar did little more than disperse the muggy, August air. It was St. Louis and August, nothing more needed to be said. The smilingContinue reading “Hard Case”
The Notorious Texas Swindler
By Pepper Anne From the Amazon Book Description: “Bob Leach was a throwback to an era of legendary Texas desperadoes. He was a conman, a kidnapper, a cattle rustler, a stickup man, and more. But far from practicing his depredations in the Wild West heyday of the 1880’s, Leach was a modern-day badman who becameContinue reading “The Notorious Texas Swindler”