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Visiting Hours – Pt 2
Read Time: 5 mins | Serial Fiction | Paranormal | Crime | Part Two Teresa returned two hours later but she seemed heavily medicated. Hantz had volunteered at a zoo once and had to assist in pulling a broken tooth from a Bengal Tiger. Teresa looked very much like the tiger did when he was… Continue reading
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Mister Keynes – Velvet Robes
Read Time: 7 mins | Crime Drama | Serial Fiction | Part One As far as breakups go, Jasmine had been praying for this one. I sat at the restaurant waiting for him. A plain text message sent to my phone yesterday, had given me the time and place where he would meet with his… Continue reading
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Visiting Hours – Pt.1
Read Time: 5 mins | Serial Fiction| Crime | Part 1 There was a panicked hush that pervaded the asylum. One could sense the intensity had risen a notch. Usually pleasant and clichéd greetings were now replaced by furtive glances, and dismissive hand gestures. Something was amiss. More security Officers were suddenly present in the… Continue reading
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Low Hanging Fruit – Pt.1
Read Time: 5 mins | Crime | Investigation | Serial Fiction | Part 1 Her eyes had pleaded for me to come to her rescue. And regrettably, I smiled and wagged my finger at her. I thought she was just a child throwing a tantrum. The face staring back at me from the morning paper,… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt.10
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Final Episode One Year Later…. Delayed revenge, like hope deferred, makes the heart sick. Nicollo Machiavelli, who my young apprentice chose to name himself after, once said that war is postponed only to the advantage of others. But for the sake of Nico, it was worth it.… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 9
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 9 | Read from beginning The evening had gone too smoothly. There was no delightful satisfaction, however, as revenge seldom brings closure. This was about justice for my wife and child. The other goal was to reestablish the normal order of things by putting an end… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 8
Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 8 | Read from the beginning Leaving Michael was a bit of a gamble. Fear immobilizes most men, but Michael was not like most men. Love, although a powerful emotion, was no match for hate when one was relying on an adrenaline rush. Michael was simply… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 7
Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part Seven | Read from the beginning. I’ve never left anyone unattended, or unsupervised in my home before, and I was not about to begin doing so now. I sat in an adjacent room, watching my apprentice devour the folder I had left him. He read with… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 6
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 6 | Read from the beginning. Officer Sutherland could be trusted to play his role. His colleague, who answered to more sinister forces, would have needed some persuading. As they escorted me to a more secluded spot in the park, I saw Michael doubling back to… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt.5
Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 5 | Read from the Beginning. The news reporters were at the scene, moments before law enforcement and emergency responders. A deliberate tip off after Michael had informed me that he was safely at home. I never asked him what he had done to Reza, as… Continue reading