Poetic thought

The more I drinkthe higher the cigarette butts pile up in the ashtraythe more I think . . . That … More

What’s the Real Crime?

We went down and sat in the hotel lobby. David and Mr. Kim discussed three things: what might have been the object … More

I was sitting by the phone at 8:30, just in case the greedy bastard was anxious to get his $1000. But … More

on a map we scana pinpoint we missangel almost headeddance so finestuck too throughfound unfoundout the other sidelost, no, lost, … More

This is the kind of thing we did. Routine kinda stuff. Safe. Usually. I was working a suspicious spouse case myself. Guys cheat on … More

I came this close. That “in the very next breath” thing. It took all he had to gesture, get me on my … More

I’ve been there and I can tell youexactly what it’s like. For sure youhoped she’d be someone special, the one, andwow … More

She looks like she’ll be the oldest person in the theater tonight,yet she rolls down the aisle as if she … More

My first semester at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, definitely had its best of times and worst of times split … More

My junior year in high-school was one of those amazing years, the kind of year that does not come around … More

So my sister, a charter member of the organization, said, “Come try out for the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus. You might … More

Man, I really hate this. So now I’m going to have the same problem. I want to write about my third year … More

A man the right height approached, a baseball cap pulled down over his dark glasses. He carried a black case maybe … More

We approach the Russian Border traveling from Kirkenes, Norway by boat. In order to come right to the borderline, we … More

Chan asked, “So when did Wo Fat and his four friends fly back to Shanghai?” “Oh,” said Kelly, “only the … More

Chan hated himself for feeling momentary relief when Mrs. Jones blurted this out. He would not have to deliver the bad … More

You must be right-handed. I blush, turn my head and give her a sideways glance. Oh no, not that. I … More

After I finished writing up this Case of the Curious Car Accidents, I wasn’t sure what to do. I liked … More

He tired of writing poems aboutmorning, old age, and birds,telling buds, planets, fate, and war,how everyone knows meadows and hate … More

Yamamoto was more curious than alarmed to find out that Chan had narrowly missed becoming an ex-partner. Fingering the bandage … More