“Jackson’s Bad Choice” by Kristen Petry
Yawning, seven-year old Jackson woke up from his nap; smiling, stretching and luxuriating in his sick day.
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“Finally Sleep” by Gissel Reynoso
“Ready to go?” the store manager asks me. I respond almost too excitedly: “Most definitely, I am exhausted.” To say I am exhausted is an understatement. I don’t remember the last time I got a full night’s sleep.
“The Good and the Bad” by Kristen Petry
Melanie and Matt drove past their potential client’s house, a white stucco tear-down on a lesser street in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country.
“Our Dirty Little Secrets” by Geoffrey Philp
It must have been a gunshot. I’d know the sound of a .45 anywhere.
“The Butcher of Pensacola” by James Glass
Detective Mark Wheeler lay on the grass. The ground chilled his bones as the fog rolled in.
“The Sparrow” by Kristen Petry
The sparrow literally dropped through the flue into Helen’s cold fire place at just barely daylight. At first, she thought she imagined it.
“Case Closed” by James Glass
Detective Harry Crenshaw glanced at the pamphlet one more time. . .
“The System Never Fails” by Spencer Fleury
The dog track was never in our plans for the evening. Scott’s system was for jai alai, not dogs, and tuition for the fall semester was due tomorrow, so he needed to raise it tonight . . .