The noise of the crowded casino was deafening, but some languages are universal. Like the way Maddi slung herself over the man, her chest pushed up against his back as he leaned over the roulette table. She swallowed back a gag at the stench of the pack a day smoker […]
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The Vacation To Die For
I’d been pacing for hours, it felt like. If no one looked too hard I probably looked distraught. My bright red hands were evidence of all the hand wringing I’d been doing in the dingy ER waiting room. I would be distraught, anyway, if my luck turned…
The Last Target
It’s a simple story, but not one easily told. I’d thought about how to say it out loud many times but wouldn’t dare ever tell another soul about it. Maybe on my deathbed? Sure, that sounded simple enough, and I’d practiced that part plenty: “So, listen. I killed your mom […]