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fixation, paranoia, deteriorating perception
1. The manuscript package lay on his desk. The same hopeful author had mailed the same unsolicited package to him over eight times in the past year. Hoover Morris loathed the existence of unsolicited manuscripts. He hated their presence in…
I I had no idea what lay ahead of me, probably nothing more than another hoax. Blue Hills Memorial Hospital had a long and uneventful history, yet the lore had lasted for decades. The stories I’d heard as a child…
1 She pressed her face to the glass and watched the world go by. Families laughed, friends giggled, and lovers strolled along the sidewalk. She yearned to feel such normality, a life with stability and routine. A life where she…
1 She sat at the screen and prepared for work as the computer came to life. The steady noise softened as the monitor flickered and images popped up. The system moved drowsily and every program loaded slowly. She needed to…
I have a heart. A pink heart. A heart full of dreams and wishes. This is the heart I want you to see. This is the way I want to be. A heart that’s innocent of crime and guiltless to…
She waited. She listened for the familiar footfall of her father. From the kitchen table to the living room, the steps of an aching man. His chair creaked as he stood and the floors moaned in places. She listened breathlessly…
He would teach her, all right. He strode down the airport terminal and saw the way she looked at him, that other man standing near her. She laughed and threw her head back as if she’d known him her whole…
The war god of Babylon, everyone had said it was just a myth. They all claimed he insulted the field of archaeology with his “self-appointed quest.” Ninurta was a gorgeous solid gold creature before him. Jonathan brushed the ancient sand…
1 She stood in the old waiting area realizing that she was now a felon. If caught, she would lose most of her professional credentials, the ability to vote, and there was no promise she would ever recover her career.…
1. The road wound around the curve and he floored the car. He loved taking the Pinto on the back roads and opening it up. He hadn’t owned it long, but it had potential to be a sweet ride. The…
