Editor’s Note: Read the previous adventures of the two Hawaii Police Detectives by clicking the link:“Pillow Talk”,“Beggars…
First Prize by James C. Clar It had been three years, 1,095 days exactly. Stan remembered it…
World Without End by Shelley K. Davenport Two days ago Kieran disappeared. Around mid-afternoon he went up…
King Arnold by Doug Hawley Our local Harbortown newspaper ran a strange item last week “I have…
First Kiss by Barry Garelick The night Anne became ill, she and Mark had talked as they…
Illusions of Pride by Rory Thomassen The UCS Acheron had one too many ghosts on board. As…
The Wharfs by Evan O’Connor Rebecca stirred on her classroom’s sofa, unable to sleep deeply in the…
12 Addled Men by Jon Wesick “Gentlemen of the jury.” The judge pointed to the defendant, a…
Suppertime by Mark Manifesto If names bring the unspoken to life, the doctor had given Arthur arthritis….
Insanity at the Bus Stop by Mark Tulin Angela held the clipboard with the attendance sheet. She…
Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Dale Patrick Smrekar “Before you decide to kill someone, make…
Soda Springs Road by Ted Gross It was tougher to find neighborhood hardware stores, but there was…
Deepfake by Joseph S. Klapach I doubt you will believe me. Still, I have proof. You will…
Comic Sans by Michael Smith “A sniper takes a pot-shot at a General visiting the front line…
Disco Man by Michael James Tapscott There were other lonely singers with cultural capital to steal from,…
The Place by Zachary Dein Reisch There are only so many patterns a human face can have….
The Cost For These Repairs by James Wendelken Two weeks after she leaves, he sits, legs folded,…
Martian Helix by A. E. Engle Hina never quite got used to the view from her lab…
Firstborn by Paul Booth Before the Splinter, all is silence. & & & For millions of years…
Chucked by Knowcebo Chuck me! Chuck gripped the plunger’s handle, his mind going through a list of…
Dangerous Quarry by Alex Frost They woke just before sunrise, like eager plants anxious for the morning….
Severance Package by James C. Clar “Do you know who took that picture?” Liam O’Connor asked the…
Collateral Damage by Bill Tope Challo stood back from the bus, along with a handful of other…
Kandy by Bill Tope 1I pulled my car to a stop alongside a small brick home just…
That Girl, Sadie by Bill Tope i “Well, what do you want me to do with her?”…