The Weekly Pill Box
I put on my glasses and looked at the newspaper photograph a third time, and the man standing with his hand on the shoulder of Brandon Pell looked back at …
The Weekly Pill Box Read MoreAuthor: pologo
The Newspaper Bench
I drove straight from the square to the row house of my grandfather on Linden Street, though it had been sold and the new owners were not yet in. My …
The Newspaper Bench Read MoreHonoree Badge
The ballroom was so quiet that I could hear the glass of Mrs. Whitfield rolling across the carpet where it had fallen. Dr. Samuel Oyelaran stood at the podium with …
Honoree Badge Read MoreThe Reno Box
I read the last letter from Gene three times at my kitchen table, with the afternoon light going gold on the linoleum, and when I came to the sentence about …
The Reno Box Read MoreChristmas Tape 1996
I did not go to the police that morning. I went to my sister. I drove across Amarillo to the little house on Hawthorne Street where Paula lives with a …
Christmas Tape 1996 Read MoreThe Boy Is Out
The man who walked into Ironside Boxing Club at noon was six feet tall, with a shaved head and a quiet walk, and he stopped in the doorway when he …
The Boy Is Out Read MoreFriday Cherry Pie
The letter from the Illinois Department of Corrections said that Clifford Rusk would be released on the thirtieth of October, and that he had listed the house of my mother …
Friday Cherry Pie Read MoreThe Camel Coat
The woman sat at the table in the station under a gray blanket and told it all in the thin patient voice of someone who has not spoken aloud for …
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Mr. Gutierrez read the rest of the letter of Frank aloud to me at his desk, in a low dry voice, while the loupe lay on the blotter between us …
The Ring Under Leaves Read MoreAgent Ruth Tape
The third name on the list that Detective Haugen slid across his desk was Dolores Lindgren. I read it three times before I understood. Dolores was the mother of Greg, …
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