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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The two detectives in front of me looked at each other, as if having a private conversation, and then back at me. The detective on the left, Detective Dowdy, leaned back in his seat and squinted. The disbelief in his eyes is clear.

Once Upon a Time in Maryland

Once Upon a Time in Maryland

The times were far from happy, but they were stable and predictable in their badness, and that was almost good, in its own way.

Strange Uterus

Strange Uterus

The fire danced, made the shadows quiver. The pile of mail, the letter opener on the cabinet, the single bookshelf: all creeping in at the edges of the darkness.

Shuffle

Shuffle

There has been silence in the car for much of the hour-long drive. You have been mostly present but what is there to say. Honey, I'm sorry that I wrapped the car around a tree and for the last few weeks I've been a vegetable doesn't seem to cut it.

His Dog Spot

His Dog Spot

Names are meaningless. They just hide the nothingness from us for a little while.

Faces in the Trees

Faces in the Trees

CW: Graphic Violence

Bag Lady

Bag Lady

“But we’re dog people, Qiptyn.” Bathory’s vocal fry made the statement sound whinier than it was. “Emoji deserves the best.”