Stories tagged “gwen”

  • A Detective's Requiem

    a tiny bar, The Orange Oreo, in Ficland Heights “Evenin’ Miss Gwen.” “Evening sir. The usual?” “The usual, ‘cept make it a twee bit stronger, it’s a rough night.” The customer slumped onto one of th...

  • Initially Speaking: The Fictitious Account

    I always trust Mercedes’ Metal Works whenever I have a new assignment. I slip into Mercedes’ one drizzly night, finding her hard at work with a torch in one hand, & prodding hot metal into shape with a chopstick in the other. When she l...

  • Initially Speaking: The Fictitious Account (pt. 2)

    She nods, but I can tell she’s not thoroughly convinced. “What’s the job this time?” “Sadie, you know I can’t say too much.” “Nor do I want to know too much, I just want to know where my work will be seen...