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Case Of The Missing Seaman

Case Of The Missing Seaman

by | Jan 13, 2026 | B, Bill Kitcher, Short Story

Bilbao, Spain. 1908. End of May. +++++Sorry, that’s not right; I have a song stuck in my head. +++++City of Angels, USA. 1958. Beginning of October. +++++The transom over my outer office door was broken. I was immediately suspicious because that door is always open...
Minnie Mouse, Betty Boop, And I

Minnie Mouse, Betty Boop, And I

by | Feb 3, 2025 | B, Bill Kitcher, Short Story

Los Angeles. 1957. I was just drifting off to sleep as the sun was announcing its intrusion into another morning when I heard a pounding on my apartment door like a piledriver smacking a ping pong ball. +++++I climbed over a pair of legs and peered out the window down...
Ripoff: Salt, Pepper, Vinegar, and BB

Ripoff: Salt, Pepper, Vinegar, and BB

by | Jun 18, 2023 | B, Bill Kitcher, Short Story

I’d run out of salt and pepper, so decided to go to my neighbourhood takeout sandwich shop. I ordered the cheapest sandwich on the menu (grilled cheese and tomato) and treated myself to some fries as I’d had a good day, having arranged all my books according to the...
Kidnapping On Hardboiled Street

Kidnapping On Hardboiled Street

by | Apr 25, 2022 | B, Bill Kitcher, Short Story

I needed money fast so I took a job as a getaway man. I was used to that as women were always telling me to get away. +++++I left the motor running as the gang went into a house and soon came out again, carrying a woman who’d had a paper bag put over her head. Whether...