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Crossing the Queen

Crossing the Queen

by | Jul 1, 2019 | B, Brian Morse, Short Story

Cigarette smoke curled around Veronica’s right wrist like a translucent gray handcuff. She uncrossed her black-stockinged legs, stood up, and dropped ash into the blood that pooled around Allen’s head. +++++Allen had lifted a locket from Veronica’s boss,...
Stella and the Turnaround

Stella and the Turnaround

by | Oct 23, 2018 | B, Brian Morse, Short Story

Leo had sold his grandfather’s railroad watch to get into the poker game. Already running for two days straight, he figured the lineup would be less than sharp, more like a dulled butter knife by now. The watch now lived in Dawn’s, an antique shop soaked in...