Category Archives: Genre & Subgenre

MoD – Chapter Two

NOT EDITED Miles glanced up at the nameplate on the door in the hall, eyes skimming over the capital FATE written in silver letters. His eyes narrowed as he pushed the door open, forgoing what he would usually consider a professionally necessary knock. His boss looked up at him, annoyance flashing in his electric blueContinue reading “MoD – Chapter Two”

MoD – Chapter One

NOT EDITED Sunday: September 4, 2016 Miles sat on the bedroom’s carpeted floor, legs folded Indian style, elbows resting on his knees, hands locked together in front of him. A young girl stood behind him, playing with his dark hair. “What style we going for today, Kare?” he asked. “Mm… lots of little ponytails, IContinue reading “MoD – Chapter One”

MoD – Prologue

NOT EDITED It’s entirely unavoidable, entirely inevitable. While some choose to take death into their own hands and choose to take away their life on their own time, the majority of people aren’t in control of the overarching process or the outcome. They don’t know how or when they’ll die. They don’t know if they’llContinue reading “MoD – Prologue”

Books & Badges – Chapter Forty-Three

NOT EDITED Theodore awoke in the darkness of Russell’s living room. He glanced around for a moment, his brow furrowed. He didn’t feel Russell behind him, nor was the man’s arm still wrapped around him. He sat up, reaching out to grab his cane from where Russell had leaned it against the end table. PushingContinue reading “Books & Badges – Chapter Forty-Three”

Books & Badges – Chapter Forty-Two

NOT EDITED Russell lifted his head at the little knock on his office door. A smile came to his face. “Hey, sweetheart.” Vera smiled back at him. “Hi. Daddy told me to come tell you that we have food.” “Awesome, thank you. I’ll be out in just a moment, okay?” “Okay.” Vera walked out ofContinue reading “Books & Badges – Chapter Forty-Two”

CTTK – Chapter Four

Chapter Four 9 February 2005 Wednesday New York “I’m still running her prints through the system and hoping for a match, but I have a few things figured out besides that,” Brian Brown said. He flipped through a notebook in search of the right page as he started talking, “Umm, let’s see… She was killedContinue reading “CTTK – Chapter Four”

CTTK – Chapter Three

Chapter Three Washington D.C. Chris Cross clapped a hand down on Thomas Smalls’s shoulder, a wide grin on his face. “I scored a date at Trinity with my lady friend tonight,” Chris said. “Thanks.” Thomas rolled his eyes as he powered down his computer. Still, despite his general annoyance at his partner and best friend,Continue reading “CTTK – Chapter Three”

CTTK – Chapter Two

Chapter Two New York             “What do we got?” NYPD Detective Holden Cruz asked as he ducked under the yellow police tape. On the other side, he held the tape up long enough for his partner, Detective Kathleen Engvall, to duck under as well. Brian Brown, a man only an inch shorter than Holden, shook hisContinue reading “CTTK – Chapter Two”

CTTK – Chapter One

Chapter One 8 February 2005 Tuesday Washington D.C.             Special Agent Thomas Smalls sat down at his desk and powered on his computer. It always took a while to start up, but he didn’t mind all that much. All of his notes were on paper anyway, filed away safely in his filing cabinet and in hisContinue reading “CTTK – Chapter One”