With the hard knocks power of a knuckle sandwich delivered by a silverback lowlands gorilla, the rap on the door startled the Russian assassin, distracting him from the steely focus required to kill his targets. Dropping his sniper rifle to the floor Igor rushed to the door. Expecting to see backup Russian hitman and comrade […]
Churning from the west, a waterspout funnel cloud would have received less attention. Wide eyes followed the enormous parasail decorated with a smiley face as its canopy flailed from side to side in the darkening sky, spinning out of control above horrified crowds standing on Pier 60 and scattered up and down the rice white […]
All Margo could think to do was spin in circles. That’s right. Think. Humans reject the notion that gulls like Margot think or feel or do anything but scarf french fries and crap ketchup. Humans scarf fries and crap ketchup too. But Margot thought deeper philosophical thoughts than most Florida tourists, residents or the sitting […]
“I miss Kim,” Sam Bennett said. Tiny sparkling tears forming in the corners of Sam’s eyes reminded Ruby Arenas of little diamonds unearthed from an underground mine. “We’ll get her back, Sam,” Ruby said. “Where did she go?” “Deep inside herself,” Ruby said. “So who is Becky?” “Becky is a figment of Kim’s imagination […]
When Becky answered Kim’s cell phone on the first ring the Russian accent on the line surprised her. The only two Russians she knew no longer existed. The world breathed easier in their absence. Rest in pieces, comrades, she thought. “We have problem,” said the man with a tone colder than a vodka bottle in […]
