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The Shadow Man
It was a night like any other, the cool air brought a red hue to my cheeks as the winter air drew near. I wore my favourite brown coat and red scarf as I headed to work unable to stop the shivering from taking over my body. I hated the cold; I could see my work place come in to view and quickened my pace in anticipation of the warmth. The entrance was below the street, as shady as one could get I believe. I looked over my shoulder with a feeling of dread deep in my stomach that I could not shake no matter how many times I had done it.
By Pixie Bean3 years ago in Criminal
My Little Black Book
Yes, I had a book. Yes, it was small and black. Yes, it was Moleskine. I felt a little bit fancy using my ink pen to make shapes and draw caricatures of people on the smooth creamy paper inside. True story. Never in a million years did I think I would be looking at one of my copied creations staring back at me from the wall of the Louvre. Never in a million years would I have known the power of my little black book.
By Anna Killick3 years ago in Criminal
Unpaid Fare
Ed was walking towards the front doors of his town’s Chase Bank as a man in a ski mask was running out of it. Ed’s attention snapped to the handgun, followed by the drawstring gym bag brimming with cash the robber clutched against his stomach. Most of the robber’s face was covered with the exception of the eyeholes. Through those small windows into the armed man’s soul, Ed could make out that the robber was wide-eyed and panicking.
By Max Russell3 years ago in Criminal
Blank Pages: Mission 00
Blank Pages: Mission 00 Let No Good Deed Go Undone... I hate taking the subways. They smell. And there’s always some weirdo on board doing some random circus act. Ugh! I just want to get home and sit down. Boots off, whiskey in one hand and a smoke in the other. This entire city smells for that matter. Maybe I should move to the hills.
By Netavius Davis3 years ago in Criminal
A Little Black Book
.- ... ... . ... ... -- . -. - He had every indicator of a perfect mark. His simple clothes bore designer labels, and the watch peeking out from under his sleeve displayed a notorious swiss logo. On his finger was one of the largest rings I’d ever seen. At first glance he was perfectly ordinary, but I'd learned to recognize wealth when I saw it. And just to annoy me, he walked around confidently, like nothing could possibly stand in his way. I was banking on that confidence as I moved off the wall and into the throng of people in the Concourse Terminal.
By Taylor Evans3 years ago in Criminal
The Mailbox Memoirs
I. Wednesday, February 24th 2021 1200 Westmoreland Avenue, Apartment A I would like to write myself out of poverty. To create stories so profound they move the masses to empty the shelves and bleed the e-commerce giants. Stand back and watch my bank account double and triple overnight. Who can imagine that sort of direct deposit? I know I can’t. And I am finding myself again sitting at my desk and longing for that which I don’t have. A better life, more money, a nicer place, and an easier job. Yet I am cursed with the dream and not the reality. The never ending chase for some semblance of an existence. The bottles of beer on my coffee table have now transitioned to empty bottles of gin, and the consistent stain on my breath and clothes reeks of disappointment and failure. Worst of all, my eyes always seem to be bloodshot when I look in the mirror.
By Louis Hartzog3 years ago in Criminal
Sinuous Parameter
"Hey pal, watch where you're going. You nearly knocked me to the ground," Harper yelled as a man he had never seen before ran into him. Disheveled and sweating profusely, the man grabbed Harper by both sides of his jacket. "Please, make sure it gets to Interpol," he said in a panic. Noticing the blood dripping from the top of his head along with the cracked lens in his glasses, Harper realized that the man was terribly afraid of something, or someone.
By Shalanda Doria3 years ago in Criminal