Mystery

Wish You Were Here

A scribble of lightning cracks from the roof of the house to the weedy lawn. I bend down, light up a cigarette on the flaming patch, and stomp out the [...]

The Troubleshooters

The air was heavy with humidity. It stooped Dutch’s shoulders and made his shirt cling to his back. When he entered the restaurant, the cool air was like that first [...]

King of Bavaria

At first, the man loitering on the edge of his crime scene got Detective Anthony Mason’s attention because he looked out of place—too well dressed, too affluent for this neighborhood. [...]

Damien Almie

- ‘Dupre’ written on the matte back of a photograph.
- Imaginings of an idle American South.
- The vibrance and shape of fanciful language.
- Gone with the Wind and Steel Magnolias [...]

A Daughter’s Gift

Once I’d made up my mind that I was going to attend my mother’s funeral, the rest was easy. I bought the swankiest red velvet dress I could afford—after all, [...]