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Tales from the Diagonal
Around a quarter past two on a Tuesday in March, the gravity in Irene Penrose’s front room went out. It was a relatively minor inconvenience -it lasted less than a minute, the only casualty a porcelain kitten- but it’s generally accepted that this was where reality first started to fall apart.
By Stuart Roberts5 years ago in Criminal
The Verge of Winter
The wind was bitingly cold, its icy fingers searching for any breach in security. I pulled my coat tighter around my middle, trying to hug the warmth closer. A sigh escaped my lips, the bus wouldn’t be on the regular downtown route, not with this nor'easter blowing at its peak. This weather will make tonight’s walk treacherous, even in these fur lined boots. I pulled my black parka’s hood closer to my face, turning against the wind and started towards the intersection.
By Renee Hughes5 years ago in Criminal
Little Black Book
One day it appeared, conjured in mystery and draped in black. It sat on the desk in my office, as if some ghost had placed it there one day or night with a gleeful smirk, awaiting its discovery. Like a swathe of temptation washing over me, I found myself drawn to it; the thick, black texture of the front lightly resisting my grip. And I was happy to reciprocate, my forefinger and thumb clasping at the bottom right-hand corner and turning the page slowly. I recoiled somewhat to see there was something written on the front page. For Peter. Me?
By Mathew Dorrell5 years ago in Criminal
Hero
Guilt is worse when everyone thinks you're wonderful. For weeks, Sydney's major newspaper was on my sofa, folded in half with the page 5 headline 'Local Woman Saves Mother and Child' staring up at me. I remember speaking to the reporter for about two minutes. Everything he's written is technically true, but he's made it sound like I dragged two unconscious bodies from a crashed car that exploded seconds later (the car didn't even catch fire). And of course there's something he doesn't know. Something no one knows.
By JasonWadeDunn5 years ago in Criminal
Rosso
The old wood floor was creaking. The roof was leaking and the wood studs were significantly broken. The moisture of the Greek island didn’t help but continue deteriorating the buildings wooden joists. Pieces of the ceiling painting were collapsing little by little, day by day. The marble cornice had already cracked when this big cymatium piece fell on the street. The Department of Buildings gave them no option but to abandon the house. Rosso was its name, given by the locals. Rosso because blood had watered its walls. But it was still their inheritance. “We don’t care about your inheritance. The house belongs to the city now. Whatever remains of it of course. The house... The house... The house...”
By Niria Kountouri5 years ago in Criminal
PFIC, A Platform to Share Knowledge Regarding Digital Forensics
Computer or digital forensics has grown its pace and importance even more than before due to pandemic cyber-crime intensification. A scientific system of analysis and discussion portal holds a very important position to the internal security force, cyber protection and even the society for which you need to rely on a trust worthy medium of communication in the form of digital forensics conference that is designed specifically for this task.
By PFIC Conference5 years ago in Criminal
