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Skin Game - A Review
I’m not a person who typically tries to feel emotion. I actively try not to. Emotions are complicated and in my experience they make things messy in real life.
By Warren Johnson5 years ago in Criminal
Six barrels of death
Dear Diary If I die tonight, I hope someone good finds you and reads my story. I shoved my little black book that say’s recipes back into my pocket. I leave my keys in the car as I close the door, knowing I’d probably never see it again. I was getting tired and my feet were sore. It was a long time since I had to walk six miles. My head was going a mile a minute. My plan was solid. I hoped. I just had to keep going.
By M.A.D5 years ago in Criminal
"Bones"
My boyfriend had dumped me. The next day I was laid off due to budget cuts. My friends had either been his friends or work friends - so now what was I supposed to do? I was new to the city and didn't have anyone with who I could spend my now very ample free time.
By S. J. Murphee5 years ago in Criminal
The Little Black Book
Have you ever encountered money that made you feel safe while you held it, practically carrying it like a baby? When a bag of money falls at your feet, with no exchange, you have to take it. With this money, it comes with a catch or a sacrifice.
By Jelissa King5 years ago in Criminal
A Man Out of Time
“Siri! Open my audio recorder.” We all run out of time. This might be it for me, thought Danny. “Siri, begin recording and send to the cloud 30-seconds after I stop talking.”
By James Power5 years ago in Criminal
The Statement
Nothing was the same at this hour of the morning. The moonlight barely filtered the clouds, the stars hidden from view, casting strange shadows over furniture which should have seemed so familiar to him. The smell of microwaved butter chicken from hours before should have made him feel at home, calm. Normal. Michael sure as hell wasn't anything special - Rough stubble, short red hair, freckles. A pair of boxer shorts covering thin, speckled legs. Hands behind his back, zipties cutting into the skin and securing him to the back of the dining chair. Every sound he made was muffled by the pair of socks jammed into his mouth, drying out his tongue and causing him to breathe heavily through his nose.
By Samuel Hill5 years ago in Criminal
The case of D.B Cooper
The case of Dan Cooper or D.B Cooper has puzzled everyone for a long time. It is referred to as one of the great unsolved mysteries of the world, and one of the great unsolved mysteries of US history. Ready? Let's get into it!
By Fazzy5 years ago in Criminal
It Fell From the Sky
It was a Tuesday like any other, at least it started out that way. The year was 1979. I was on my way home from work. I had stopped at the store first, so it was later than usual. That's important to know as it was that timing that changed my life forever.
By Connie Sahlin5 years ago in Criminal
A Crime of Passion
Henry calmly wrapped his fingers around the steering wheel as he took deep breathes. He needed something solid to hold on to to ground him. This was all kinds of wrong and he knew it. Every fiber of his being wanted him to say no, he should just walk away. But after the unmarked envelope of $20,000 appeared in his mailbox that morning he knew there was no avoiding the inevitable.
By L. M. Williams5 years ago in Criminal
Decisions,Decisions
A house that once stood strong and proud, had been reduced to such low depths, it now soaked deep into soil, ash in the ground. To think that everything could have been avoided if one gas range had slept as silently as the people living in the house with it.
By Lucelis5 years ago in Criminal
A Calculated Gamble
He was shorter than I expected. I had taken a plane all the way from Laguardia to Los Angeles and got into the slowest Uber I’ve ever taken up to the California Institute of Technology. Only to be presented with a short, nerdy comp-sci student dressed in a gray sweatshirt and jeans. His hood was on, slouching into the back of the chair with that “I really don’t want to be here” look. If he needed me more than I needed him, I would’ve walked right out of that room.
By John Doe5 years ago in Criminal
The disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
Every year, people vanish for numerous reasons. It could be to escape a dreadful home life or for sinister reasons. For instance, it’s estimated that 600,000 Americans vanish annually. Meanwhile, in England, about 180,000 people vanish every year.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal