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Lavender Trails
An alarm chimed in Greyson Locane’s suite. The sound meant he could stop pretending to sleep. He swung his legs to the side of his bed and slid them into the slippers waiting for him. The digital hotel alarm clock illuminated the time in red numbers. 4 am.
By RJ2 years ago in Criminal
in good time. Top Story - January 2024.
…in light of my own changing values – the expansion of my family and the recent deaths from improperly using the technique – I have decided to discontinue the practice. My last piece, a beautiful frame I spent many hours on for someone very special, will be the last of my work to display fractal burning.
By Katie Kelly Koppenhofer2 years ago in Criminal
The Case of the Missing Report
“Oh my gosh. I’m so glad you two are here. I need your help in finding a paper,” Kramer exclaimed as Harry and Angel walked into the room. “Harry, you look in the file cabinet in the corner of the room. Angel, check inside the closet. I’ll check the desk. It has to be in here, and we only have minutes to find it,” Kramer demanded, attacking the desk immediately. His wrinkled fingers pushed aside stray blank white papers. Clearly not what he was searching for.
By Iris Harris2 years ago in Criminal
A Murder of Crows. Content Warning.
She danced with such grace on the frozen lake. Her performance always managed to enrapture the entire town, myself included. A peaceful smile decorated her beak without fail. I was envious.
By J "Griffin" Rooms2 years ago in Criminal
In the Name of Love. Top Story - January 2024.
Sometime in the early hours of the new year, a small trailer was abandoned on the side of I-87-S. It was called in a week later by a man who drove that stretch regularly.
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Criminal
The Night Shift
A lone female figure dressed all in black, and wearing a set of peculiar glasses, darted silently between the shadows outside the aquarium. She glanced in growing agitation at her watch before continuing on at a hastened pace. One thing was clear, Alice was running out of time.
By Claire Jones2 years ago in Criminal
The Rebound Of Nightfall
--- You find yourself in Nightfall, a city cloaked in mystery, its streets awash in the perpetual rain and neon glows that cast an eerie light on the faces of those who walk them. You are Detective Alex Mercer, an undercover agent plunged into the heart of the city's darkest corners, tasked with unraveling the enigma of the notorious crime syndicate known as The Vipers.
By Nimbus2 years ago in Criminal
Academy Murders: Gavel Bang. Content Warning.
The elephants in Dali’s portraits stamped in Kim’s mind. During the trial, she had found herself thinking of the surreal aspects of her case and just overlapped them with the paintings.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Criminal
Meanwhile...In Southaven. Top Story - January 2024.
"No one is leaving until one of you return Sadie's lunch box! I don't care if your parents have to wait in the parking lot all night!"
By Lamar Wiggins2 years ago in Criminal
Sixty Minutes
The Prompt Write a crime fiction story. The music is "Breathing Underwater" by Hot Milk Sixty Minutes He looked at the gauge on the oxygen cylinder. He had maybe an hour left.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Criminal
Dead End
Saturday morning, at the scene of the cri death The TV is showing static, as if it had been left on a late-night channel and nobody turned it off. That is, in fact, exactly what happened. The light was left on, and a takeaway box has been left on the table.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Criminal
Bullet Holes and Babushka Dolls
Jade's fingers drummed impatiently on the ornate, walnut, table's polished surface. "It is the third, Wednesday of the month, isn't it?" she murmured... With an affirmative nod to herself, she frowned and resumed peering through the restaurant's darkened, bay window. This was totally out of character for her typically, punctual friend, Katrina.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶2 years ago in Criminal