He quietly opened the door to the “Bunny Cradle”, attempting to make as little disturbance as possible. The smoke filed his nasal cavity, blessing him with the smell of cigarettes instead of the B.O. of many unshowered men. Pool balls knocked together, mugs were clunked around, and music played above all other sounds. Wondering what […]
“Ah, Mr. Jones,” Dixon replied curtly as the men around him moved closer, bats in hand. “I would greatly prefer it if you removed the mask,” he continued, gesturing to the tall man’s face.“Ah, yes, about that,” he returned, slowly pulling it off. “So when are you planning on joining the community baseball team? I’ve […]
A good afternoon is not having a dead broad on your office floor.Today was not a good afternoon.One of the secretaries came rushing in, a horror covering her face.“Oh my stars!” she exclaimed, hand over mouth, eyes as wide as a whale.“Yeah, that stain’ll be a pain to remove from the carpet,” I responded, checking […]
“Well, you’ve come to the right place,” I said in my smoothest, most nonchalant voice. “Take a seat, make yourself comfortable,” I continued, propping my feet back up, stretching out my long legs, and running my hand through my hair.“Thank you,” she responded politely, moving toward the chair, grasping it with her velvet gloves, then […]
It was a late afternoon, one of those afternoons where you have the taste of lunch’s pastrami just sitting in your mouth, slowly growing more and more foul as it turns to gingivitis. It had been a slow day in the office, no visitors, no mail, no mystery. I always hated days like that, because […]
Just got back from a dealie at Evan’s house, so no bets on quality.Uh, sh*t, I realized I completely just shifted from Dixon’s POV using “I” to 3rd person using “Dixon” in the past couple chunks. Oops…. STORYTIME!!!! Waking up in a strange room with menacing men holding weapons no longer scared me. Or even […]
STORYTIME!!!! “Ah, Mr. Jones,” Dixon replied curtly as the men around him moved closer, bats in hand. “I would greatly prefer it if you removed the mask,” he continued, gesturing to the tall man’s face.“Ah, yes, about that,” he returned, slowly pulling it off. “So when are you planning on joining the community baseball team? […]