Later, when I climbed the steps to the back porch, Max was barking and running ran toward the front door, stopping to see if I was coming as her backup. “It’s okay, Max. Could be someone asking for directions.” I picked up my Glock and wedged it in my shorts near my lower back. The knock at ...
Michael without answering questions from marina neighbors. A brown-skin boat owner wearing swim trunks and a white bandana stood up from sanding the deck of a 47-foot Vagabond ketch. He squinted in the sun as Nick came down the dock, turned off the sander and yelled, “Hey, man. I heard they rushe...
The temperature dropped quickly, the sun became absorbed by dark clouds rolling in from the northeast, and a cool breeze set in, blowing across the reform school property, tree limbs swaying. I glanced up and saw the mockingbird fly from one of the oaks at the entrance and head into the surroundi...