The First Casualty is Innocence
Blind rage; reliance on pure instinct. It had kept me alive through two tours in Iraq but could only be tragically misapplied here. As soon as I felt the…
Jailcake
A buzzer sounded, and a young, innocent-looking girl carrying a basket peered in. The prison guard, hiding his surprise, ushered her through. “Right this way…
Stolen Goods
He’d been so close, so very, very close. The Dragon’s Blood had been right there in his reach if he only would have been fast enough. He could have reached for…
Twice The Glory
After the drying process, the preservatives and the crude candle wedged between the fingers, the hand barely looked human. To Barney, it looked as if it had…
Soille
She stole softly down the flag-stoned tunnel towards the light. Her raven feathered pelisse glimmering over the left shoulder of a short black, form-fitting…
The Thief
Hearing the alarm, the townsfolk gathered. “A thief came through here last night,” the sheriff said with urgency, “and I need some of you men to ride out with…
The Dream Thief of Stories
Once I dreamed of a place, where wondrous beings of other worlds did mingle and their coin for trade was universal- a story. I sat in the market place nursing…
The Door At The End Of The Hallway
“This will be easy. I can handle this.” The thief confidently and carefully checked the door for traps; drop-blades and hidden dart shooters were pretty common…
Battle of the Sexes
“You’ve returned?” Gerard asked without turning around. “I was curious what you were looking for,” the cat burglar said. “You said something about ‘richer…
27: Still Missing
Delta sat with her nose inches away from the music box, staring at it, as if sheer force of will could make it open. She should have known that Carl would have…
Thief
I can do and see things no one else can, but instead of wasting it doing good, I do it for my own personal gain, because I like having money and power. I guess…
One Last Detail
“So where’d ya get it?” He said as he lifted his chin a degree, pointing at the magazine I had placed on the table between us. I shrugged and tried to sound…
Thief in The Night
People always hide things in the last place you’d think to look. So that’s exactly where I go first when I enter a house. Money can be hidden in the fridge…
Life's Basic Needs
The peach cobbler was sweet, much like his hasty retreat from the scene of the robbery. He had to get rid of the jewels faster than he’d devoured the pie. He’d…