The past comes calling

September 15, 2015October 1, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

More of Andrew's story... Nori sat at her sister’s kitchen table fretting with her coffee cup while the hazelnut latte grew tepid. “Well,” Paula, leaning back against the sink, drew out the single-syllable word. “What did Madam Weronika tell you?” Taking a sip of her drink, Nori made a face then pushed the cup away. … Continue reading The past comes calling

Escape clause

September 13, 2015October 1, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

More of Andrew's Story... On a street usually deserted of parked cars, the dark burgundy Impala was an ominous silhouette. Andrew noticed it sitting across the street from his apartment when he walked home from the City Square. Situated just outside the halo of a blinking street light, the car was out-of-place in a neighborhood … Continue reading Escape clause

In plain sight

September 4, 2015October 1, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

More of Andrew's story... The apartment was stark. There were no photographs, nor artwork on the walls, and only dingy white paint throughout the two-room walk-up. Minimal furniture was all Andrew needed since he never entertained guests. He took his meals at a small, wobbly card table. Andrew owned one plate, one bowl, one glass, … Continue reading In plain sight

Ransom is missing

September 1, 2015October 1, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Annalise was the epitome of the facinorous step-mother. She was conniving, mercurial, jealous, vacuous, and insecure. That she was only eight years older than her new husband’s only child, Ashley, made the family dynamic the perfect fodder for a Lifetime Movie, or the lede for the Times Picayune’s Wednesday Police Blotter. Ashley simply had to … Continue reading Ransom is missing

A square inside a circle

August 27, 2015September 1, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

Norma Feherty didn’t believe that anyone was truly clairvoyant. People could be extremely intuitive, or observant. They could be experts at misdirection or mental sleight of hand, but no one had vatic visions. That was, she didn’t believe until she met Madam Weronika Nagy. She wasn’t one of those trailer psyches who asked open-ended questions. … Continue reading A square inside a circle

Man of mystery

August 13, 2015September 1, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Andrew was a skilled pettifogger from the Old School of Quibbling. A layman lawyer, he could out talk and out argue any Bar sanctioned attorney. His court was the Speakers’ Corner of the city square; his clients were the disenfranchised; the judge, and jury, were his fellow citizens congregating on the quad; and the gallery … Continue reading Man of mystery