Podge Dirkins' published ficlets
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Her Last Bad Boy (3)

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Tommy

Dobson finished his beer and went to the dock.
The Selkirk kid was cuckoo, no doubt. Three hours of questioning and not once…
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Career Change

“That sounds nice…” Clara heard herself say.
“It’s a bit more…dangerous…than what you’re accustomed to. But we can tal…
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Headhunted

There was a sound, small at first but now rising in volume and jabbing jagged into her temples where before there was only …
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The Call

“Psychic Sidekick,” Clara said, tired. “How can I heal you?”
The insincerity of it stung as much as usual. She’d write a new…
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Under Water
“It’s in the river,” I told him.
“The body, Mr Selkirk?”
He’s still smoking. Even after I’ve asked him not to, politely, th…
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Her Last Bad Boy (2)

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Her Last Bad Boy (1)