Stories tagged with "dagger"
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Shakespeare's Cursed Grave Challenge : Alas I Knew Him Well

To dig or not to dig, that was the question. The answer was of course to dig up the immortal bards’ grave. Unbelievable that…
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A Revealing Breakfast

Briggs unfolded the Sunday paper. Brenda stood in front of the stove, making bacon.
“Mmm, who wants some yummy breakfast?...
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It's Dull, Anyway.
“Will you relax?”
“Around you? Are you crazy?”
“Just a bit, why?”
“My point exactly.”
“So?” The young woman hummed whimsi…
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Go, Went, Gone

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Wedding Plan Not Going Well

I took action very quickly. Even my canary squawked in surprise. I took a great silver dish and hurled it at his great pointe…
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Danger!

As I sat at my window, detailing my plan, the loudmouthed canary burst forth into rapturous melody again.
“Be quiet! I hav… -
When the Warmth is Gone
He came in and sat on my desk, as usual, oblivious to my need for solitude while I wrote, adding to it this time by bumping a…
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Revelations

“If they didn’t tell you…”
“Shut up, Leon!” I said, picking him up by his head with one hand. He really was scrawny.
“Put…
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Not Another Love Story... PLEASE Not Another Love Story!

I spun on my heel and walked away, bored out of my head. I could feel him running up on me. I reached behind my back and yank…
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Promises of Sin
The diner’s doorbell goes off.
Enters a lady in red. She creeps through the diner with the slyness of a fox, buries herself…
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