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Long, long ago, in a land far away, there was a kingdom of mice. There were gray mice and brown mice, and they fought other constantly over who should be in charge of the kingdom. Because they were more numerous, the gray mice almost always won. One day, while the mice were preoccupied with their Continue reading Cat and Mouse Games in the Kingdom of the Mice Louis Dumkowski and his friend, Cleatus Washington, had settled comfortably in their roles as loan-sharks-in-training. Under Editors’ Choice Award the tutelage of their boss, and new-found friend, Vincent “Vinnie the Enforcer” Williams, they had found their calling. Vinnie, who had once tried to kill Louis by shooting him Continue reading Unclaimed Package Louis Dumkowski and his best friend Cleatus Washington went to work for Vincent “Vinnie the Enforcer” Williams as assistants. Editors’ Choice Award The first few days on the job were uneventful except for their visit to Abe Finkelstein, an old man who lived over his jewelry shop on Lofton Continue reading The Mailman Forgot to Ring Louis Dumkowski was on the run again. This was something he always did when faced with a problem. When he owed Vinnie the Enforcer money that he couldn’t pay, he’d abandoned his apartment, changed his name, and moved to a different part of town. That hadn’t worked; Vinnie had found him and Continue reading Special Delivery – With Postage Due
Editors’ Choice Award It had been a long and grueling day. The night ahead promised to be even more so. Jake Wetterling hunched inside his jacket, grasping the reins tightly. The chill of the night air stung his hands even through the leather work gloves. Ahead, he could see the white puffs of vapor from the Continue reading Ghost Riders
Editors’ Choice Award The year I graduated from high school is the same year they put a man on the moon; and it just so happens that I turned seventeen that summer of 1969. Now, these two events might seem to have no relationship to each other, but as I look back on that summer, Continue reading Declaration of Independence Louis Dumkowski hummed along with the nasal country song being played on the radio of the 18-wheeler in which he was riding. He was somewhere north of Texarkana, Arkansas, having been picked up south of St. Louis, Missouri, by Buck Tergen, the driver, who was on his way to Carthage, Texas with a load of Continue reading Rural Free Delivery When Louis Dumkowski woke up the first thing he became aware of was Editors’ Choice Award the pain. His chest hurt; in fact, the whole front of his body felt like it had been doused with gasoline and set aflame. His first thought was, Ow Continue reading Return to Sender He thought he’d done a good job of hiding, but hadn’t figured on the Post Office’s ability to be efficient on Continue reading Dead Letter
“Helen, what in blue blazes do you think you’re doing?” “What does it look like, Stanley?” “It looks like you’re packing. Mind telling me why?” Continue reading State of Disunion |
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