Fiction Friday: The case of the Purloined Penguins

     “Well, Lieutenant?”      “Nothing, Captain.  Not a single break in the Cotner Case.”     “Only a matter of time, Lieutenant.  Continue to monitor Facebook, and keep your staff on Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube.  Something could be posted at any time.”    “Can do, Captain.  But, er…”.    “But what, Lieutenant?”    “Wilson had anContinue reading “Fiction Friday: The case of the Purloined Penguins”

Unsleeping Beauty: Multiple Threats

     Affretz sat up and rubbed his eyes.  Was something wrong?  He couldn’t hear Deedee talking.      There was nothing much to see but the wagon, the sinister forest, and the horses.  He was about to call out when he heard Archels’s voice.      “How could we let him get away?  I wanted to findContinue reading “Unsleeping Beauty: Multiple Threats”

Unsleeping Beauty: Stranger Meetings

      What they were moving toward was, in fact, another castle.  It was quite as large as the castle Dimity had grown up in, and even the larger one where her uncle had been kind.  It could not be seen above the trees of the grisly grove, however because unlike the majority of castles, whichContinue reading “Unsleeping Beauty: Stranger Meetings”

Plant Thou No Roses

            Meredith sat up and cursed.  When WOULD he remember to push back the lid of the casket first?             Once the obstruction had been pushed aside, he stretched his arms and sighed.  This was, of course, only his second day in the tomb.  There would be time to work out the details.             LastContinue reading “Plant Thou No Roses”