We went through an unmarked door and along a sterile tile corridor and through another unmarked door and then we were in the Blue Corridor and then the Blue Room.
We’re not so different. The girl burst out laughing. Ohmigod! Oh my God—dude! Maybe you’re high! Pike put the car in gear, but kept his foot on the brake. Their sameness seemed obvious. You want to be...
What the fuck are you doing in my house? I could’ve shot your ass. Is someone in Los Angeles selling military munitions? Talk about non sequitur. Jon
What was it Jiminy Cricket said? Little man, you’ve had a busy night. I put some of the chili paste on the squid and some on the rice and mixed it and ate and drank the beer. I’m a big brown mouse, I...
When I got home that evening the cat was sitting by his bowl in the kitchen. I talked it over with him while I was making dinner, and said, What would you do? The cat blinked, then bent over and licke...
When I reached the sidewalk a tall, muscular black guy appeared beside my car. As he reached the car a heavy white guy in his early fifties climbed out of a blue sedan parked across the street and sta...
When Pike finally released the pressure, he knew the pain would burn on with the ferocity of ant poison, so he touched another spot, this one in the man’s neck, which reduced the pain. The man sagged,...
When Pike reached home, he stretched in the parking lot to cool, then peeled off his sweatshirt, deactivated the alarms, and let himself in. His condo was austere and functional with little in the way...
When the doors opened, Bud led them into a reception area where an older woman with curly blond hair sat at a desk. She recognized Bud and waved them past. He’s back there somewhere. If he’s not in hi...
When the man’s eyes regained focus, Pike reached out with his left hand. This time he moved slowly, as if he were going to caress the man’s cheek. He dug his thumb into the nerve where the jaw hinged...
Why did Colinski want the house? Who knows? A place to hide, cut dope, stash cash, party. Stupid, I said, how are you going to clean up, being involved with a man like this, but the Great Colinski had...
Wilson said, It was the same two cops as yesterday, the Mexican gal, what’s her name? Dru frowned. Officer Hydeck probably wouldn’t appreciate being called a Mexican. Or a gal. She’s supposed to tell...
You. Yeah, you, c’mon, get up. He spoke perfect English, but Jack couldn’t tell if the Korean kid understood English or not. The guard motioned him to get up, so he slowly stood. The guard motioned hi...
You’ll notice, Pike said, that the only people in here who look like thugs are me and you. You, maybe. I look like Don Johnson. You look like Fred Flintstone.
You’re a strange dude, Cole. Not as strange as Pike, but strange. Scott slid into his car, and drove away. I looked at Pike. Are we strange? Pike went to his Jeep without answering, and brought me bac...
And you would never know they were gone, but losing a child left an emptiness so large it screamed to be filled with memories.
Country without reporting it
Depressed, as if this wasn’t a place where someone lived, but more a place where someone died. I went to the sleeping bag and squatted. A photograph had been pushpinned to the wall. It was an older pi...
Distinct samples, and I’m pretty sure
He believed the window of time through which he could enter was shrinking.
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