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January 21, 2014
Chapter 86: Tempers
My hands clenched into fists, and I began to fixate on the gun behind my back.
“I know the blind rage you felt as you realized your wife had been cheating on you for years. As you realized it wasn’t just sex, but she actually loved someone else. Planned to leave with him. I know that.”
“You fucked her!” I screamed.
He nodded. “Sure I did,” he said. “So did a bunch of other people. So did half of Columbus. So what?”
I couldn’t resist anymore, I pulled out my gun and pointed it at his face, my hand...
January 20, 2014
Chapter 85: The Phone Call
I had heard the phone call. I’d gotten home a few minutes early from my shift that night, something that never happened. But that evening I knew Michael was at his grandparents for the night, and I was only in the office because we had an execution scheduled the next day. Just so things were in order, nobody would care if I left. I didn’t talk to anybody, I just left.
I had parked the car in the driveway and crept in quietly through the back door. I had a bottle of wine in one hand and flowers...
January 18, 2014
Want the Ending? NEED the Ending?
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Week 18 In Review – You Don’t Know Squat!
Think you know who did it? You don’t know nothin!
In case you missed a chapter, here’s what was released to the web this week:
Chapter 80: UDF
Chapter 81: Change of Plans
Chapter 82: The Meeting
Chapter 83: The Plan
Chapter 84: St. John
Only seven chapters remain! If you’re following along on Goodreads, you are now 92% complete.
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Can’t wait for the ending? Us either. Kurt’s got us spinning in circl...
January 17, 2014
Chapter 84: St. John
Greg and I left immediately after Tolliver hung up. I dropped him off at St. John’s Arena and drove down Lane Avenue to High Street to park in one of the residential neighborhoods. It would be at least a ten minute walk, but I knew the physical activity would calm my nerves.
Students flooded the sidewalks inside and around the Ohio State campus. Even though St. John’s was near the outer edge, parking was at a premium on campus and St. John’s provided one of the few on-campus lots. Any time of...
January 16, 2014
Chapter 83: The Plan
With no money, other than the small wad of bills I took from my house, and no history of spying, we were going to meet Tolliver face to face. Something inside me told me that in the right circumstance, Tolliver would love to come clean about everything, but only if he thought I was nailed.
Greg was a gadget head at heart, so he went home and returned to the safe house with a plethora of electronics equipment. He had a miniature camera that he said could pass for a button and a small, lavalier...
January 15, 2014
Chapter 82: The Meeting
Despite being closer to solving the mystery of Tonya’s death than I had at any time since her death, I slept deeply on the lumpy couch, thanks in part to the beers Greg and I put away before bed. I was surprised that I didn’t feel hungover.
Greg snored, curled in the fetal position on the recliner.
“Greg,” I said. “Greg!”
I flung a pillow at him, hitting him squarely in the head. He jerked spastically and fell onto the floor. “What the hell, dude!”
I laughed hard for the first time in a long time...
January 14, 2014
Chapter 81: Change of Plans
I stared at the call log in disbelief. Greg rattled off names. “James Taylor, J. Tolkien…”
I cut him off. “Detective James Tolliver.”
He stopped talking, and looked at me, eyes wide in disbelief.
“Son of a bitch,” I cursed, stood up and began pacing around the room. “Tolliver. It’s always been Tolliver. It’s always been…”
Then I told Greg everything. I told him how Tolliver showed up late to the crime scene and took over. I told him how he tried to take me out of prison holding and “transfer” me...
January 13, 2014
Chapter 80: UDF
I turned on the light and watched through the front door’s side window as the police drove away. I was afraid that maybe Frank was home and asleep, so I shut off the light after the police turned the corner. I couldn’t anticipate how he’d react if he saw me there. He was my friend, but he was no Greg, and he was high strung to boot.
I mentally reviewed the plan Greg and I had concocted. We figured that it would take about an hour for the cops to sort out his accident with the stationary van an...
January 12, 2014
The Great Novel Contest
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a professional novelist? Here’s an opportunity to prove it.
Check out The Great Novel Contest 2014, hosted by Columbus Creative Cooperative. Get the details here.
The grand prize is the winner’s choice of a publishing contract from my publisher, Columbus Press, or $1,000.
The contest closes on January 31, or when they reach 200 submissions. So if you’re interested, check it now and submit your manuscript.
