The troublesome nature of conscience
When the best negotiator in the country was accused of a crime, he took hostage the two detectives assigned to bring him in, and barricaded himself in his home. That
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Untitled Too (or, The Shame of Being A Poet)
I really did not want to go out as my face felt folded in on itself and my hair was a mess thanks to all the split ends but the
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The Weight of Need
In need of help, he bought his first self-help book at the age of twenty-nine. The book was good, and he certainly felt he had been helped. Carefully, he underlined
The Magnet and the Needle
She resented his apology for the display of power it was. The silence had been building for some miles, compressed by the confined space of the car, and it was
The List of Words Not to be Used
The list of words not to be used was put up on the door of the library. They had been written in alphabetical order. At first in groups, then one
Solid Ground
The weather was changeable. He didn’t know if they would be allowed to cross the bridge. The clouds had thickened and it looked like rain. A sign announced their arrival,
Homeland Security
By the time I got back to the island only Henson was still alive. He didn’t speak; the gun said it all. He motioned me to the prison and locked
Teleology
When our ancestors began the Map of the Labyrinth, they did so by setting out its perimeter. On a sheet of canvas, measuring five feet by five, they painted using
The Higgs Boson Event
The trouble started when the Higgs Boson particle was finally discovered. The God Particle, as the press so loved to call it. I guess they were right. With the Higgs
Suspect is on foot, heading north
The map was like no other he had seen. For three days he had been studying it, beating it with frowns and fists, and although not confident, was now of