Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Dean stood in the far corner of the school yard watching the other kids play and thought about what it might be like to have friends.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

"The Blues ain't a life-style choice," decried Froglegs, "It's a road map."

Monday, September 26, 2011

Saturday, September 24, 2011

They thought of their spendthrift lifestyle as heroic since they were helping prop up an ailing economy.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Trey's attorney was even more of a paranoid conspiracy theorist than he was and he swore that the government was run by aliens.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The 911 operator heard a low rasping voice but did not understand what was said before the line went dead.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

That night he stood on deck and stared out at the moonlit waves, feeling at peace for the first time since childhood.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Following her divorce Priscilla was like a fisherman without a boat.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

The dog, the doctor, her stalker, the DJ and the lawyer were at an impasse, otherwise known as a Mexican standoff.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Derrek's face flushed with a profound sense of shame as they drove slowly passed the house and saw a woman and her young daughter staring in shock at the vandalism.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Sometimes Barry didn't know where the myriad prescription drugs ended and he began.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

The place they returned to was somehow different from the place they left.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

"Toodlaloo Boyo," he said with a smile, hearing the jail house door clank shut behind him.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Ike specialized in convenience store robberies, his brother, Mike, in the liquor store variety.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Bertha could put away more bratwurst than anyone he had ever seen and he loved her for it.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The dilapidated house had served four generations, but like the family's finances it had seen better days.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The bald,one-eyed fife player ran not from the sound of gunfire, but from the embarrassment of being bested by the handsome and talented musician across the battle lines.

Monday, September 5, 2011

The gang's plan was jeopardized when Sloopy — not known for his memory — forgot the clown masks, guns and getaway car.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

The face had changed but the voice, a voice as calm and unwavering as the sea on a windless night, remained the same.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

During the trial the defendant let one rip, a gaseous gaff that he believed helped seal his fate with the jury.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Her love knew no bounds, bounds which included locked windows and doors as well as restraining orders.