The Recipe Box
“…the last person seen holding the baby was a woman named Hazel Albright,” I read, in the sheriff records room, and I felt the words go through me like cold …
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The Mason Jar
“It says…” I began, and then I had to stop, because my eyes were too wet to read the old bank paper. The letter from the Burlington branch lay on …
The Mason Jar Read MoreThe Reel
“…the man who told me to keep it out was…” Dennis said, and then his voice stopped, and the old projector in the corner of my kitchen ticked as it …
The Reel Read MoreThe Card Table
“…Her name is…” the deputy read from his page, and I watched Craig face go from white to a sickly gray, and I wondered, in the hallway at the card …
The Card Table Read MoreThe Projection Booth
“…and he called her…” Brandon said, and he stopped, and I saw his Adam apple move, because the word was an unkind one. The projector repairman had told him that …
The Projection Booth Read MoreThe Sycamore
“…a Mr…” was where the page ended, torn across the bottom, and I sat in that cold vault chair in the First Kentucky Bank with the lawyer letter in my …
The Sycamore Read MoreTable Thirty One
“…the name signed beside mine was…” the young accountant said, and he leaned his elbows on the desk and read it aloud in a hushed voice. “Kimberly Anne Whitfield. As …
Table Thirty One Read MoreUnder The Floor
“…and across the table, sliding a document toward her, was…” and I will say it plainly, because it still turns my stomach. My own daughter. Krista sat at Pearl kitchen …
Under The Floor Read MoreThe Hidden Drawer
“…and Gary said…” was where the tape stopped for a second, and I held my breath in my basement, with the old television flickering and Tyler sitting politely on the …
The Hidden Drawer Read MoreThe Ice Storm
“…dropped his car keys, and said…” and the whole foyer heard it. Ron Holloway, a big, ruddy, silver haired man in a golf shirt, stood in the patio doorway with …
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