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Standish
Tyler unfolded from the blue compact. His knees hurt. He had suffered this torture for one reason: to keep Standish quiet...forever.
Ten years as a bartender at the Capital Club, the city’s most prominent private club, provided Standish with enough knowledge to end important careers, marriages, and lives. That knowledge became an opportunity. It needed to be stopped.
Tyler walked in, silenced gun in his coat pocket. Standish was behind the bar. A shot rang out. Tyler crumpled to the floor.
“Thanks, Joe,” Standish said, smiling. A man at the end of the bar nodded, finishing his bourbon.
“Anytime.”
From Guest Contributor Gary M. Zeiss
Ralph Does It Again
At Ralph's door was a shrouded figure…
"Time to go, Ralph."
"What?"
"I'm Death. And no one cheats me."
"Come again?"
"Your time's up. C'mon."
"Wait a minute. I cheated my way through school."
"So what of it?"
"Well, I cheated my way through work and two marriages."
Ralph didn't have time for this.
"That's nothing," said the shroud. "Now you're dealing with me."
"Okay, I cheated the IRS."
"Lots of people do it"
"Really? I also cheated Mel Burstein at cards."
"What?"
"You heard me," said Ralph.
"Mel Burstein? No one cheats Mel and gets away with it."
"Exactly…"
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
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