Sep
22
July 20th It was still black when Viktor opened his eyes. He could only see the outlines of furniture and a faint glow coming from opposite ends of the room. His head hurt terribly but he managed to sit up. He leaned back without thinking and was luckily caught by a velvet backing. He groaned …
Sep
20
July 18th “This couldn’t be happening again.” Scarlett thought as she sat silent in the corner of the warehouse. She didn’t know what went wrong or when, but Viktor was not where he was supposed to be and Scarlett was badly injured. It was her job to lure the two men to the warehouse where …
Sep
18
July 4th It had been a very interesting few months. New Orleans seemed to go silent and it was deafening to anyone who was paying attention. Scarlett was worried about Flow, who still wasn’t back yet and Viktor had seen the worry on Ms. Launa’s face in the past few weeks as well. Viktor was …
Sep
07
Scarlett: Part X He had wanted to stay the night with her but she didn’t let him. Scarlett kept the box containing Cassie’s ashes and the three of them agreed to meet the next evening to discuss what to do with them. Viktor let out a sigh and shook his head as Scarlett closed the …
Sep
05
Viktor: Part X Viktor looked up at Scarlett as he jabbed the syringe into Cassie’s neck. She fell limp immediately. He let the syringe drop and it rolled to Scarlett’s feet as he cradled Cassie to the floor. Scarlett picked it up in awe. “Where did you find sodium pentobarbital?” She asked excitedly. Scarlett had …
Aug
28
Cassie: Part VIII Cassie began thrashing more than before. Scarlett stared at Viktor as Cal handed him the syringe. “Wait,” Scarlett said as Viktor maneuvered the syringe in his hand to be comfortable in his grip. “There’s something you need to know.” Scarlett had never intended to have to tell Viktor that Cassie was his …
Aug
24
Scarlett: Part IX “And the house is still haunted to this day!” Cal finished his story and looked at Scarlett. She was absolutely enchanted by the story. Maybe a little too enchanted. Cal looked forward to hide his unease and realized they were right outside the back door to the Charbonnet-Labat, which was open. He …
Aug
22
Viktor: Part IX Viktor arrived at the Charbonnet-Labat about twenty minutes after he had left the Dungeon. He had seen Cassie following Scarlett until Cal met up with her, then Cassie took a direct route to the funeral home. He had run the whole way and was exhausted from all the exercise. After stopping to …
Aug
17
Scarlett: Part VIII Cal’s legs and lungs were burning when he reached the funeral home. All was silent. “Well,” he gasped, “it’s either over or hasn’t happened yet.” When he finally looked up he saw the figure of a woman walking in his direction. Hoping it was her he took off at a brisk walk. …
Aug
15
Viktor: Part VIII What is she doing here?” Viktor asked under his breath as Scarlett walked in to door of the Dungeon that Saturday. “This is not good. This is the third night in a row.” She ordered a drink from Evey and sat at the bar, slightly facing his direction. Cassie was sitting next …
Carol Ann ConoverThis self-described different breed of woman only likes to spoon after a good fork, uses the good china for hot meals every day of the week, gets crafty with beer and ages like fine wine.
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Mia Marie SimonsMelissa, or Mia to her friends, is an ironically macabre contradiction. A girly tomboy, full of sunshine and rainbows... and dark and dreary things.She has been steeped in her love of English...