On Terrapin Pond The wheels of my old Ford danced on the washboard road like a demented Hopi Indian doing a lively snake dance. My fishing rods and tackle-box tried to escape over the tailgate, but the restraining straps held them fast. I kept my eyes on the road and my foot to the floor. Most folks in this area would not dare to drive this road at the speeds I do. It can be very treacherous, especially after a hard rain. But I grew up watching The Dukes of Hazard ...
Dust I remember the car crash very clearly. Ricky did all he could do but the road was just too wet and the curve too sharp. We hit that old oak tree doing in excess of sixty miles per hour. Then there was an agonizing pain—then: total blackness. I woke up this morning with that feeling of not being certain where I was. I sat up and looked around me. I was sitting on my old beanbag chair, the one we’d put up in the attic last fall—Hey! This was the attic! All around me were ...
The Case of the Cautious Casanova The old man leaned against the polished mahogany bar of the Cobalt Club holding a quiet conversation with the bartender, a handsome young black man. His hair was white, almost yellow at the ends, and hung like unruly drapery to the shoulders of his somewhat out-of-fashion formal attire. His face was tan and weathered, but there was a definite glimmer of mischievous light in the dark eyes, and always the hint of a smile from beneath his bristling ...
There is a new one by me up as of now on John's site. It's called "The Cautious Collector." Some may see a link as to where I got the idea for the story, because there really isn't anything that hasn't been done before, but I made the idea into an original story. If you do not see any link to any other story, then I really did a good job of making this one original! It's my 49th, I think. The answer is at the bottom, but try to solve it first. Oh, and it will be by Jonathan ...
For some years now, I have been associated with John Olsen, who runs a fine site http://www.spaceports.com/~deshadow/ , part of which is entitled "Two Minute Mysteries". That's how long it takes to read one. Solving one may take longer. I have published around 48 on that site, copywrited to me, and new ones come up quite often. There I am Jonathan Blade. We are keeping the Shadow of Pulp Magazine and Radio (Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of man? The Shadow knows! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!) ...
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