Good looks can be deceiving - people and cities Word Count 1777 The History of Portland Oregon Seen Through Blurred Lenses Pre Doug History up to 1943 Here are a few select happenings before me. Visitors from the old world arrived from a temporary land … Continue reading Them Changes (quoth Buddy Miles)
Tag: Crime
Serial
Watch out! Word count 875 The man in the dark knee length trench coat had travelled miles from his home on that moonlit night. Along the way he smiled. “The world is better off without those sluts. They are all sluts. I will make them … Continue reading Serial
Details / Hired Killer
The last thing that he saw Word count 50 /133 “I brought you to this abandoned factory where no one can hear us and we can’t be disturbed to revise the plan to kill your wife”. “What could be simpler? I told you that … Continue reading Details / Hired Killer
Mortuary
Cause of death? Word Count 642 Coroners Neil and Judy perform an autopsy on a recent death. Neil: It looks like another victim of Euphoria. Judy: Yeah, the husband said she had eyes shut, arched back, and had apparently just died when he found … Continue reading Mortuary
Cities
Portland OR doesn't look bad here All cities word count 52.229 This is a work in progress of a memoir city by city. I doubt that it will appear anywhere else. It is excruciatingly boring. As soon as I can find out how to get … Continue reading Cities
Meds
Take daily or else Word count 589 As they did for the last eleven years, Duke and Jane packed up for their two week vacation at their secluded cabin at Frog Lake in the Cascades. As always, Duke told Jane to pack his xydox. … Continue reading Meds
Jen
Something like this Word count 1008 I was wandering down the mall wondering what I could get for my wife’s birthday. She’s hard to shop for because Sally is very low maintenance. Maybe a cup or a scarf, I don’t know. On top of … Continue reading Jen
Mirrors (rated R or X)
And so it begins Word count 647 Tape recording found amongst the possessions of Jack Lyle by the police after his overdose death. “Despite all of the security, I got into the billionaire software developer Jason Atkins’ mansion on Mercer Island east of … Continue reading Mirrors (rated R or X)
Trigger
Bad idea Word count 2315 I’m out target shooting in the country when I hear the gravel crunch and somebody yells “Hey asshole, what are you doing?” Without thinking, I turn and shoot him. Well, shit, nobody should sneak up on somebody and scare … Continue reading Trigger
Bike Killer
Rider thrown ten feet Word count 1008 I don’t drive. Everywhere I need to go I can walk, bus or taxi. I take a bus to my job at Hadleys Department Store in the Consumer Help Department. You should know that I am a highly … Continue reading Bike Killer
Doug Hawley 