Frank Speed

When I was still a rookie on the force, there was a guy called Frank Speed. I don’t know if that was his real name. Somehow I doubt it. Anyway, Frank was one of the city’s Big Three bank robbers, and we could never, ever catch him in a chase. Not that he was fast,…

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A Romance Novel by a Man Whose Life Hasn’t Quite Worked Out

This piece was originally published in an online journal called Untoward Magazine, which has since gone under. Possibly because they published stuff like this.   Chapter 2: What’s the Point?   Simone lie supine across her bed, completely naked, her ankles crossed and her old wedding ring pressed between her fingertips. She sighed. Things have…

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