Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20203 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 8Miles flicked a chunk of leftover drywall from the kitchen remodel, keeping one elbow tight against the bandaged rib. The scrap passed...
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20203 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 7“Why?” Miles attempted to shift the beam toward the sheriff, resulting in a swirling wave of dust. “The boy was mouthing off, Miles....
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20203 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 6Miles left Juneau scrambling about in the car’s murky interior, while he crept through overgrown skeleton weed to the wide front steps of...
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20202 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 5“Don’t bother calling.” Emmeline stomped out of the kitchen. Miles found her packing a bag in their undersized bedroom. “Unless you’re...
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20203 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 4“He hates me,” Miles told Louise Fillman. They sat in an aqua blue booth inside Buck’s Diner. Juneau sat on the outside window ledge,...
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20203 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 3Miles plopped into the leather wing-back chair opposite his father’s desk. “Sheriff Mentz is on the warpath. He’s got Jim in jail for...
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20202 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 2Sheriff Mentz turned to grin at his new deputy. “Miles is planning a bed-and-breakfast out on the property where that kid got killed,” he...
Mark Wm SmithDec 30, 20203 minShort Story: Desert Miles, Scene 1A four-foot tall dust devil skipped across Main Street, stuttering for a moment between Miles Thurman and the Law. It bobbed and weaved...
Mark Wm SmithDec 29, 20201 minRelease of Murder on the Edge of the OrientHe was sent for proof that a man was cheating on his wife. He found jealousy, murder, and his head in the crosshairs. I've released...
Mark Wm SmithDec 22, 20204 min“Obsessive Compulsion: Murder by Desire” – the 1st Scene“Obsessive Compulsion: Murder by Desire” – Scene 1 Bennington Tanskanen fidgeted in the regal phlebotomy chair, ruminating on an article...
Mark Wm SmithNov 26, 20202 minRelease of Obsessive Compulsion: Murder by DesireWhen the fire dies at home, a consuming flame lights up the shadow self. As promised, I finished the final three scenes and posted their...