Before heading to the office, he stopped for coffee and a paper at the cafe and caught up on the news. Murders, robberies, vice,...

After a shower and a fistful of aspirins, Studs felt ready to face the day. That lasted right up until he checked his mail and found...

The sun peeked over the hotel across the street like a mischievous child, then sprinted in the window and struck Studs Fedora like a...

Every Tuesday when the weather permitted, the boys at LTFD Ladder Company 31 grilled out on the roof of the station, and tonight was no...

At first Samantha thought the lights flashing outside her apartment were flashbacks. The truth soon came clear. Police and EMTs had...

Working in an enclosed area, Warren soon succumbed to the paint fumes. An anonymous phone call narrowly averted tragedy. Quentin did not...

DJ Cliktrax laid down sick beats. Patron and Moet flowed. The room in the vacant apartment building seemed to move. Samantha tried to...

Later, Samantha felt she could have predicted everything that occurred. She only wanted to find the perfect gift for Bricks. She could...

The Palace Theater, every Tuesday, during the late show. Bricks Bennet didn't care what was showing, and neither did the mayor. They...

It was perfect. Bricks Bennet had arranged everything: the balcony table, the champagne, the ring--even the flash mob singing "I Think I...