'Chapter 3' excerpt from A Spoiled Game: A Jack Swift Case by Carl Knauf ... Swift had loosened the top of the famed gem’s display case and swiveled it open. The heavy base of the slab rested as a diamond on a square. The final security obstacle to overcome was the transfer of weight—any slight … Continue reading “A Spoiled Game” excerpt IV
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“Forgotten Kids” excerpt IV
‘Summer Past: Chapter 3’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. The privileged neighborhoods were where the foolish resided during unchaperoned and forbidden parties. I had to make my way downstairs; there was enough corruption to laugh at for one evening, and I felt more relaxed interacting with my true comrades. I descended to the … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt IV
“Forgotten Kids” excerpt III
‘Summer Past: Chapter 2’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. I roamed the second-story hall of the house. I’m not sure whose house it was, or whose parents’ house I should say, but I remember assuming the teenage resident was one of the ungrateful losers in the bedroom I had just exited. Photos lined … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt III
“A Spoiled Game” excerpt III
'Chapter 2' excerpt from A Spoiled Game: A Jack Swift Case by Carl Knauf ... Beckett peeked outside and said, “The sun always sets early in the city. You better get everyone that round before happy hour ends.” “Thanks for the tip. Got any more for a new assistant director, partner?” Augusta asked, letting the … Continue reading “A Spoiled Game” excerpt III
“A Spoiled Game” excerpt II
'Chapter 1' excerpt from A Spoiled Game: A Jack Swift Case by Carl Knauf ... He turned onto 12th Avenue, and before dropping down the Federal Triangle metro stop, he huffed at the Trump International Hotel. “Man, that was some sort of crazy.” Swift took the Blue Line to Foggy Bottom, and then the short … Continue reading “A Spoiled Game” excerpt II
“Forgotten Kids” excerpt II
‘Summer Past: Chapter 1’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. ... I leaned against the wall and watched the loners and losers become lost in the smog and realized that marijuana and ecstasy weren’t the only drugs being shared. Faces leaned on a small mirror that rested on the bureau, jolting upward with an … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt II
“Forgotten Kids” excerpt I
‘Summer Present: Chapter 1’ excerpt from Forgotten Kids by Laurie Costello. She appeared, parting the rest of them like Moses, though that reference was stale and forgotten from two decades ago. Yes, there she was, indeed, with her wavy locks falling from underneath a debonair fedora, tickling her sun-kissed cheeks and bare shoulders. She was … Continue reading “Forgotten Kids” excerpt I
“A Spoiled Game” excerpt I
'Travelogue' excerpt from A Spoiled Game: A Jack Swift Case by Carl Knauf The metro train sped through its usual tunnel, the passengers aboard just as routine as its schedule. A few random irregulars and drifters dotted the crowd of black and dark blue suits, but plenty of distance was given between familiar groupings and … Continue reading “A Spoiled Game” excerpt I
Carl Lawrence Knauf 