The Gazebo
by Toni Cantrell
© 2011 – All Rights Reserved

I visited the Darby Pike Inn, still standing, still a public house with rooms above. The dumbwaiter that used to carry water up two floors to the bath room had been replaced by small individual baths in the larger rooms, and with bathrooms located in strategic places in the hallways. It was a nice combination of modern and authentic.
I booked a room and talked to the owner-manager, a woman in her fifties named Pat Banks. She loved the place, told me a …

Absentminded
by Voni Ryan
© 2010 – All Rights Reserved

Isaiah didn’t see a lot of strange cars in the underground garage since the building administrators kept the space private for owners only. Therefore, when he saw the black Cadillac ease toward the booth, he laid aside the new crossword he’d just started and gave the stranger’s approach his complete attention.
Isaiah’s background in law enforcement guaranteed observance of details. He noted the uncommon hood ornament, Barkley-Hinton’s parking sticker in the corner of the windshield, and a company logo on the front door. Nothing …