The Streets By Wendell Sweet One evening, I found myself back at the scene of the car accident—the snow-covered road where my life nearly ended. The scars on my body served as tangible reminders of that brutal night; the emotional scars were far deeper. The silence was deafening, broken only by the occasional rustle of…
Category: Crime
Carl Freeman
By Geo Dell A young man slowly spirals down into madness, but he takes his favorite book with him. The book about the end of the world…. The book he is obsessed with… He started to see things. Faces in the shadows, whispers in the wind, the ghostly echoes of his victims. He’d initially dismissed…
Hood Rich
The air in the Marcy Projects was a thick, gritty stew, a permanent miasma composed of exhaust fumes from idling cars, the metallic tang of decay, and the ever-present, acrid scent of desperation. It clung to everything, to the cracked concrete sidewalks, to the faded graffiti that snaked its way up the sides of the…
Run
The scent of stale beer, cheap perfume, and something metallic – blood, perhaps – wafted from a nearby dumpster, a symphony of urban decay that was all too familiar. It was the smell of his life, a life he had tried to shed, but which clung to him with the tenacity of a debt collector….
The Outlaw John Dillinger
John Dillinger was born on June 22, 1903, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to John Wilson Dillinger Sr. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wilson. His early life was marked by tragedy when his mother died in childbirth when he was just four years old. His father remarried, but John’s relationship with his stepmother was strained. He grew up in…
Bonnie and Clyde: The Infamous Outlaws of the Great Depression
Bonnie and Clyde: The Infamous Outlaws of the Great Depression Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the notorious duo known for their crime spree during the Great Depression, have become legendary figures in American folklore. Their exploits captivated the nation, and their names became synonymous with rebellion and lawlessness. Born in Texas in the early 1900s,…
Kingpin Series
by W. G. Sweet Book 1 of 2: Kingpin The city breathed with a rhythm all its own, a symphony of sounds and smells that were as much a part of Vinnie LaRosa as his own heartbeat. Little Italy, mid-20th century, was a vibrant, chaotic organism, its narrow streets a pulsing artery crammed with life. From…
The Crime Genre
The crime genre is a broad and complex category of fiction that explores the world of crime, law enforcement, and the justice system. From classic whodunits to gritty police procedurals, crime fiction has captivated readers for centuries, offering a unique lens through which to examine human nature, morality, and society. Characteristics of Crime Fiction Crime…
Kdenlive
Kdenlive:This is my first video (Scroll down) using Kdenlive video editor which is a free open-source video editor. This is three video tracks and 4 audio tracks, and it came together nice. Yes, most likely I could have finessed it a little more, but I am happy for my first endeavor to turn out this…
Whispers in the Hollow
The email arrived on a Tuesday, nestled amongst press releases about a new city ordinance and a celebrity chef opening a pop-up restaurant. Its subject line, “Assignment: Blackwood Creek Disappearances,” was bland enough to be ignorable, but Clara’s editor, a man who subsisted on a diet of caffeine and sensationalism, had flagged it with a…