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Vang Her stepped into Wong’s Tea Garden at the corner of Kings Canyon and Peach in southeast Fresno, whiffed the soy sauce and ginger, and felt at home. It was a ratty place really, but he had been coming to the dive for twenty years and knew he would be safe.
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That’s how a screenplay begins, and it ends with FADE OUT. As a writer of screenplays, novels, short stories and non-fiction articles, I’m going to take you on a journey through a landscape of writing to point out familiar landmarks, for those strangers to screenwriting.
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Gail has shared many fun stories with KRL and we are happy she is helping us celebrate Mother’s Day with this Mother’s Day salute. There is a coupon for the Reedley Sandwich Shop at the end of this story.
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This is the first story in the Smart Guys series written by Dennis Palumbo, which first appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. There are nine Smart Guys mysteries–watch for more here in KRL in the future. This story is rated PG-13 for some strong language.
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Once upon a time, there was a family of bunnies living in the San Joaquin Valley. Twelve-year-old Ferdi, the ‘baby’ of the family, loved computers. In fact, his two older brothers called him “Nerdy Ferdi.”
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It started out as a normal St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the town of Southern, Missouri, but before it was all over, four people ended up being treated at the Anderson Mental Hospital in Columbia. And of those four, three were under arrest for attempted grand theft. As for the rest of the people in Southern, St. Patrick’s Day would never be the same. What had seemed to be “legend” at one time now appeared to be “truth.”
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Gail has shared many wonderful short stories with us and we are happy to have this Irish Spoof from her to share with you as we approach St. Patrick’s Day!
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This week we have an original, never before published mystery short story written by Jim Harrington. Enjoy!
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“Keep on looking. It has to be here somewhere.” Dorothea Crumm rummaged through the cubbyholes of her late mother’s rolltop desk while her husband, Greg, picked over the objects on the coffee table.
“Didn’t your mother ever hear of a library?” Greg grumbled as he moved a stack of books to look underneath.
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These poems were written by local teens who won our most recent Teen Talk poetry contest. The contest is open to anyone age 13-19. Any subject or type of poem will be considered with five or more poems selected each time.
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The day hadn’t been too bad. Valentine’s Day. Not exactly a happy day for the single, the uncoupled, the undone-by-romance senior cynical citizen I’ve become. I’d filled the day with favorite pursuits. Coffee hot, black and sassy to start the morning. Early morning visits to local thrifts in pursuit of treasures.
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Gail has shared many wonderful short stories with us and we are happy to have this Valentine’s Day one to share with you!
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This week we have another fun mystery short story, The Unused Prom Dress by Earl Staggs, originally published in Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, June 2006.
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It had been over half a lifetime since I last saw Rick Houston. He had been a major force in my life once, an unwelcome interlude that I have tried hard to forget. So I wasn’t ready for the phone call. Nor was I prepared to deal with the memories that came with it. It was inevitable, I know. Rick’s strange disappearance had never been explained, and the police kept the book open.
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