John Clark

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I Wish This Book Was Unnecessary: STOP THE WORLD

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lise McClendon

How to wring something positive out of one huge negative—that was the challenge I set for myself this spring. America, and the world, had shut down, locked down, were sheltering in place like victims of a mass shooting. But this enemy was invisible. The coronavirus, COVID-19, had arrived.

Past Due: Mystery Short Story

2014 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by John Clark

I tried not to roll my eyes as Delia handed me the phone and gave me one of her half stressed, half ashamed looks before bolting out the door. She hadn’t bothered to explain her abrupt departure. There was no need. We had been through this same scenario at least once every other week since the local employment coach had referred her to me.