criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst Friday, January 6, 2023 A Man of His Word by Tony Billinghurst <i>Charlie Hall is finally out of prison, waiting to meet a former partner-in-crime who owes him money; by Tony Billinghurst.</i><br><br>It felt like I'd been walking all day and I still couldn't find the place. I asked two people but neither spoke English, so woke a dosser sleeping in a doorway and asked him for Greek Street. Eventually, he pointed down the road. <br><br>"Down there," he slurred, poi… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst 8 comments:
criminal stories long stories Tony Billinghurst Monday, December 6, 2021 Who Knows? by Tony Billinghurst <i>Eric Miller, struggling financially, becomes curious about a missing person case and gets embroiled in a layered mystery; by Tony Billinghurst. </i><br><br> The company's chairman rose from his desk and straightened up with difficulty. Without thinking, Eric Miller looked surprised. The chairman noticed. <br><br>"The inner you is ageless, Mr Miller, age cannot weary it, but the outer you falls apart at an a… Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories Tony Billinghurst 6 comments:
criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst Monday, August 16, 2021 No Trespassing by Tony Billinghurst <i>Engraver Eddie Russell receives a sinister visit from a customer who may have ulterior motives; by Tony Billinghurst. </i><br><br> Craig Harding checked himself in front of the hall mirror. With shoes polished, hair immaculate, teeth whitened, suit brushed, drenched in aftershave, he was good to go. He picked up his keys from the hall table and opened the flat door. Eddie kissed him goodbye, again, then hande… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst 5 comments:
real life stories short stories Tony Billinghurst Friday, April 26, 2019 Closure by Proxy by Tony Billinghurst <i>A drifter working as a barkeep is befriended by an unusual regular; by Tony Billinghurst.</i><br><br> My father died shortly after I was born. Mum's latest partner was a pig; he didn't like me and I didn't like him. To make matters worse, I think Mum was afraid of him; whenever we had arguments she'd side with him. It all finally blew up on my 16th birthday with another row and I'd had en… Read more Labels: real life stories short stories Tony Billinghurst 6 comments:
criminal stories long stories Tony Billinghurst Friday, March 2, 2018 The Dark Side of Light by Tony Billinghurst <i>A stolen notebook tells a chilling 200-year old tale of a woman whose husband makes a terrible error of judgment; by Tony Billinghurst.</i><br><br> I was sitting at my desk when he came into the room without knocking; he was still wearing gloves. <br><br> "How'd it go?" I asked. <br><br> "Sweet. You were right, the alarms were easy to fix - some house. You should see it, antiques all over the place, real … Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories Tony Billinghurst 9 comments:
