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Category: Noir

Hardboiled, Noir

Silent the Night – Finale

Brad Wendel / December 21, 2018

While this wasn’t the first time I’ve stood in front of an angry dame holding a gun at me, it occurred to me that it’d never happened on Christmas Eve before.  I checked it off the bucket list in my brain.  One less goal to worry about, assuming I survived…

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Hardboiled, Noir

Silent the Night – Part Three

Brad Wendel / December 10, 2018

I scanned the street outside the window of my apartment as I poured a fresh glass of comfort and joy.  The sun was going down on the city, and soon Christmas Eve would be shrouded by the comforting void.  Soon Santa would be on his way, and I was ready…

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Hardboiled, Noir

Silent the Night – Part Two

Brad Wendel / December 3, 2018

My fingers shook as I snatched the cigarette from my lips the next night.  The air around my apartment building was colder than the shadows.  I had instructions from my client, a wad of cash in my pocket and a loaded gun in my holster.  I had everything I needed.…

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Hardboiled, Noir

Silent the Night – Part One

Brad Wendel / November 26, 2018

The wintry air of the city reeked of coffee and cigarettes.  Just the way I liked it.  The steam from a fresh cup o’ joe filled my nostrils and reminded me, if ever so briefly, that I was still kicking.  Some prissy crooner was mumbling through a Christmas song on…

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Famous Quotes on Writing

  • Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever. Theodore Sturgeon
  • Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. Louis L'Amour
  • In your reading, find books to improve your color sense, your sense of shape and size in the world. Ray Bradbury
  • You can solve most of your writing problems if you stop after every sentence and ask “What does the reader need to know next?” WM Zinsser
  • Because all slang goes sour in a short time, I only use swear words … that have lasted at least a thousand years. Ernest Hemingway

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