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Mark S. Bacon

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9:31 am - July 31, 2013 -

Book available; tech issues solved

Mysteries and Murder could be called the “Best of Bacon’s Flash Fiction.”  It’s a collection of flash fiction crime and mystery stories made just for your smart phone.

Some recent technical glitches that made it difficult to find the book on the Ether Books website have now been solved.  To see Mysteries and Murder just go to http://catalog.etherbooks.com/Products/2282.

If you haven’t downloaded the free Ether Book app, you can do that on this site, too.

100 words on crime and cops

Here’s a piece of crime flash fiction that does not appear in any publication.  It’s new.

 Cops’ Weekend Duty

“Stake-outs,  that’s all we ever do.  And here we are on a Sunday morning, doing more stake-out duty.  It sucks.”  Steve’s shoulders sagged as he gripped the steering wheel.

“This ain’t so bad.  We had to get here early.”

“But why us?  Just ‘cuz we screwed up a little on that last case, O’Dwyer says we have to be the ones to get up so damn early this morning.”

“Quit complaining.  We stake-out these prime parking spots for our football tailgate party and the rest of the squad will be buying the beer all afternoon.”

“Yeah, when they get here.”

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11:56 am - June 19, 2013 -

New flash fiction

Here’s another installment from Cops, Crooks & Other Stories in 100 Words.  Don’t forget that my other e-book, Mysteries and Murder, is available from Ether Books for convenient reading on your phone.

 

Never an Empty Seat at Maggie’s

“We don’t want to eat anywhere that’s empty,” said Jamie. “Let’s find a restaurant with lots of locals.”

“Here,” said Ty, parking their car. “This place is full.”

As they approached the hostess, they wondered if they’d have to wait.

“Just follow me,” she said.

As Jamie and Ty walked through the restaurant, they noticed that some of the customers were less than animated.

“Here’s a nice spot,” said the hostess. She dragged the two corpses that were seated at the table into a corner.

“No one comes into an empty restaurant,” she said. “So we keep the tables filled.”

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6:21 am - June 5, 2013 -

New flash fiction

Here is another sample from Cops, Crooks and Other Stories in 100 Words.  Don’t forget that my other e-book, Mysteries and Murder, is available from Ether Books for convenient reading on your phone. Click on the book cover in the left-hand column.

Learning the Ropes

“It’s the job of law enforcement to spot con games,” said the old pro.  “And so you rookies gotta really know all the new cons and the old ones.  Me, I think you should focus on old ones like the KC shuffle and the bank examiner.”

“But doesn’t everyone know about those?” asked an eager student. “Don’t most crooks avoid those?”

“Hell no. These are the classics.  People fall all over themselves to give away their money.”

“Okay Blackie, we get it,” said one of the young men in the makeshift basement classroom.  “Anything else?”

“Yeah.  Don’t call us crooks.”

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