Shorts

Fine Wine

In which an assassin makes a deal.

"Fine Wine" is a short piece I wrote in about an hour, with several edits following that initial brain dump. It started with a single sentence that just popped into my head: "Abelard ate a lot. That was why, after I'd slashed my knife across his belly..."

Killing the Dead

An assassin is hired to kill the already dead.

"I am authorized to offer you double your normal rate because this job is a bit... abnormal."