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LJ Idol Chapter 9: The Better Half
Andrea and I are in the airport by Monday morning. Our flight is in the afternoon ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Chapter 8: Reprobate
As a private investigator, I have to deal with a wide variety of people. Sometimes rich snobs in fur coats who wouldn't give me the time of day for a dollar come begging for my help to find out where their husbands really go every Saturday night. Sometimes I'm talking to dirty homeless people, getting information third hand in exchange for helping ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Chapter 6: Sunrise
I spend the evening going from bar to nightclub. I don't go just to the ones on the list. I also go to some where I can get a decent drink ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Chapter 5: Bearing False Witness
It is so easy to lie over the Internet. Take Jason, for example. Here is what appears to be a photograph of a clean cut well dressed young man on a pleasant California vacation. A closer look, however, suggests that Jason could be anything but. The young man has been superimposed in the picture ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Chapter 4: Sexual Ethics
So much of my work involves sex. I guess you could say that I'm a "sex worker." You could, but you probably shouldn't.
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LJ Idol Chapter 3: Smile
Flash and I exchange a smile and a handshake. I pay Jimmy for my meal and leave. The rest of the bar's patrons watch me go. It was Flash that made them uncomfortable, but they are glad to see me leave ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week 2: Uphill, Both Ways, Barefoot
"You said you had something for me?" I ask. Flash nods with his mouth full and pats his messenger bag but doesn't open it. Doesn't want to get mayo or ketchup on the merchandise. We shall have an enjoyable meal first, he says, business second.
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LJ Idol Week 1: Empty Gesture
I spend the evening looking over the documents Andrea gave me. Not really a lot to go on. Carol's flight itinerary. Her cell phone number and email address. I’m not sure what I'm supposed to do with that. A picture of Carol. A picture of Jason. It is supposed to be Jason ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week 0: Introduction
It was a dreary afternoon that came at the end of a dreary day. The rain outside stopped just long enough for me to go inside and dry off. As I stood at the window, my hat limp as a dishrag in my hands, I contemplated the usefulness of going back out today.
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LJ Idol Sign Up
In a desperate attempt to improve my writing, I'm going to participate in Season 6 of LJ Idol.
I haven't decided when, or if I will return to MDC.
Jack