Tag: criminals

  • Criminal Underworld

    “I need to clear the air.  I am not the whistleblower, but I know this is what needs to be done.”  I talked to my reflection.  I was the newest reporter at the Sentinel and I knew I had the biggest deadline of the year sitting on my desk.  The list of officials who were…

  • The Orphans

    As I stared at the once magnificent building, I wondered about the children who had grown up there. Did they survive? Were they traumatized? Were they leading productive lives? Teachers, doctors and lawyers? Growing up, I had heard the stories about the children who were abandoned on the doorstep of the orphanage. But that’s what…

  • Magic

    “I’m not going through any ‘portal’ or whatever you have called it.  I am staying here and not leaving until further notice.”  I crossed my arms and sat defiantly on the edge of the couch.  As my mother moved toward the front door, I wondered if I was making the right decision.  If I was…