She said I’d have to kill people, a lot of people, and then asked if that
was something I’d really like to do. I said, ‘No, but…they’d be bad
people…right?’
Tag: crime fiction
SHORT STORY: Saddle the Pale Horse by Andrew Davie
Bagby ran a hand over his mouth and took a healthy pull of his beer. He knocked himself on his chest with his fist a few times, like he was jarring something loose, winced, and sat back. His arms folded over the booth’s backrest like stop motion flower petals opening.
“So, what’s up your ass?”
SHORT STORY: Behold the Pale Horse by Andrew Davie
Jayson had put together a handpicked crew of capable but morally flexible people. Neither of them had previous military experience; one of them, Ocampo, had even served time. They wouldn’t win any medals or provide examples for a training manual, but Jayson didn’t care about that. He just needed for them to serve their purpose, and that they would most certainly do.