Noonday Visitor It was noon the next day. Lawson was back in his usual spot—same alley, same cracked brick wall, same broken-down trash bins cooking in the heat. […]

The Beggar’s Melody It was another hot summer afternoon. In the corner of a quiet alley, surrounded by trash bins and old brick walls, a skinny figure crouched […]

Live from the Alley “We’re coming to you live from Flushing’s infamous back alley,” the reporter announced, trying to stay composed as background chants and chaos echoed around […]

Prologue: The Darkness Within No one ever paid much attention to Benson. He was the kind of kid who walked with his head down, spoke in whispers, and […]

The Girl in the Alley? It was a quiet night. In a deserted alley, a series of high-pitched, agonizing screams echoed off the walls—sharp, desperate, unmistakably female. Mixed […]

The Devil in Broad Daylight It was a sunny afternoon. From the shadows of a dark alley, a gangster in a hoodie slowly stepped out, a cigarette hanging […]

A New Day of Treasure Hunting It was the next afternoon. Tom was dragging his filthy, greasy old bag down the street, scanning the ground for cans and […]

The Peeing Man A short man, wearing a dirty hoodie and a pair of wrinkled jeans, stood in front of a streetlamp. Cigarette in hand, head tilted back, […]