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"I tried to write a story about honesty in Washington, but my typewriter jammed. Must’ve sensed the lie before I did. Around here, truth’s an endangered species—spotted once a decade, stuffed, mounted, and trotted out for campaign season."

Yours Truly,
Jack Hammer.

Noir.Black and white of a gloved finger about to press a yellow, lighted door buzzer

Blood Loyalty and Paradise: Lost

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago05 mins mins

Part 1: Blood and Loyalty Vengeance is a cold, hard stone in your gut. Love, grief, paradise, loss… they’re all…

Black and white noir image of Jack Hammer with daughter Jackie Angel and wife Angela at a table with birthday cake

Blood Loyalty and Paradise: Earned

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago04 mins mins

The Cost of Paradise The new memories are already in my head, side by side with the memories of the…

Noir news paper

Blood Loyalty and Paradise: The Deferred Bill

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

The Deferred Bill The house was dark. Angela and Jackie were asleep, safe in the warm, quiet world I had…

Two noir detectives stand in a French flat with a young French female poet.

Blood Loyalty and Paradise: The Poet of Paris

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

The Poet of Paris “Paris?” Frank Vance didn’t even take his cigar out of his mouth. He just stared at…

Noir detective stands by the hospital deathbed of an old friend.

Blood Loyalty and Paradise: Frank’s Peace

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

Frank’s Peace The memory of the airport blurred, the timeline pulling taut. The cheap paint of our office dissolved, the…

A high-contrast, black-and-white shot of the typist hands hovering over a glowing, ethereal typewrite. Instead of keys, his fingers are dipping into a pool of liquid light/code.

Blood Loyalty and Paradise: Braving the New World

Jack Hammer2 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

Braving the New World White. A white-hot burn of terror in a white-hot expanse of infinity. I had no body,…

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