Angela Bennett

Grayscale, gritty pulp-noir image of detective Jack Hammer looking shocked while sitting across from Erma Bennett, an older, sad-eyed woman, in a dimly lit room, revealing a painful secret.

THE HAMMER FILES: A Gift from Christmas Past

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

This entry is part 5 of 11 in the series Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief

A Resolve Cast in Concrete Erma’s hand on mine was an anchor pulling me back to a life I’d thought was lost at sea. My own daughter. The words hung

THE HAMMER FILES: Ghost of Christmas Past

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief

December’s Daughter The room was quiet. Erma and I just stared at each other, two people separated by decades of shame and unspoken truths. Her eyes,

Grayscale, gritty image of a noir detective in "Old Town" looking at a ghostly apparition of a woman and child on a rainy street, conveying regret and loss.

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Debts Payment Due

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief

Thursday, Erma, Past Due The day had a fog of smog and dust as I waited on the corner. The cab was a rusted-out Ford filled with the scent of stale air and

Grayscale, gritty image of a pulp-noir detective in the rain, holding a "Missing" flyer for a girl, haunted by ghostly reflections in "Old Town."

An Inheritance of Grief

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago1 week ago04 mins

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Town Ghost The Call’s Echo The phone receiver sat in its cradle like a tombstone, a cold piece of plastic grief that had just

Jack Hammer

THE NEWZ DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

THE HAMMER FILES: A Gift from Christmas Past

THE HAMMER FILES: Ghost of Christmas Past

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Debts Payment Due

An Inheritance of Grief

Jack Hammer

THE NEWZ DESK

The Memoirs