Erma 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 pulp-noir image of detective Jack Hammer in a trench coat and fedora, standing on a rainy porch in "Old Town" with a silhouetted figure in the doorway, creating a tense atmosphere.

THE HAMMER FILES: The Doorstep

Jack Hammer3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Chapter 2: An Inheritance of Grief

A Cold Welcome The cab pulled away, leaving me on a street of broken glass and fractured memories. Alison’s house was an old two-story, sagging on

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

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: The Doorstep

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Debts Payment Due

Jack Hammer

THE NEWZ DESK

The Memoirs