My detective partner, Monica, was anything but optimistic. Her dark eyebrows were always arched above calculating eyes, and her lips were always set in a frown. She even refused to wear her hair down at work...

The sun shone kindly upon me as I sharpened my sword, taking satisfaction in the shink, shink, shink. A butterfly perched nearby on a blade of emerald grass. My lazy smile widened. “Hello! It feels so good to...

“Our triumph is close at hand, thanks to Dr. Drago!” General Kohl proclaimed triumphantly as he stood in front of the B-17 Flying Fortress, the sunlight reflecting off his bald head. He pointed to a huge...

Frank the Pig Detective shuffled papers on his desk while his brother Bob studied the bookcase. Wonder what kind of mood Bob’s in today? Frank adjusted a paper that didn’t really need adjusting, and sighed...

The Agents Against the Abuse of Arcane Accords had originally been pitched as the Break-A-Wish Foundation, but someone thought that might be irreverent, so they went with Quintuple A instead. Agent Vera Fray...