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Word Sleuths Chapter Two
"How many months were we in the car?" Pretty Boy complained, flexing his aching back the instant he set foot on solid ground. "Feels like...
Brian Helgerson
Aug 6, 20239 min read
Word Sleuths Chapter One
I knew it was a mistake the moment I called him, but I had no choice. I needed a ride. There was a life at stake. Pretty Boy was excited...
Brian Helgerson
Feb 18, 20227 min read
No One Cares Anyway
"Hey, there," a calm, friendly voice said right behind me. I turned away from a breathtaking view of the city and into the stern face of...
Brian Helgerson
Sep 6, 202110 min read
Mindless Endeavor
Let me be the one who says it: I have no idea what I'm doing. Having a website is still so new to me, as is the responsibility of posting...
Brian Helgerson
Jul 30, 20212 min read
My Favorite Excerpt from the Book, "The Time Traverer's Third Cousin, Benny"
"We need a hook, though," the ad man stressed with gusto. "Something to really reel them in!" "Yeah!" Feinberg whole-heartedly agreed,...
Brian Helgerson
Jun 4, 20215 min read
Until Proven Guilty
"Thank you, gentlemen, for coming to see my client on such short notice," the stiff in the suit said as he led us to the visiting room of...
Brian Helgerson
May 28, 202119 min read
The Door
I stared in disbelief, partially because I couldn't believe that I let Prettyboy drag me into another mystery, but mostly because I...
Brian Helgerson
May 21, 202117 min read
Yet Another Slap-Dash Mystery
I thought I was rid of him. After the hotel thing, I thought he'd just disappear and leave me alone. After all, I solved the thing for...
Brian Helgerson
May 7, 20214 min read
Time Enough For Now
They say time happens all at once, all around us, and it's just our limited perception of it that keeps us from seeing it all. That's why...
Brian Helgerson
Jan 1, 20218 min read
A SLAP DASH MYSTERY: CONCLUSION
"This is you, isn't it?" I asked her, tossing the doll onto the table. She stared at it in a mixture of revulsion and morbid fascination,...
Brian Helgerson
Dec 25, 202011 min read
A Slap Dash Mystery Part 3
She was a thoroughly disagreeable woman, from her purposefully frizzy brown hair to her thoroughly sensible black shoes. In fact, her...
Brian Helgerson
Dec 18, 20206 min read
A Slap Dash Mystery Part Two
The rapping at my door interrupted valuable research time. I looked out of the bathroom and towards the hall door, then kicked the...
Brian Helgerson
Dec 11, 20206 min read
A Slap Dash Mystery
I was toting my laundry back to the room when I noticed the throng gathered down the hall. It wasn't in my way at all. In fact, I was...
Brian Helgerson
Nov 27, 20208 min read
Black, For Lack of A Better Name
"Come on, Sully!" she muttered under her breath. "Where are you?" Black crouched behind the cornice of the roof, searching the street...
Brian Helgerson
Oct 16, 20207 min read
A New Direction
So, as many of you do not know, I've left my job at the Big Box Store recently because...reasons. I left on good terms with management...
Brian Helgerson
Oct 8, 20204 min read
AULD ANXIETY
So, I'm not good at this social media stuff. Never was, and probably never will be. I don't post much, and when I do it isn't anything...
Brian Helgerson
Jun 28, 20209 min read
Untitled Blog Post
"Dad!" I barely heard her over the noise of the shower. Was that Mady calling? "What?" I yelled back. "Martin's calling you!" "What is...
Brian Helgerson
May 13, 202010 min read
Things To Do (And Maybe Not To Do) During "Self-Quarentine"
Okay, first, don't panic. Our family isn't on self-quarentine...yet. But, the kids are off from schoolbecause of the pandemic, and I'm a...
Brian Helgerson
Mar 20, 20205 min read
Interconnectedness
I was struck today about how connected we all are, and it happened in the most mundane way. It may not seem fantastic or amazing or...
Brian Helgerson
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Experimentation
So, I'm writing this on my tablet, not on the PC. If you read my previous blog, you'll likely remember me telling you that I was looking...
Brian Helgerson
Jan 31, 20201 min read
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