Episode Two

Minding Murder Barefoot in my nightgown, I stand at the window, staring at the deserted pre-dawn street. The red glow of ambulance lights pulses across silent lawns and sleeping houses. I squeeze my eyes shut and open them again. No, I’m not dreaming. And as the...

Episode Three

Power Play “Ready?” Bob asks. He is beside me in the driver’s seat. It takes my brain an extra split second to register the unfamiliar face. Just before we left home, he’d shaved off the long, grey, pandemic beard that made him look like a member of ZZ Top. He looks...

Episode Four

Kamakura A tinny voice echoes through the vaults of YVR, announcing that our flight to Tokyo is yet again delayed, drawing groans from our fellow passengers seated with us at gate E83. A wave of thoughts floods into my mind before I can block it: Oh, for Chrissakes!...