Short Story: Abe Zanarkand Rides Again

Abe Zanarkand Rides Again

[1] INTERIOR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM. DAY.

We see ABE ZANARKAND's steely face. He's clad in a fedora and trench coat. He asks a question and then another. He raises his voice and asks yet another question.

ABE ZANARKAND:

Where were you?

What happened? 

What did you have for lunch?!

Then we see his foe. Six year old ZACH. Sitting behind a child sized desk. They're in a classroom.

ZACH points out the window, silent, unfazed.

V.O.:

He thwarts my question yet again as he points out the window. 

We've been playing this cat and mouse game for too long. 

I grit my teeth, realizing I won't be able to get any information out of this suspect, 

I ask another throwaway question.

Short Story: Abe Zanarkand’s Merry Quest to Determine Who Marries Mary

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and occurrences are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Abe Zanarkand’s Merry Quest to Determine Who Marries Mary

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Detective Abe Zanarkand’s entry into the florist shop was accompanied by the clatter of bells hanging on the interior handle door. The florist eyed Zanarkand from behind oversized red rimmed glasses.

Not many people could wear a trench coat and fedora in the July heat and not sweat a drop. The florist knew this meant one of two things, trouble or a lousy tip.

Video: Abe Zanarkand at the Movies

My latest video based on a short story I wrote:

Abe Zanarkand at the Movies

Detective Abe Zanarkand is called to the scene of a movie theater to investigate a horrifying crime.