“The Smile Behind the Knife”By John BensonPublished in The Bleeding Ledger – A Crime MagazineHe was a man an Earth Angel Master Magical Healer who minded his own business. He didn’t ask for much—just truth, peace, and to be left the hell alone. But evil doesn’t leave the good alone. It circles them like wolves around a campfire, waiti

The Fool, The Heart, and The Price We PayEverybody plays the fool sometime. There’s a truth in that, as plain as the sun setting in the west. You’ve seen it. I’ve seen it. We’ve all seen it. The fool is not a fool because of ignorance but because of the simple, human act of trusting. Trusting in dreams that fade before our eyes, in hearts t