The Untruth Told
{missing scenes}

To talk of luck and chance only shows how little we really know
of the laws which govern cause and effect.
~ Hosea Ballou ~

She sat at her kitchen table filled with clippings and notes and pictures. I’m as bad as John, she mused. She usually didn’t do a whole lot of research, instead relying on her instinct and ( Read more... )

The Untruth Told
{Epilogue}

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
~ William Shakespeare ~

He could hear the faint sounds of laughter coming from The Magroth Edge Inn. Three distinct voices; apparently, he was the last to arrive. This meant that he was either late or the rest of the group was early - and he seriously doubted that they were early ( Read more... )

The Untruth Told
{5/5}

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
~ Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ~

- San Francisco, California

Sam could feel his cheeks aching. He didn’t realize that smiling so much, whether sincerely or out of obligation, could cause so much discomfort. And he still had to get ( Read more... )

The Untruth Told
{4/5}

The nature of man is evil; his goodness is the result of his activity.
~ Xunsi ~

- Palo Alto, California

After talking with Emily at Cliff House, Sam called his brother. David, who for the last few years seemed to continually surprise him, was enjoying the mystery he had created about Sam’s bachelor party. It seems that his ( Read more... )

The Untruth Told
{3/5}

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
~ Leonardo da Vinci ~

- Palo Alto, California

Sam loved Jenn, loved being with her; but when she told him that she would be gone for the entire weekend, he couldn’t suppress a blissful sigh at the sound of their door closing. Quiet time - alone time - was few and far between ( Read more... )

The Untruth Told
{2/5}

Evil is whatever distracts.
~ Franz Kafka ~

- Palo Alto, California

Jenn looked up to see Sam walking across the coffee shop with their tray full of goodies and smiled. There was a part of her that was a little worried about him, but she hesitated to mention it. She knew that he was just as euphoric about their up-coming ( Read more... )

The Untruth Told
{1/5}

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
~ Edmund Burke ~

- Palo Alto, California

“Sweetie?”

He almost didn’t hear her calling him. He was so wrapped up in his own brain, his own thoughts, that she sounded distant. Distant in location only, as even in that one word her voice held warmth and ( Read more... )