Tag: retirement

  • The Hitman’s Christmas in Paradise by Kirsten Smith

    The Hitman’s Christmas in Paradise by Kirsten Smith

    “Aloha and Merry Christmas, passengers of flight 2937 with service to Honolulu,” came the cheery squeak of the gate agent whose shoulders scarcely peeked above the podium. Her neck was draped with a pink fake lei, and a green felt elf hat flopped over one protruding teacup ear. “Your aircraft…

  • Dreams of a Steam Train by Patrick T. Webb

    Dreams of a Steam Train by Patrick T. Webb

    Every second Saturday in the summer, No. 27, “Old Green,” ventured out of the museum under the parking garage. She crawled along with three turquoise coaches to the downtown hotels, past the sailor memorial statue in the square, down the green line to the beach under the catenary wire. She…