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The Spill of Sangria Blood: A Little Game of Cat and Mouse

By Michael Shawn Sommermeyer | November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 by Michael Shawn Sommermeyer

In this final part of A Spill of Sangria Blood, zoo security guard Torely Stone comes face-to-face with the killer of his best friend Tom Dantry. Of course, he’s nearly killed himself, goes on a wild chase, and finally corners the killer behind the elephant enclosure

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The Spill of Sangria Blood: The Lions Sleep Tonight

By Michael Shawn Sommermeyer | October 19, 2024October 25, 2024 by Michael Shawn Sommermeyer

From the wound, a stream of sangria-colored blood spilled onto the brick path.

This murder ended the life of my good friend Tom Danty.

I have a reputation to seek justice, which I plan to do even if it takes giving up my retirement job as a zoo security guard to find the killer.

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The False Portal

By Michael Shawn Sommermeyer | April 9, 2019July 11, 2019 by Michael Shawn Sommermeyer

The colony represented darkness, fear, and unease while the world on the other side of the portal felt warm, inviting, and peaceful. She longed to stay and feel warmth.

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