Kinch learned long ago that if he wants his talents to be recognized as good, he has to be great and that if he wants to be treated as an ordinary human, he needs to be an extraordinary one. But no one is perfect, and, unfortunately, making a mistake in his line of work carries consequences far beyond his own life and reputation. Written for the SSSW challenge.
The Unsung Heroes sat on a wall. The Unsung Heroes had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put the Unsung Heroes back together again. At least that's how the rhyme goes, but our heroes never liked that ending anyway.
Sometimes the heroes wonder if Carter is really speaking English.
The events of "Is General Hammerschlag Burning?" have left Hogan in a sour mood. Can a conversation with Otto turn things around?
A widow after one night of marriage, Alia's life is a mess until a chance meeting with a beastly stranger changes everything. But when they become embroiled in a murder investigation, Alia must decide if she is willing to trust Five-O and the family she ran away from.
The heroes ring in the Chinese New Year with a little monkey business of their own.
It was just a silly old superstition, right?
Amidst the busy life of a Five-O Detective, Danny Williams finds himself unable to get a cold case out of his mind. Can he put some flesh on a pile of old bones or will he have to come to terms with the fact that some cases are never closed? Written for the Five-O Anniversary Challenge.
Struggling to find meaning in a POW's life, James Kinchloe is nevertheless determined to escape and prove to the world that he is a man worthy of dignity and respect. However, when his plans go awry, an offer from a certain colonel changes everything.
Sometimes stories don't end in the ways we expect them to. And sometimes the postscript can change everything you thought you knew about what came before. An entry for the short-story speedwriting challenge.
It was an unthinkable command. It was an unthinkable situation. Danny Williams will never forget the face of the man he would have killed in cold blood on Steve McGarrett's orders. Epilogue to "The Ninety-Second War."