The Burglars Who Tried to Carry a Piano Past the Hall Monitor
A very polite catastrophe on the stairs of the Westbrook Music School.
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Tall tales
Fiction from the night shift.
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The Library on Maple Street Is Never Quite Empty
It was a quiet town, and the library was the quietest part of it.
Letters from the Night Docket: A Clerk and a Creature
Two correspondents on the overnight shift at the county courthouse, and the Albert Brooks films that brought them together.
The Creature from Room 12 Works for Socks
A budget monster, a motel vending machine, and a very effective two-night shoot.
The Fast-Talking Inspector and the Ghost Who Read Every Word
A man with a clipboard, a ghost with a contract, and a revolving door that would not stop.
The Gray Lady Takes the Night Desk
He had worked here once, and he thought he remembered where everything was.