The stories of Brian Lawrence

The stories of Brian Lawrence
At least the ones I can display on the web so far

Mystery & Suspense
Questions and Answers	Originally published in Blue Murder Magazine, issue #4	A bar game turns deadly.
Morning Call	Originally published in Love Kills, an anthology edited by Ed Gorman & Martin Greenburg. Published by Carroll & Graf.	A morning phone call leads to murder and terror.
Trapped	Originally published in Futures, April 1999	A killer and a cop are interviewed by a reporter.
Blood on the Cat	Originally published in genrEZONE, September 1999	A cat is the crucial clue to a love triangle gone bad.
Double Jeopardy	Originally published in Futures, June/July 2000	Life's a gameshow for Jake Sledge, Private Eye. His debut story.
Spiritual Guidance	Originally published in Futures, August/September 2000. *Nominated for a 2000 Pushcart award.*	Police Chief Tom Petrosky receives help from beyond.
Sudden High Pressure	Originally published at Orchard Press Mysteries in August 2000.	Police Chief Tom Petrosky must solve a closed door shooting in a storm shelter.
Holiday Cheer	Originially published in Futures, December 2000.	One armed PI, George Bruder is looking for who cut off a woman's finger.
Motherly Love	Originally published in Futures, June 2001	A little girl is dead. The parents were high school classmates of Tom Petrosky.
Pursued Through Fairyland	Originally published in Somniloquy, June 2001	A chase through Bryce Canyon.
Nothing but the Best	Originally published in Felonious Felines edited by Carol and Ed Gorman	My first and, so far only, cat mystery.
Horror
The First Time	Originally published in 105.7 The Point’s 1998 Haunted Halloween Guide. Reprinted in Brigit's Temple Fiction Magazine, December 1999	Two lovers conspire to a rich woman's fortune, but she gets her revenge.
Descent into Madness	Originally published in Futures, August 1999	Is there an alternate plane of reality, or is it all in his head?
Mainstream
I Will not Hate, I Will Not Persecute	Originally published in AIM Magazine, Fall 1996.	A little boy learns a lesson in prejudice.
Fireworks	Originally published in Somniloquy Magazine, January, 2000	Two boys experience fireworks in very different ways.
Leanne's Space	Originally published in Somniloquy Magazine, January 2001.	A woman just wants her personal space.
Science Fiction
You Bet Your Life	Originally published in The Fifth Di..., August, 1999	A game show goes a little too far.
Time Heals All Wounds	Originally published in Futures Magazine, Feburary, 2000	A time traveling bunny, a rapist from the past, a young man's thoughts of revenge.
The Visitor	Originally published in AlienQ, March 2000.	Shelly is not only what she appears to be.
Creation	Originally published by Gateway Science Fiction.	A space trip that reveals the truth of the universe.