Short stories tagged with Heroin

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A homeless heroin addict, hiding from a drug cartel, decides to help a herpetologist track down his missing child bride.

A homeless heroin addict, hiding from a drug cartel, decides to help a herpetologist track down his missing child bride.

When a sheriff and his deputy try to talk down a gun-wielding hostage-taker, the deputy surprises the sheriff — and the hostage-taker — with his unexpected behavior.

A sister and her half-brother are suspicious when the boy's father, who was a heroin addict, returns home for a visit. The father's relapse throws their relationship into chaos, but then he bestows a unique gift on the children before he leaves.

An aging hitman has felt unwelcome in the Ohio Italian Mafia ever since new leadership took over. But when the young new boss attempts to kill off the hitman, it ends up backfiring on him.