Michael H. Lester

Till Death Do Us Part

He reaches into the oven to remove the pan by the handle…hot still, hot steel, hostile. He immediately experiences excruciating pain in the palm of his hand and the fleshy fibers of his fingers . . . singed, seared, blistered. An acrimonious separation ensues, punctuated with a perpetual onslaught of lies, slurs, innuendo. The relentless pitter-patter of a pelting rain rattles his brain . . . restless, reckless, insane.

a rash act
committed in the heat
of passion—
the investigating authorities
never find the murder weapon

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About the Author

Michael H. Lester’s work has been widely published and been translated into several languages, and has won numerous awards worldwide. His recent publications include two illustrated children’s books, Cassandra and the Strange Tale of the Blue-Footed Boobies, Johnny and Frankie’s Summer Sleepover, a book of poetry, Notes from a Commode: Volume I, and a picture book entitled, The Squeeping Catterwhip.

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