© 2025 J. J. Hanna I spent the whole day in that windowless room before Lucielle’s supervisor insisted they let me go home. I could give them people’s names, but I couldn’t give them any other details on their lives. That had been proven time and time again. I knew them, but I didn’t knowContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 15: Amanda”
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The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 14: George
© 2025 J. J. Hanna There’s a warrant posted for me. I can’t stay at my house. You said to await further instruction. I can’t wait any longer. It’s time to put your plan to get me out of this into action, George. Because if the police bring me in, I’ll tell them everything IContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 14: George”
Off the Path: a Halloween Story
J. J. Hanna © 2024 It was the time of year when forests always seemed to beckon visitors off the path. Most of the time, trees are what they seem: strong, stoic plants that guard the wild spaces. They are wood and greenery, alive yet locked in place and limited to wherever their roots areContinue reading “Off the Path: a Halloween Story”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 13: Adam
J. J. Hanna © 2024 An alert made my phone ping, drawing my attention from my most recent match in Call of Duty. “Oh hell no,” I muttered. One of my old systems had just gone off. Someone had tracked my IP address. I cursed again as a different team killed me, ruining my chancesContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 13: Adam”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 12: Lucielle
J. J. Hanna © 2024 While I waited for the facial recognition results to come back, I weeded through the store’s security camera footage one of my agents had gotten. Then I returned to Amanda. She was pacing when I let myself into her room. She looked over at me and a myriad of emotionsContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 12: Lucielle”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 11: George
J. J. Hanna © 2024 Things were spiraling out of control, and I hadn’t orchestrated the spiral. It’s one thing to witness a storm from the safety of the eye. It’s completely fine, and preferred, truly, to watch the world unravel when you’re the one who caused the chaos. But when the chaos finds youContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 11: George”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 10: Adam
J. J. Hanna © 2024 I had been inside for three weeks. That wasn’t exactly a change from my normal routine—it’s not like I kept a strict gym schedule. But I was getting restless and I hadn’t heard anything more from Avalon. I needed to do something other than play endless rounds of Call ofContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 10: Adam”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 9: Lucielle
J. J. Hanna © 2023 It was a calculated move, but that didn’t make it any easier to do. I hadn’t lied to Amanda. The evidence all pointed to a connection point at the coffee shop. But I couldn’t find the connection by leaving everything as it was. We had to stop this crew fromContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 9: Lucielle”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 8: Amanda
J. J. Hanna © 2023 Earlier that day. As a barista, I’d had my fair share of crazy mornings. From grumpy customers asking me to remake their drink four times because it still wasn’t right, getting all the way to the store to open and then realizing I left my apron at home, having theContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 8: Amanda”
The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 7: George
J. J. Hanna © 2023 Amanda was always in on Thursdays. In all the years I’d been coming to this coffee shop, I’d never seen her miss a day. But this Thursday, despite my multiple visits back to the shop for more and more caffeine to keep me going, it was becoming clear she wasn’tContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 7: George”
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