David-Michael Harding is a life-long writer whose work has appeared in numerous national publications. His historical short story, “Forever Beneath the Celtic Sea,” which details the sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania, was runner-up in the Southeast Regional Arts Council Awards. His novella, The Cats of Savone was the recipient of an International PEN Award. He holds a master’s degree in education, and currently works as an adjunct professor of writing and resides in Tampa, Florida. Most of his days are spent writing from the cockpit of his sailboat, Pegasus, somewhere off the Nature Coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
“That’s a Luger, isn’t it? The P-08?” “Uh, yes. Yes it is.” Claire moved slowly and ran her fingers across the butt of the weapon until only her middle finger hung near the action. “Not a lot of knockdown power though. Not like the Americans’ 45, but then again you have the advantage of a larger capacity clip.” The same finger now moved to her mouth and hung on a protruding lip. “Or not? I can’t remember. Isn’t that silly! Yours, I should think, was manufactured in Berlin or maybe Karlsruhe.”
