A Walk In Darkness

By Jill Robi

In this fantasy short story, a young woman finds her world turned upside down upon meeting a mysterious stranger in an alley.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jill Robi
• Release date: Feb 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310769276

Jill Robi

Writer. Journalist. Creator.Jill Robi is a Chicago native and Columbia Chicago graduate. With a BA in fiction writing, she is a self-proclaimed geek, avid comic-con attendee, cosplayer, and professional karaoke singer.Jill is a seasoned writer, predominantly known for her interviews. She has worked for Unite4:Good magazine, where she cut her journalistic teeth with legend Dionne Warwick, a plethora of CEOs and various musical talent.A freelancer, she continues to work for the Sugar Gamers and The Geek Initiative as press and film critic.Currently, Jill has just finished her third novel, THE GOOD SOLDIER (available on Amazon), and is now working on her fourth novel. Not keen on being traditional, it is also her fourth, vastly different genre to write in [street contemporary]. Though she favors pop-fic and chick lit, Jill also likes to write poetry, noir, and sci-fi/fantasy. She particularly loves exploring character studies.She writes first and foremost for her own entertainment. She hopes that by sharing her work with the world, she can also achieve the entertainment and enjoyment of others as well.

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A WALK IN DARKNESS

By Jill Robi

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A WALK IN DARKNESS

Another day, another grind at work. DesiLu Smith sighed as she locked the final lock of the office door at the salon spa on Ohio. She grabbed the three trash bags and her purse and headed out the alley side door. With a Yech! she opened the lid to one of the building’s dumpsters, and tossed two of the bags in. She saved the third one-the heaviest one-for the big dumpster directly in the city alley, right next to the building.

Standing twenty feet away from the dumpster, she hoisted her purse on her shoulder, and began to swing the trash bag back and forth. After five swings, she finally released the bag, and it flew in an arc in the air, landing