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“Fire in the sky” by April Reppucci. July 2, 2016, El Segundo. A LAX flight soars into the smoke from the Santa Clarita Sand Fire, 45 miles away. Canon T5i. Honorable mention July 1, 2016, MANHATTAN BEACH MARRIOTT, Room 431 Special Agent-in-Charge, Roy Starky reviewed the profile of suspect Jacob Sage with Special Agent Francis Darling. “You know why you were selected?” Starky didn’t look up. “Because I was lead singer in my high school band, sir,” Darling replied. “Correct. What we want from you is swagger. You’re a barfly. You sing karaoke with attitude, but you sing badly.” Starky looked up and smiled. “How bad, sir?” She was amused. “Fingernails on chalkboard bad. You will butcher every note. Special Agents Scott White and Daniel Dorsey have established cover as lounge lizards. You will be fawned over. You will mooch off everyone. Sage hates karaoke. He complains because his band has to endure it while they set up their equipment at the Starboard. Sage hates barflies. He especially hates people who can’t sing but think they can. Special Agent Thomas Dufay has been living undercover in the same El Segundo flop house as Sage for six months and the only thing he learned was by…
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