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Mary Schenten was born and raised in Wisconsin but lived in Minnesota most of her adult life. The last 20 years she has worked in the field of employee benefits. As exciting as that is, along the way she developed an urge to write. Since her favorite genre for reading is mystery, and her favorite authors are Elizabeth George and Donald Westlake, that’s where she first turned for writing also. She was pleased to find a warm, welcoming community of mystery writers as close as her computer. She is a member of MWA, Sinc, and Muse It Up Club. Mary won first prize in the Christmas Theme Fan Contest from the Armchair Interviews website (www.armchairinterviews.com). She also won first place for her flash fiction entry in the Writers Post Journal magazine for February 2006. She’s had stories published in Northern Reader, mysterical-e, Flashshots, Coffee Cramp Ezine and FMAM.
The Last Journey by Mary Schenten
"It’s just like faxing," I said to my husband.
"Remember when people used to do that?" I had to make him understand. "It’s the same thing except it’s a person. First––on this computer screen––you key in where you want to go. Then you walk through this archway and you pass through a beam. When you come out the other side, you’re wherever it was you keyed into the screen."
He looked excited as he entered the word Minnesota on the screen. I followed him to the archway, kissed him and then stepped back to hit Control/Alt/Delete. "And, this is how you commit murder nowadays."
THE END Mary Schenten © 2007 |