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Please, Cheese Me, Whoa Yeah

Lee Hammerschmidt

“Man,” Detective Garnish said, looking at the encrusted cheese covered face of shady real estate tycoon Monte Rayjac. “All he needs is some marinara.”

“Add bread and salad,” Detective Galangal, Garnish’s new partner said, “and you’ve got a full meal.”

Both men chuckled.

“So, Doc,” Garnish said. “What happened?”

“Well,” Dr. Humphrey Dowdy, medical examiner exemplar said. “He was restrained and the melted cheese concoction was poured over his face, filling his mouth and nostrils, cutting off his breathing. He died of suffocation.”

“He couldn’t just spit it out and blow his nose?” Garnish asked.

“No,” Humphrey said. “Fried mozzarella sticks.”


Lee Hammerschmidt is a Visual Artist/Writer/Troubadour. He’s authored 10 collections of short stories and illustrations.