FLASH FICS: "Chasing Ghosts" and "Newbie"

I've entered the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge, and realized that I could share these stories with you!

The challenge is to write a 1000-word complete story in a randomly assigned genre, in an assigned location, with an assigned object that must appear in the story. 

"Newbie," which has already been judged and placed in the top 15 stories in that round, was spy genre, a crime scene, and a magnet.

The prompt of "Chasing Ghosts" was fantasy, in a crater, with a hearing aid. 

I'll probably polish these for proper publication at some point. Until then, enjoy!