Crime Fiction By Mark Cassidy In his office in the Elembe Police Division compound behind the Oil Mill market on Ikwerre Road, Captain Odike sat down at his desk and stirred a handful of crumbled McVitie’s digestive biscuits into his milky tea while he opened the newspaper brought for him by his sergeant. Outside theContinue reading “Captain Odike Reads His Newspaper”
Monthly Archives: January 2024
Salvatore
Flash Fiction by Shara Janae The piercing headlights of passing cars blur and blotch the road in front of me. I blink them away, but my head throbs with the beat of every white line. I’ve been driving for hours, arms pulled tight as bands, balled fists on the wheel. I unwrap each finger fromContinue reading “Salvatore”
Story Review: That’s Not My Face
Story Review by The Yard We live in a world of vanity. Where people wish they could be someone else, or change things about themselves. We live in a world where our lives are forever plastered on the internet, with no way to escape. But what if we could change things? What if we couldContinue reading “Story Review: That’s Not My Face”
Swimming Under Barges
By Jason P. Reed You couldn’t practice swimming under a barge and coming out the other side alive. It was something you had to just do. Or not. Most guys didn’t. Wouldn’t even think of it. But sixteen year old Neville Breaux wasn’t most guys. There was something about his chemical makeup that made himContinue reading “Swimming Under Barges”
True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon
True Crime by Chris Bunton On November 8, 1985, 18 year old Tom Odle murdered the five members of his family in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He killed his father first; stabbing him repeatedly with a knife. Then, he waited on his mother to get home and killed her in the same way. According to IllinoisContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon”
Checkmate
Crime Fiction by Maurice Givens After eighteen months, Robert White was beginning to feel like his life was returning. He no longer felt dead. After the mess in the city ended, and with time, he had discarded most of the unpleasantness, but he couldn’t erase the image of Sarah’s body on the kitchen floor, lifelessContinue reading “Checkmate”
Movie Review: Pain Hustlers
Movie Review By The Yard Pain Hustlers on Netflix is an excellent movie that tells the story of Zanna pharma breaking into the pain meds market and making a ton of money. In the film, a desperate working mother needs a job and she uses her street smarts to help build up the company. TheContinue reading “Movie Review: Pain Hustlers”
The Bad Sleep
By William David Higgs III Seventy-two hours. That’s how long I had been awake. My downstairs neighbor blasted Korean soap operas at full volume. I would’ve told the asshole to turn it down, but the asshole was my landlord. Ms. Hwangbo. If her love of bad K-drama wasn’t enough, the hag was deafmute, which sheContinue reading “The Bad Sleep”
Gone
Flash Fiction By Jo Ayker The house was quiet when I got back from work. I put my briefcase down next to the door, taking my time walking into the living room. No one was there. I loosened my tie as I made my way to the bedroom. I could see from the threshold thatContinue reading “Gone”
Serial Killer: Beoria Simmons
True Crime By Chris Bunton I recently traveled to Louisville Kentucky where I did some research on the serial killer, Beoria Simmons. Simmons was born in May of 1954. He was convicted of Kidnapping, Raping and Murdering three women in Louisville, Kentucky. His fourth victim escaped and was able to identify him, which led toContinue reading “Serial Killer: Beoria Simmons”