Flash Fiction by K.A. Williams I watched the house until the young man left. The lock was easy, thanks to my ex-con cousin’s lock picking lessons. Even though there was no security system sign in the yard, I was nervous as I stepped inside. Seconds ticked, no alarm screamed in my ears. When I reachedContinue reading “The Burglar”
Monthly Archives: April 2024
An Angel With Rented Hair
Crime Fiction by Frank Sonderborg It was mid-afternoon, so I thought I had the bar to myself. The Sang Real Bar had a reputation, and form. I could still see the bullet holes from a recent gangland execution. The thick sticky blood had seeped deep into the carpet fibers, and no amount of pink vanishContinue reading “An Angel With Rented Hair”
T.V. Series Review: Boardwalk Empire
Review By The Yard Boardwalk Empire is a great T.V. Series that centers on the building of Atlantic City, Prohibition, the Depression and a man named Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. “Nucky” Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi is a fictional character based loosely on the real life person, of Enoch “Nucky” Johnson. And that’s part of theContinue reading “T.V. Series Review: Boardwalk Empire”
As The Sun Sets
Flash Fiction By Andy Betz “He is unconscious. You weren’t supposed to hit him that hard. We needed him awake!” I had no intention of knocking out Felix, but I was not going to look at that conniving smirk for one more second without him paying for his deeds. The television sets in this motelContinue reading “As The Sun Sets”
True Crime: Murder in Vermont
True Crime By Donald Guadagni In 1981 Wade Willis was sixteen years old, he attended North Country Union High School with his cousin Roy Bullis and like most high school boys he had a girlfriend. Her name was Terri Weed she also attended North Country Union High School. One afternoon while smoking pot together atContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Vermont”
Fossil
Flash Fiction By Steve Saulsbury They noticed the older man at the beach where people went looking for fossils. He was fiddling with his pack on a picnic table. Shane sprawled in the sand, puffing a crumpled cigarette. Lacey splashed along the shoreline. “Find any fossils?” Shane asked the man. “No. Just enjoying the scenery.”Continue reading “Fossil”
Frozen Death
Speculative Dystopian Fiction by Chris Bunton The Antarctic research station was cold. Of course, it was, it’s the Antarctic. But they kept it cold on purpose. Sections of the complex were kept below freezing always. Other sections were kept at refrigerator temp. Only the basic living areas were kept warmer for the human scientists, mechanics,Continue reading “Frozen Death”
Thursday, 10:52 P.M.
Crime Fiction by Harold Hoss Part 1 Wednesday, 7:45pm 1 day, 3 hours, and 7 minutes Cassie wanted to cancel her zoom date fifteen minutes before it started, but she couldn’t think of an excuse. Excuses were another thing Covid had taken from everyone without warning last year. Now all she could do was textContinue reading “Thursday, 10:52 P.M.”
A New Line To The Outside
Crime Fiction by David Hagerty Prisons evolve as slow as alligators and are about equally pliable. Some dudes I knew had spent decades locked up at San Felipe State, and in all that time they hadn’t seen the paint color change. We marked time on calendars, not digital clocks. The library still relied on aContinue reading “A New Line To The Outside”
The Wife
Flash Fiction by Charles Roberts “What do you like most about your wife, sir?” “What do I like most about my wife? You mean Susanna? Yes I suppose you must, as she is the only wife I have…. Mm…. Let me think…. I think her head. Yes, her head, she has one of those intelligentContinue reading “The Wife”