Crime Fiction by Timothy Tarkelly I woke up to my door latch being worked over. By the time I could register the noise and climb off of the couch, the two men were in my living room, each holding a pistol in my face. I slowly reached for the lamp and neither of them moved.Continue reading “All In A Night’s Work”
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Great Big Alleyway
Crime Fiction by Richie Narvaez Felix turns his son forward so the whole subway car can see the boy’s sweet face. “I’m sorry to bother you,” Felix says, “but could you spare a dollar or a quarter to get me and my family something to eat?” He and Little Felix nudge, slide, push their wayContinue reading “Great Big Alleyway”
The Boys Of Summer
Crime Fiction by Scott Lyerly I was a kid when I first heard Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer”. Riding in the back of the station wagon, my parents at the tail-end of their marriage, the only sounds the road noise and the radio. I didn’t understand it. I was maybe six or seven, butContinue reading “The Boys Of Summer”
Real Walmarts of Hillbilly County
Crime Fiction by Mick Rose December 27th spawned three more fucking Walmart murders. No surprise to anyone who sheepishly lives or works in rust-riddled Hillbilly County. As portrayed on Google Maps? The sprawling county boasts it hosts a dozen Walmart stores. But as you might’ve guessed? Hillbilly County ain’t got nothin’ else for folks toContinue reading “Real Walmarts of Hillbilly County”
True Crime: James Earl Ray
True Crime by Chris Bunton I traveled to Quincy, Illinois. This is a great place to view architecture if you enjoy different styles of housing. But, the town also holds the distinction of being the home of the serial killer Michael Swango and the assassin James Earl Ray. It seems odd that a man whoContinue reading “True Crime: James Earl Ray”
Like A Wave Of The Sea
Crime Fiction by Brian Hawkins For going on thirty years, he’s stretched his hand out to me, eyes wide, the air bubbling from his open mouth as I reach toward him, kicking against my body’s buoyancy, unable to connect, skin-to-skin, before his panicked form expels its tension. Against the backdrop of my memories, he hovers,Continue reading “Like A Wave Of The Sea”