Crime Fiction by Roy Dorman Bobby Mason walked out of the front gates of the Nevada Restitution Center with a spring in his step. He’d done seven years and eight months of a ten-year sentence, leaving early due to his good behavior. Bobby had gone in at age twenty-three and was now a free manContinue reading “The Nest Egg”
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Macy Walks The Labyrinth
Crime Fiction by Lina Chern Macy dreams of the little girl in red again. Old-fashioned pinafore dress, pigtails. Or pigtail. One eye, half a mouth frozen in a toothy grin. Macy only sees half of her, like she is always just around the corner. Today, for the first time, the girl is all there. She’sContinue reading “Macy Walks The Labyrinth”
Nothing More Fun Than A Little Black Dress
Flash Fiction by Hillary Lyon This little black number is more of a shirt than a dress, Jacklyn thought as she looked at herself in the hotel mirror. She fluffed her voluminous auburn hair, strapped on her Lucite platform sandals, grabbed her over-sized leopard print bag and she was good to go. No jewelry tonight:Continue reading “Nothing More Fun Than A Little Black Dress”
Four Walls
Crime Fiction by John Patrick Nelson They’d been at the restaurant for almost forty-five minutes, when Sonny saw the lady sitting at the bar. “Geez, lookit that. She is fucking incredible.” Carl popped a breadstick. “So? Go talk to her.” “Nahh, my ex is watchin’ me like a hawk. Got a P.I. on me andContinue reading “Four Walls”