By Dave Larson Chapter One Katie turned to her sister, “Kathy, do you expect me to kill a cow myself. We needground beef to sell hamburgers. And to make hamburger gravy for the fries. I don’t want to do this, but I’m going to quote Clara Peller, ‘where’s the beef’”? The sisters, called the burgerContinue reading “Buxom Burgers and Flirty Fries”
Category Archives: Crime Fiction
For Your Protection
Dystopian Fiction By Chris Bunton “Tracy and David Santos, come out of the house!” A voice spoke through a loud speaker. Tracy and David both jumped up from the couch in their living room. They looked around in terror. Their favorite show flickered on the TV, and the image was replaced by a message whichContinue reading “For Your Protection”
Water
By Andy Betz and Jaysa Brown Water is patient It yields easily to gentle force It recovers without fanfare; without notice Water is patient It persistently waits the proper time To steadily erode the foundation of all who resist its presence Water is patient It may dissolve the most formidable of opponents It will diluteContinue reading “Water”
The Cracked Bumper
By Carl Bluesy His wheelchair folded into itself when he was helped into the back of the police cruiser. I thought that seemed weird. Why did they send two police cruisers to arrest one injured old man? With Mr. Harlan out of sight, my eyes traveled to the dog collar. I did not realize IContinue reading “The Cracked Bumper”
Future’s Cold Hand
By Sebastian Iturralde Waiting by a cliff, as the cold twilight wind blew around her, Licana Rose watched the light of a lonely house come on. Darkness surrounded her. Little did she know that Death was standing next to her. “What do we have here?” asked Death. “Who is our target for the night?” LicanaContinue reading “Future’s Cold Hand”
Dirty Blog 9
By Dick Johnson (The Dirty Blog is a ‘What if” series that supposes, what if a criminal wrote a blog like everyone else. This is number 9 in the series that can be found in the category menu under “The Dirty Blog”) The guys nose shattered under my fist, and I knew it was aContinue reading “Dirty Blog 9”
Riders on the Storm
By John Haymaker It’s early morning, cold and raining. Palmer is lost and confused. He drives along a two-lane road meandering through rocky outcrops, pine forests, steep inclines and intermittent fog. It’s spooky. GPS is worthless here. He checks the rear view to see if he’s being followed. He catches a glimpse of himself andContinue reading “Riders on the Storm”
Movie Review: Forty Year Turf Rumble
Review By Steven G. Farrell The Forty Year Turf Rumble: Street Gangs on Film: From The Dead End Kids to the Warriors. A long-enduring genre in Hollywood has been that of the gangs active on the mean-streets of the United States. These motion pictures usually took place in the tenement districts of Manhattan’s Hell Kitchen,Continue reading “Movie Review: Forty Year Turf Rumble”
Karkadan and the Virgin
Crime Fiction by Mehdi Hasan I have seen gruesome murders on the TVs before but they never looked so visceral yet why can’t I stop looking at these? Smith couldn’t hide the nauseating response on his face as he was looking for details to note down. Jonathan Smith has been a forensic detective for theContinue reading “Karkadan and the Virgin”
Writer Interview: Marco Etheridge
Interview by The Yard Marco Etheridge has published with The Yard: Crime Blog on a couple of occasions. He has published with other magazines and book sellers as well. He is a wonderful writer, and we wanted to get him to answer some questions for us, and our readers. The Yard: Crime Blog — WhenContinue reading “Writer Interview: Marco Etheridge”