Flash Fiction By Ernie Sadashige “I thought you said you loved me.” Won Ton’s words cut deep, deeper than the katana sword which he aimed at my heart. Red reflections pulsed along shimmering steel, mirroring blood on water whenever the neon sign on the window blinked: Eat in. Take out. Won Ton and I wereContinue reading “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”
Category Archives: Criminal
Cry Havoc
Crime Fiction by Robb White Darren entered Jeffrey’s motel room whistling his rendition of Hank Thompson’s “Humpty Dumpty Heart.” Jeffrey knew his partner was in a good mood or bad mood by the tunes he whistled, an old prison habit of his former cellie, and whether he bothered to knock on his door. Under normalContinue reading “Cry Havoc”
An Atypical Day
Crime Fiction By Liam Musumeci After sipping his usual three shots of espresso, Frankie headed to the nearby smoke shop.This was his morning routine, as he took precisely five minutes slurping from his piping hot to-go cup before walking over to 9th Ave Tobacco. Frankie enjoyed the feeling from cigarettes after an ample amount ofContinue reading “An Atypical Day”
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”
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”
Catch And Release
By Devin James Leonard Daryl was in the basement washing his knives under the faucet when his father called to him from upstairs. He stuffed his instruments inside a plastic bag, stashed them in the sump pump pit, and wiped his bloody hands with a rag on his way to the kitchen. His dad toldContinue reading “Catch And Release”
Confidential Disinformant
Crime Fiction by Jo Ayker I noticed the two cops approaching as I passed a cup of coffee – vanilla soy latte, extra hot – to the businessman. The woman was a tall brunette. The man was a lean guy in his late thirties. I had seen them a few times before. I smiled politelyContinue reading “Confidential Disinformant”
T.V. Review: The Sopranos
By The Yard: Crime Blog The Sopranos is a TV Series that aired on HBO. I watched the series twice. Once alone, and once with my wife, who had never seen it. We loved the show, and even today we quote it, or make reference to it. The series is about Tony Soprano, played byContinue reading “T.V. Review: The Sopranos”
The Illustrated Moll
By Russell Thayer “Doctor Vatel will see you now, Miss Davis.” The receptionist wrinkled her aggressively tweezed eyebrows. “What’s it been? Two weeks?” “Where’s Doctor Dymple?” asked Gunselle from her green leather chair. “He quit. Couldn’t take it anymore.” “That old cream puff couldn’t knock the skin off a rice pudding,” said Gunselle as she closedContinue reading “The Illustrated Moll”