Crime Fiction By Dick Johnson It was a sad day in a house full of assholes, and I was dying. It wasn’t always sad, like it wasn’t always daytime, but they were probably always assholes. It was a house in St. Louis. It was one of those slum houses. I’d tell you where, but noContinue reading “Sad Day”
Category Archives: Flash Fiction
That Money
Crime Fiction By Seamus O’ Leary The hood was ripped off Darrel’s head and he found himself strapped to a metal folding chair in a basement somewhere. He was next to a long haired guy who was strapped down also. In front of him stood two men, a well built guy who held a pistolContinue reading “That Money”
Safe House
Crime Fiction By Chelsea M. Brown Charlie stood in front of the gray mansion with peeling paint and a dark front yard. She held the address on a slip of paper in front of her, matching it to the loose numbers hanging above the door frame. She was certain she had the wrong location. ThereContinue reading “Safe House”
Never Smiling
Flash Fiction by Andy Betz It always begins the same way. It is noon. The wind is still. The air, clear. I order my driver to proceed slowly. The column of six maintains two vehicle lengths of separation for safety. We have a treeline to the west and tall grass to the east. Both areContinue reading “Never Smiling”
The Water Tower
Crime Fiction By Tony Sweatland Whipping post by the Allman Brothers Band was on when I started the old restored Ford from the sixties. Perfect song for a getaway. It’d be even better if someone was chasing me, but nobody drove out this far, this early, unless they lived out here. Worst case scenario forContinue reading “The Water Tower”
Noble Rot
Flash Fiction by Frank Sonderborg “There is no escape. No rescue. No hero coming at the last minute to save you. You are going to die. So, what’s it going to be, painful or peaceful? I know, it’s an old cliché. But we do need to know if you’ve told anyone.” The man heContinue reading “Noble Rot”
Bag of Soap
Crime Fiction By Dick Johnson I was in the county jail. I won’t say which one. But, I was locked up in a cell block with 6 other guys. We were all awaiting trial. The cell block was made up of 2 cells with bunks, connected by a day room, with a table. The jailContinue reading “Bag of Soap”
Thirteen Red Roses
Flash Fiction by Hillary Lyon All afternoon, Laura buzzed around her tiny kitchen making preparations for their anniversary dinner. Thirty-five years with Benjamin! How time flies, she smiled to herself. Of course, over that much time you’re bound to have your ups and downs. The ups were never that high, and the downs were certainlyContinue reading “Thirteen Red Roses”
Plausible Deniability
Crime Fiction by Richard L. Matta I’m ocean fishing for striped bass (“Stripers”) … deliberately within cell phone range of home, where they’ll be another battle on her birthday. Conscience restrained me before, but sometimes events push you beyond your tipping point—tear away decency, set actions in motion which can’t be undone, exposing you toContinue reading “Plausible Deniability”
Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires
Flash Fiction by Alec Cizak One thing Chase’s wife couldn’t keep him from? Poker. He saved the skim on his paycheck from the gas station every other week and went to Hector Garza’s, a Lublin contractor who held a fifty-dollar tournament on Wednesday nights. She reminded Chase their son had been spitting up blood. TheContinue reading “Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires”