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”
Category Archives: Flash Fiction
The Solution of Dr. Adair
Crime Fiction by Hillary Lyon Fontane walked the long length of the polished cherry wood conference table, a walk he dreaded because of who was waiting for him at the other end: Dr. Adair and CEO Barker. Adair was wearing his white lab coat so that everyone in the building would know he was notContinue reading “The Solution of Dr. Adair”
The Wayside
Flash Fiction by Roy Dorman At a little after 7:00 PM on a warm August evening, Danny Sullivan pulled off the highway onto the exit lane leading to the rest area. Except for an older model station wagon and a battered pick-up truck that appeared to be abandoned, it looked like he’d have the placeContinue reading “The Wayside”
The Killman On The Kill Floor
Flash Fiction by Conor O’ Brian Barnes The Killman worked on the kill floor in the abattoir and always left at the end of his shift hungry for a bloody burger. The only problem he had with killing was that he didn’t think enough of it was being done nowadays. He was a violent man,Continue reading “The Killman On The Kill Floor”
To My Loving Wife
Flash Fiction by E. Allen Foxx He was cheating on me. I knew it. He had been cheating for a while, and I was finally starting to accept it. I smiled. “Want some more wine, babe?” I asked him. “Yes,” he replied, barely looking up from his plate. “Everything is so delicious,” he added, shovelingContinue reading “To My Loving Wife”
Just Like Mishima
Crime Fiction by Steven McFann He stares at the options I laid on the kitchen table. They glisten against the flickering kitchen light he hasn’t bothered to fix. I tell him to choose the one that cuts the quickest. He thinks I’m kidding. I make it clear that I’m not. Because he crossed a lineContinue reading “Just Like Mishima”
Noise
Flash Fiction by Steven James Foreman It all started when I was arrested. Well, I guess that wasn’t really the start. What I mean is, it started before that, but I can’t say when, exactly. So, in summary, at some time, some place, something fucking happened. But it was the arrest that brought it intoContinue reading “Noise”
A Lone Hand
Crime Fiction by Tom Ramey Careful to stay in the shadows, Tanya “Sam” Sampson made her way up the driveway. At the side of the garage there was a window with a flimsy lock. She listened for an alarm as she opened it, though she didn’t expect one. Most people neglected to add the sameContinue reading “A Lone Hand”
At The Heart Of Every Interrogation
Flash Fiction by Matthew Mota After I killed the engine, the smell of burning oil drifted away. The odor was distracting from the beautiful dark blue night sky. However, work always interfered with enjoying the good things in life. A string of robberies were occurring in the city. All the culprits had one thing inContinue reading “At The Heart Of Every Interrogation”
Shoplifter
Flash Fiction by Michael Fontana Jake grew tense as he scanned the convenience store’s racks with their candy and condoms and Coke cans neatly lined up. The lone straggler in the store was a ragged black man purchasing lottery tickets, scratchers that the clerk behind the counter offered him with haste. But the process boggedContinue reading “Shoplifter”