Crime Fiction By Derek Maldonado The boat docked at 2100. I stared beyond the eastern sky as the moon reflected off the silent sea. A look back down at the clipboard in my hands showed a list of every passenger on the cruise, all 37 of them. The Karnival Platinum Express had finally finished itsContinue reading “Khaos on the Karnival Kruise”
Category Archives: Mystery
WLSC Murder
Crime Fiction by Keith A. Mosley “My name is Reggie Knox,” I said introducing myself to the class. It was my first night in a Chicago Style Steppin’ dance class in the ballroom of the Fuller Park fieldhouse on the Southside of Chicago. The Beaux-Arts style fieldhouse, built in 1914, had dual staircases leading upContinue reading “WLSC Murder”
Tombstone, AZ
Flash Fiction By Katherine Yocum Wednesday, July 4, 2007 The last body was found on the parched banks of the San Pedro River. Bloated, bulging, barren. Like a circus balloon holding onto its last bit of helium, floating aimlessly between abandoned rides and forgotten stands. This was Jane Doe number eight. The community had letContinue reading “Tombstone, AZ”
Checkmate
Crime Fiction by Maurice Givens After eighteen months, Robert White was beginning to feel like his life was returning. He no longer felt dead. After the mess in the city ended, and with time, he had discarded most of the unpleasantness, but he couldn’t erase the image of Sarah’s body on the kitchen floor, lifelessContinue reading “Checkmate”
Escape From It All
Horror Story by Brian P. Kalfus “A TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.” Ali had grown numb to all the alerts. He knew the United States led the world in tornadoes, but the alerts seldom resulted in anything serious. Ali had emigrated from Afghanistan two years ago, and after buying a smartphone, heContinue reading “Escape From It All”
The Living Space
Dystopian Story By Melissa R. Mendelson The walls were white. The carpeting was as uncomfortable as the sheets. The covers were soft but stained, the pillow flat. The slippers barely held together, and I kicked them aside. The pajamas hung loosely, and I held the waist to keep my pants from falling down. The bathroomContinue reading “The Living Space”
I Knew Her As Tigist
By Andy Betz Report Date: January 01, 2008 The last couple entered from the dining room to the grand ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel just as the employees denied further entrance due to fire code occupancy restrictions. Even as the main doors closed and the many television screens began broadcasting, she was still nowhere toContinue reading “I Knew Her As Tigist”
Death at the DMV
Crime Fiction By Russell Guenther In a suburb east of San Diego stands one of the busiest Department of Motor Vehicles offices in the county. The flag of the California Republic’s brown bear watches over the building, tucked away in a corner right beside State Route 67, as the surface road curves sharply from theContinue reading “Death at the DMV”
TV Review: The Fall Of The House Of Usher
By Chris Bunton The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix is a great series. It’s difficult to describe it was so well done. The story follows the fall or destruction of the Usher Crime family. It takes place in modern times and describes the paranormal rise and fall of the family. Each episodeContinue reading “TV Review: The Fall Of The House Of Usher”
Ruby, You’re Like A Song
Mystery Fiction by Harry Neil “This ain’t a hearin’ or anything formal like that, but we got two people dead, one of ’em a deputy, and I need to figger out why. I been chief in Tin City for over twenty years, and ain’t nothin’ like this ever happened before. Last real murder we hadContinue reading “Ruby, You’re Like A Song”